International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review

ISSN:2347 - 3215 Volume 1 Number 1 (2013) pp. 84-88

Types of Tourism in India

T.Arunmozhi1 and A. Panneerselvam

1Research Scholar, Poompuhar college, Melaiyur, Sirkali, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India 1Department of Commerce, King Nandhivarman College of Arts and Science, Thellar, T.V.Malai, Tamil Nadu, India. 2Principal and Research Supervisor, Poompuhar college, Melaiyur, Sirkali, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India *Corresponding author e-mail: tarunmozhi@gmail.com

A B S T R A C T

Tourism in India is a large industry. The World Travel and Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated $121 billion or 6.4% of the nation'sGDP in 2011. It was responsible for 39.3 million jobs, 7.9% of its total employment. The GDP of the tourism sector has expanded 229% between 1990 and 2011. The sector is predicted to grow at an average annual rate of 7.7% in the next decade. In a 2011 forecast the World Travel and Tourism Council predicted the annual growth to be 8.8% between 2011 and 2021. This gave India the fifth rank among countries with the fastest growing tourism industry. India has a large medical tourism sector which is expected to grow at an estimated rate of 30% annually to reach about 9,500 crore by 2015. The Ministry of Tourism designs national policies for the development and promotion of tourism. In the process, the Ministry consults and collaborates with other stakeholders in the sector including various Central Ministries/agencies, state governments, Union Territories and the representatives of the private sector.

Keywords

Tourism; Adventure tourism; Wildlife tourism; Pilgrimage tourism; Eco tourism; Cultural tourism; Wellness tourism; Business Tourism.