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The Departments of Tourism promotes ‘adventure tourism’. Things have now started
international and domestic tourism in the country. looking bright for the Indian tourism industry. The
The Tourism Advisory Board recommends future of India Tourism industry is increasing year
measures for promotion of tourist traffic in India. by year. India offers many tourism packages to the
Sincere efforts could help to further develop the visitors such as eco tourism, health tourism,
Indian tourism industry. Tourism is one of the adventure tourism, cultural tourism, heritage
fastest growing industries of the world. It plays tourism wildlife tourism etc. India is the only
vital role in the economic development of our country that offers different categories of tourism.
country. India is one of the popular tourist The Indian government took efforts to encourage
destinations in Asia. Bounded by the Himalayan different kinds of tourism in India. India shows an
ranges in the north and surrounded, on three sides exponential growth in tourism industry because of
by water (Arabian sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian the support given by the government. Only in India
Ocean), India offers a wide array of places to see the tourists can enjoy all these kinds of tourism
and things to do. The enchanting backwaters, hill together. The survey according to FICCI
stations and landscapes make India a beautiful (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
country. Historical monuments, forts etc. add to the Industry) states that there is a very bright future for
grandeur of the country. They attract tourists from the tourism industry in India. India has always been
all over the world. India has a composite culture. known for its diverse climate, hospitality,
There is a harmonious blend of art, religion and uniqueness etc this is the reason why India has
philosophy. Thought India has been subjected to a been doing well in all types of tourism in India.
serious of invasions, she has retained her Indian government adopted different approaches
originality even after absorbing the best of external for the promotion of tourism in India, which
influences. Religions like Christianity, Buddhism, includes new mechanism for speedy
Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and implementation of tourism projects, development
Zoroastrianism etc. has co-existed in India. of integrated tourism and rural destinations, special
capacity building in the unorganized hospitality
The diverse geographical locales of India sector and new marketing strategy.
delight the tourists. The monuments, museums,
forts, sanctuaries, places of religious interest, Opportunities of Indian tourism
palaces, etc. offer a treat to the eyes. India is a
country known for its lavish treatment to all The current scenario looks very positive. We are
visitors, no matter where they come from. Its optimistic that with the new government giving
visitor friendly traditions varied held abiding priority to tourism, there would be welcome steps
attraction for the foreign tourist. The other to boost the sector. More international tourist
attraction include beautiful beaches, forests and arrivals can be expected and may reach 15 per cent
wild life and landscapes for eco- tourism; snow, growth, and thus help India achieve one per cent of
river and mountain peaks for adventure tourism; the share of global tourism as projected by the
technological parks and science museum for Union Ministry of Tourism. The target is to achieve
science tourism; centers of pilgrimage for spiritual the 16-million-tourist mark by 2020. This will give
tourism; heritage trains and hotels for heritage a lot of opportunity to tour operators, tourist
tourism; yoga, ayurveda and natural health records guides, hoteliers, and transporters. It will also give
and hill stations also attract foreign tourist to India an opportunity to the government to collect more
Some of the places that attract a huge number of taxes. Medical Tourism is a great opportunity for
tourists are Agra, Jaipur, Jhansi, Hyderabad, India. Also, more and more conferences and
Nalanda, Mysore, Aurangabad, Delhi, conventions are taking place in India and the
Mahabaleshwar etc. Haridwar, Ujjain, Shirdi, country has become an ideal location for MICE
Varanasi, Allahabad, Puri, Ajmer, Amritsar, Tourism. Ecotourism, nature-oriented tours, etc.,
Vaishno Devi, Badrinath, Kedarnath, are catching up in various locations in India. With a
Rameshwaram, sabarimala, kanyakumari, etc. are growing number of young outbound travelers,
places of religious importance. Srinagar, Kullu, transition from the middle class to upper middle
Manali, Dehradun, Nainital, Darjeeling, Ooty etc. class and desire to visit another country, the
are famous hill resorts. number of outbound tourists is ever growing, and
so is the opportunity to serve them. More and more
In 2005 The Indian Tourism Development jobs will be created and opportunities of growth in
Corporation (ITDC) started a campaign called Tier-II cities will be available. Travel and tourism
‘Incredible India’ to encourage tourism in India. play an important role in India’s economy
For a better growth, the department divided compared with other nations, India ranks 14th in
different places in different section like ‘spiritual the world in terms of its tourism sector’s
tourism,’ ‘spa tourism’, ‘ecotourism’ and contribution to the GDP. Tourism creates jobs, both