This document discusses India's tourism industry. It defines tourism and lists its advantages such as generating income and foreign exchange. India's strengths for tourism include its rich heritage and diversity. However, weaknesses include insufficient hotels and infrastructure. The document outlines types of tourism in India and trends driving global tourism growth. India received over 23 million tourists in 2016, contributing over 9% to GDP. The government is taking initiatives to promote tourism through campaigns and developing destinations across India.

1. INDIAN
ECONOMY
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3. GROUP MEMBERS
ROLL NO. NAME
09 SIDRA KAPDI
19 AYESHA NAQVI
10 KAPOOR TABASSUM
20 SHIPORA NUTHIPELLY
29 SAYYED ARSHI
30 AAFREEN SHAIKH
39 SWETA VISHWAKARMA
40 AQUIB SHAIKH

4. WHAT IS TOURISM INDUSTRY?
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure, or
business purposes. The World Tourism
Organisation defines tourists as people
“travelling to and staying in places outside
their usual environment for not more than
one consecutive year for leisure, business and
other purposes.”

5. ADVANTAGES
Generating income and
employment
Source of foreign
exchange earning
Preservation of National
Heritage and Environment
Developing Infrastructure
Promoting Peace and
Stability

6. DISADVANTAGES
Economic leakage
Capital investment
Labour intensive
Local resources
GATS

7. STRENGTH OF INDIA FOR
TOURISM
 Country of rich heritage and traditions
having a vast and varied history
 Places of ancient civilisation and
settlements dating back to several
countries present in India
 Unity in diversity i.e. Multicultural
people staying together on the same
country
 One of the fastest growing economies of
the world
 India has been maintaining good and
cordial relationship with different
countries which helps the people of
those countries to get visas easily to visit
India

8. WEAKNESS OF INDIA FOR
TOURISM
• Insufficient standard hotels in
the country leading to the
problem of accomodation for
the visiting tourist
• Lack of proper infrastructure
• Poor health, lack of hygiene
and proper sanitation among
majority of people especially in
the rural parts of the country
• Incidents of local people
harassing and torturing the
visiting tourists especially the
visiting tourists

9. FACTORS AND TRENDS
CURRENTLY AFFECTING TOURISM
Greater flexibility of booking- internet,
call centres (TREND)
Growth and expansion of regional
airports (TREND)
More independent travellers (TREND)
Natural disasters (FACTOR)
Cost of travel and the recession (
FACTOR)

10. TYPES OF TOURISM IN
INDIA
Medical tourism
Pilgrimage tourism
Eco tourism
Cultural tourism
History tourism
Adventure tourism
Spiritual tourism
Beach tourism

11. 6 TRENDS THAT MAY DRIVE THE
GLOBAL TOURISM INDUSTRY BY
2018
Active and Adventure trips
Female Solo Travel
Food Tourism
Mobile Photography
Business and Leisure Travel
Staycations

12. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INDIAN
TOURISM
 India received 23.3 million foreign and domestic
tourists in 2016.
 World Travel & Tourism Council calculated that
tourism generated14.02 lakh crore or 9.6% of the
nation's GDP in 2016
 supported 40.343 million jobs, 9.3% of its total
employment in 2016
 Predicted to grow at an annual rate of 6.8%
to ₹28.49 lakh crore by 2027 (10% of GDP)

13. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INDIAN
TOURISM
 In 2014, 184,298 foreign patients traveled to India
to seek medical treatment (projected to grow to $7–8
billion by 2020)
 About 10 million foreign tourists arrived in India in
2017 compared to 8.89 million in 2016, recording a
growth of 12.49%
 Worldwide, Delhi is ranked at 28 by the number of
foreign tourist arrivals, while Mumbai is ranked at
30, Chennai at 43, Agra at 45, Jaipur at 52
and Kolkata at 90.

14. DEVELOPMENTS OF
TOURISM IN INDIA
Travel and tourism’s growth
Travel and contribution to GDP (Gross
Domestic Product)
Impact of tourism on the economy
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15. LATEST TOURISM TRENDS IN
INDIA
Tourism in India generated about 6.3% of
the country’s GDP in the year 2015 along
with supporting 37.315 million jobs, which
makes for about 8.7% of the total
employment. The tourism industry of the
country has undergone various changes
over the period of time. Some of the latest
trends prevailing in the tourism industry
are as follows:

16. Growing options for low budget travellers
Visa on arrival boosting tourism
Rise of boutique hotels
Exploring new destinations
Travel tradeshows promoting tourism
Atithi devo bhav!!

17. INITIATIVES TAKEN BY THE
GOVN.
• PRASAD scheme
• Swadesh Darshan
• Incredible Indian Helpline – for the tourist for guidance
• Swachh Bharat movement- for protecting and preserving
the sanctity of monuments of national heritage
• Promotion by way of Advertisement with the well known
faces of the country

20. Percentage share of top 10 ports
For FTAs in India (2016)
AHMEDABAD, 2.21
DELHI, 29.73
MUMBAI, 17.18
HARIDSPUR, 8.6
CHENNAI, 8.15
BENGALURU,
6.17
KOLKATA, 4.03
COCHIN, 3.59
HYDERABAD , 3.4
GOA, 3.17

21. Percentage share of top 10
countries for FTAs in India (2016)
BANGLADESH
16%
US
15%
UK
11%
CANADA
4%MALAYSIA
3%
SRI
LANKA
3%
AUSTRALIA
3%
GERMANY
3%
CHINA
3%
FRANCE
3%
OTHERS
36%

23. QUESTIONS
• How do you define Tourism?
• Is the growth in the population affecting the tourism industry?
• What are the most popular places to visit in India and abroad
as well?
• Has GST affected the industry in any way?
• Which age group travels the most?
• Is there any license required for travelling abroad?
• Why is the visa procedure not so easy?
• Do you think that there should be some changes made to the
tourism industry by the government?

24. CONCLUSION
The tourism industry is growing with a very high phase
in India where its not just boosting our countries
development but also creating opportunities. So it
becomes every individuals duty as well as
responsibility to help our country GROW.

25. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_India
• /www.slideshare.net/ashishkumar008/tourism-in-india-ppt
• INDIAN TOURIST STATISTICS 2017