International Journal in Management & Social Science
Year : 2016, Volume : 4, Issue : 6
First page : ( 692) Last page : ( 701)
Online ISSN : 2321-1784.

Growth of Travel and Tourism in India: A driver of Employment Generation and Economic Development

Shukla Anurag

Assistant Professor, PSIT College of Engineering, Bhauti-Kanpur

Online published on 8 August, 2018.

Abstract

Tourism is recognized as a powerful engine for economic growth and employment generation. The tourism sector is the largest service industry in the country. It is much of the labour intensive type of Industry as it undertakes to provide work for a large number of people. The employment and tourism is directly co-related to each other as it has long-term socio-economic impacts on the host economy and community. The tourism has also impacts on employment in sectors in which tourists directly spending their money, such as hotels, restaurants and airlines. As compare to other economic activity the tourism provides direct employment opportunities. International tourism is an invisible export that creates a flow of foreign currency into the economy of a destination country, there by contributing directly to the current account of the balance of payments. Like other export industries, this flow of revenue creates business turnover, household income and employment and government revenue. Ministry of Tourism has taken some steps like Tourist Visa on Arrival facility, Low Cost Airlines, Safety of Women Tourists, Hygiene and Cleanliness at tourist destinations, Trained Language Speaking Guides etc for increasing foreign tourism in India. Since tourism is a multi-dimensional activity, and basically a service industry, it would be necessary that all wings of the Central and State governments, private sector and voluntary organisations become active partners in the endeavour to attain sustainable growth in tourism if India is to become a world player in the tourism industry.

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Keywords

Tourism, International Tourism, Economic Development, Employmen.

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