This document discusses tourism in India. It defines tourism and notes that according to the World Tourism Organization, a tourist is someone who travels outside their usual environment for less than a year for leisure or business. Tourism is an important source of income for many countries and regions. It brings money into local economies through visitor spending on transportation, accommodations, entertainment, and more. The tourism sector is large in India, generating foreign exchange earnings. The government promotes tourism through various initiatives. Goa relies heavily on tourism, with its beaches, greenery, and relaxed environment attracting many foreign visitors each year. Challenges to tourism include health, security, and economic issues. To conclude, tourism has significant potential to create jobs and income for

2. INTRODUCTION
Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational (or)leisure
purposes, and also refers to the provision of services .
According to the world tourism organisation ,tourists are people who
“travel to and stay in places out side their usual environment for not
more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purpose
not related to the exercise of any activity remunerated from with in the
place visited”

3. SIGNIFICANCE &IMPORTANCE
SIGNIFICANCE:-
Tourism is an important ,even vital ,source of income for many regions and
countries.
Tourism brings a large amount s of income of income into a local economy
in the form of payment for goods and services needed by tourists
The service industries which benefit from tourism include transportation
services, such as air lines, cruise ships &taxi -cabs. hospitality
services, such as accomodations, including hotels and resorts and
entertainment. venues such as shopping malls and theatres.

4. IMPORTANCE:-
1.Sources of foreign exchange earnings.
2.Employment oppourtunities.
3.Sources of public as well as private income.
4.Cultural exchange
5.Publicity of nation

5. TOURISM SECTOR IN INDIA
Foreign tourist arrivals(FTA’S)
Foreign exchange earnings(FEE)from tourism
Role of government
Initiatives by the government for tourism
promotion:-
1.HUNARSE ROZGAR PROGRAMME
2.VISA ON ARRIVAL(VOA).
3.PUBLICITY AND MARKET STRATEGY

6. TYPES OF TOURISM IN INDIA
1.Adventure tourism
2.Medical tourism
3.Film tourism
4.Wildlife tourism
5.Pilgrimage tourism
6.Eco tourism
7.Cultural tourism

7. GOA AS A TOURISM PLACE
Goa primary revenue rests on the tourism industry which handles nearly
12.5%of the tourist influx in India .its lovely coastal beaches ,dew fresh
greenery and happy go lucky people along with an environment that
does not support conservatism, allows foreign tourists to enjoy their
holidays with out any compulsions.
AGRICULTURE
MINING&
FISHERIES
are secondary revenue sectors in goa.

8. CHALLENGS FOR TOURISM
1.HEALTH ISSUES
2.SECURITY ISSUES
3.ECONOMIC ISSUES

9. CONCLUSION
To sum up, Indian tourism has vast potential for generating employment
&earning large sums of foreign exchange besides giving a flip to the
country’s overall economic and social development .much has been
achieved by way of increasing air seat capacity, increasing trains and
railway connectivity to important tourists destinations ,four- laning of
roads connecting important tourist canters and increasing avaliabilty of
accomodation by adding heritage hotels to the hotel industry and
encourageing paying guest accomodation.

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