2. ADVERTISING AND MARKETING
THE LAUNCH OF SEVERAL BRANDING AND MARKETING INITIATIVES BY THE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SUCH AS ‘INCREDIBLE INDIA!’ AND ‘ATHITI DEVO BHAVA’ HAS
PROVIDED A FOCUSED IMPETUS TO DEMAND AND GROWTH OF TOURISM SECTOR
3. DIVERSE
ATTRACTIONS
• INDIA OFFERS GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITY
37 WORLD HERITAGE SITES
• 10 BIOGEOGRAPHICAL ZONES
• TAJ MAHAL AND KASHMIR
• INDIA’S COASTLINE IS DOTTED WITH
SEVERAL BEACHES
• THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
ANNOUNCED TO DEVELOP 17 ICONIC
TOURIST SITES IN INDIA INTO WORLD-
CLASS DESTINATIONS AS PER UNION
BUDGET 2019-20.
4.
5. MARKET SIZE AND
PORTFOLIO
• A diverse portfolio of niche tourism
products - cruises, adventure, medical,
wellness, sports, MICE, eco-tourism, film,
rural and religious tourism.
• India has been recognized as a destination
for spiritual tourism for domestic and
international tourists.
• International Tourists arrival is expected to
reach 30.5 billion by 2028
6. TECHNOLOGY AND DEMOGRAPHICS
• India is the most digitally advanced traveler nation in terms of digital tools being
used for planning, booking, and experiencing a journey.
• India’s rising middle class and increasing disposable income
• The arrival of new-age travelers. (Gen Z)
• individuals are mostly in their 20’s and 30’s
• favor personalized, curated experiences over checklist tourism.
7. COVID -19
• Demand has seen an exponential decrease
• The United Nations World Tourism Organization
estimates a reduction of 58% to 78% in tourist traffic
across the world..
• India receives 11 million foreign tourists
9. GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
• DekhoApnaDesh webinar series
• Audio Guide facility App called Audio Odigos for 12 sites in India
• Swadesh Darshan for eight Northeast states.
• PRASHAD scheme.
• In September 2019, Japan joined a band of Asian countries, including Taiwan and Korea
among others, to enter India’s tourism market.
10. INVESTMENTS
• India was globally the third largest - inflow of US$ 45.7 billion in 2018, accounting for
5.9 per cent of the total investment in the country.
• Hotel and Tourism sector - cumulative FDI inflow of US$ 15.28 billion between April
2000 and March 2020.
• 100% FDI allowed in tourism construction projects
11. AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES
• MANPOWER
• As of 2019, 4.2 crore jobs were created
• 8.1 per cent of the total employment in the country.
• RICH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE
• Variety in ecology
• Terrains and places of natural beauty across the country.
12. RISE OF INDIAN ONLINE TRAVEL
COMPANIES
• The large no of online travel companies (no of players) have resulted in
greater supply
• MAKE MY TRIP
• TRIVAGO
• IBIBO
• CLEARTRIP
• TRIPOTO
• .
13. COVID 19
• More needs to be done in a coordinated way as tourism services are
very interdependent
• 60% decline in international tourism in 2020. This could rise to 80% if
recovery is delayed until December
• The Indian Tourism, Travel & hospitality is believed to impact almost
10% of GDP through its direct and indirect impact.