Tourism as an Industry: An Overview

Dr.Vrinda Mohan P

In adeveloping country like India, tourism has become one of the major sectors of the economy, contributing to a large proportion to GDP and employment opportunities. Tourism is one of the fastest growing service industry in the country with great potentials for its further expansion and diversification. Tourism industry plays a major role in any country’s economic development. The main benefits of tourism are income creation and generation of jobs.Tourism is one of the fast growing sector in many of the countries taking into consideration that importance it plays in the socio economic development of the countries. It not only plays an important role in contribution to the GDP of the economy but also acts as a means for promoting harmony among nations all over the world. When tourism is taken into consideration the role of hospitality industry cannot be neglected. Hence in this paper an attempt is made to analyse the relationship that hospitality industry and tourism as well as how far tourism plays an important role in the development process there by acting as an industry along with its significance for Indian economy.