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Tourism - One of the most attarctive industry in the Country !!!
Tourism is about travelling, which is an art of seeing places and Tourism is a process that makes it possible.
Tourism can be domestic and international. It is a business of attracting and entertaining people from within and outside the country, accommodating the people, making arrangements for their travel and nor a less important part lies in the service your provide to them and that actually is known an hospitality.
Tourism & Hospitality is one of the most attractive industry in the country as it generates quick employment and entrepreneurial opportunities and contributes substantially to the growth of our economy and the expansion of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The spurt in domestic tourism and steady growth in international tourist arrivals continues to highlight the role of Travel and Tourism industry as an important driver of growth in India’s growth story.
Tourism in India is economically important and is growing rapidly. The World Travel & Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated ?8.31 lakh crore (US$120 billion) or 6.3% of the nation's GDP in 2015 and supported 37.315 million jobs, 8.7% of its total employment. The sector is predicted to grow at an average annual rate of 7.5% to ?18.36 lakh crore (US$270 billion) by 2025 (7.2% of GDP). In October 2015, India's medical tourism sector was estimated to be worth US$3 billion. It is projected to grow to $7–8 billion by 2020. In 2014, 184,298 foreign patients traveled to India to seek medical treatment.
About 8.02 million foreign tourists arrived in India in 2015 recording a growth rate of 4.4%, compared to 7.68 million in 2014 with a growth rate of 10.2% over 2013.[4] Domestic tourist visits to all states and Union Territories numbered 1,036.35 million in 2012, an increase of 16.5% from 2011.[5] In 2014, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh were the most popular states for tourists.[6] Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Agra have been the four most visited cities of India by foreign tourists during the year 2011. Worldwide, Chennai is ranked 38 by the number of foreign tourists, while Mumbai is ranked at 50, Delhi at 52 and Agra at 66 and Kolkata at 99.[7]
With a sustainable 9.5% contribution to the global GDP, Travel and Tourism is not only outpacing the wider economy but also growing faster than the significant sectors such as finance and business services, transport and manufacturing. (WTTC, 2014). It has the potential to be the single largest provider of employment where nearly 1 out of every 11 jobs in the world being supported by this industry. Tourism also greatly contributes to the earning of foreign exchange for the country and also has the distinction of being the lowest in the outflow of dollars i.e. only 10% pegged against its net earnings.
The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2015 ranks India 52nd out of 141 countries overall. The report ranks the price competitiveness of India's tourism sector 8th out of 141 countries. It mentions that India has quite good air transport (ranked 35th), particularly given the country’s stage of development, and reasonable ground transport infrastructure (ranked 50th). The country also scores high on natural and cultural resources (ranked 12th). Some other aspects of its tourism infrastructure remain somewhat underdeveloped however. The nation has very few hotel rooms per capita by international comparison and low ATM penetration. The World Tourism Organization reported that India's receipts from tourism during 2012 ranked 16th in the world, and 7th among Asian and Pacific countries.
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. Concerted efforts are being made to promote new forms of tourism such as rural, cruise, medical and eco-tourism.[11] The Ministry also maintains the Incredible India campaign.
A career with Tourism & Hospitality can be found in Resorts and Hotels, Airlines, Ships and Cruises, Restaurants, Transportations, Health and wellness Centre, Amusement Parks, Destination Marketing Organizations (DMO).
A packaged tour service comprises of transportation, accommodation, food and beverage and entertainments. These packages are designed and marketed by tour who market and distribute to travelling tourist.
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