Tourism in India is the largest service industry, with a contribution of 6:23% to the national GDP and 8.78% of the total employment in India. In 2010, 25.8 million foreign tourists visited India.India generated about 200 billion U.S. dollars in 2008 and that 'is expected to increase of 375.5 billion to U.S. $ by 2018 at a 9.4% annual growth rate. [1] The majority of foreign tourists come from USA and UK. Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are the top five states to receive inbound tourists. [2] Domestic tourism in the same year was 740 million. Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra received the big share of these visitors. [3] [4] Ministry of Tourism is the nodal agency to formulate national policies and Programmes 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, the state Governments and 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. [5] The Ministry of Tourism also maintains the Incredible India campaign.
According to World Travel and Tourism Council, India will be a tourism hot-spot from 2009-2018, [6] having the highest 10-year growth potential. [7] The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2007 ranked tourism in India sixth in terms of price competitiveness and 39th in terms of safety and security. [8] Despite short-and medium-term setbacks, Such as Shortage of hotel rooms, [9] tourism revenues are expected to surge by 42% from 2007 to 2017. [10 ] India's Thousands of years of history, its length, diversity and the variety of geographic features make-its large and varied tourism basket. It presents cultural heritage and tourism along with medical, business and sports tourism. India has one of the largest and fastest growing medical tourism sectors.
According to World Travel and Tourism Council, India will be a tourism hot-spot from 2009-2018, [6] having the highest 10-year growth potential. [7] The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2007 ranked tourism in India sixth in terms of price competitiveness and 39th in terms of safety and security. [8] Despite short-and medium-term setbacks, Such as Shortage of hotel rooms, [9] tourism revenues are expected to surge by 42% from 2007 to 2017. [10 ] India's Thousands of years of history, its length, diversity and the variety of geographic features make-its large and varied tourism basket. It presents cultural heritage and tourism along with medical, business and sports tourism. India has one of the largest and fastest growing medical tourism sectors.
