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during the late nineties.
Small countries like
Indonesia, Mauritius,
Malaysia, Hong Kong
and Thailand have been
able to do very well on
the tourism front. India
is the ancient cultural
cradle of the world. It
has fascinating tourist
destinations like the Taj
Mahal, The Khajuraho
temples, the marble
mountains, The Gateway
of India, the Red fort
and the Qutub Minar,
The Ajmer Palace,
The Bharatpur, Bird
Sanctuary, The city of
Canals and many more.
We Indians are also not
aware of the beauty
of our country. Our
ancient cities, palaces,
lakes, temples, gardens,
minarets, mosques,
lakes and mountains
offer delightful
experiences for all the
travelers as well as
visitors. The foreign
tourist longs for a tryst
with India and loves to
visit each and every
corner of this vast
country.
The problem of
Kashmir has not
been solved.
Ten years
before many
tourists
were
kidnapped
and a few
of them were killed by
the Kashmiri militants.
Although the situation
is under control, yet
the army has to keep a
strict vigil over the sea.
Therefore, the inflow
of tourists is less. The
situation is much better
now and many Indians
and foreigners are
visiting Kashmir.
It is fortunate
to note that hotel
management and
tourism have become
serious subjects as
well as vocations. The
government as well as
private institutions has
launched many courses
in tourism as well as
hotel management. The
professionals in tourism
and travel are required
by tour operators
as well as airlines.
The sea cruisers and
airlines also need
hospitality staff and
chefs are required
around the world. Hotel
professionals are also
in great demand. This
would boost the hotel
industry as well as
the economy.
The number
of tourists
are growing from year
to year. Tourism is
one of the sectors
that is growing at a
fast rate in the world
today. It earns foreign
exchange from several
countries in the world.
The tourism industry
is a highly competitive
business which requires
the participation of the
government, the public
and non-government
sector to ensure its
success. There is
Cultural tourism a
new kind of tourism
which has not been
embraced by most of
the countries. One of
its major challenges is
how the locals package
it to suit the targeted
tourists. Most of
the rural population
has the potentiality
to accommodate and
explore cultural tourism,
but what is yet to be
explored is the potential
in the light of cultural
tourism.
Medical Tourism
is one of the fastest
growing segments
of the Indian tourism
sector. Medical tourism
is also called as Medical
Travel, Health Tourism
or Global Healthcare.
A rapidly growing
practice of travelling
across countries to
All types of tourism
in India show a
rapid growth in the
last decade, so the
Indian government
decided to increase
revenues from the
tourism sector by
projecting India as
the “ultimate tourist
spot”.
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