Travel and Tourism Industry of India

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POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN INDIA
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Tourism in India
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. India
witnesses more than 5.5 million annual foreign
tourist arrivals and 740 million domestic tourism
visits. The tourism industry in India generated
about 100 billion US in 2008 and that is
expected to increase to US275.5 billion by 2018
at a 9.4 annual growth rate. In the year 2010,
17.9 million foreign tourists visited India.
Majority of foreign tourists come from USA and
UK. Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and
Rajasthan are the top 5 states to receive inbound
tourists.
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Attraction of tourism by pilgrimage centers
India is secular nation that bears equal
tolerance to all religions. Hence, one can find
many a religious places specific to different
religious groups. There are Hindu, Islamic,
Christian, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh religious
places.Most of them have a mythological story
associated with their evolution and devotees
believe in wish fulfillment at some of these.
However, faith is the sole basis that keeps these
places alive some of them are more than a
century old. The famous pilgrimage centers in
India are Tirupati, Shirdi, Somnath temple,
Thrissur, Khajuraho, Omkareshwar, Golden temple,
Ajanta caves, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gaya,
Rishikesh, Varansi, Anandpur Sahib and many more.
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Attraction of tourism by historical centers
Today India is a home to all kinds of people
from different religions. Each having its own
unique culture and tradition. Due to its richness
India was of strategic and economic importance to
many Empires. The traditional Indian rulers
like the Marathas, Marvars, Peshwas, Rajputs, and
many others shaped the places like Gwalior,
Udaipur, Jaipur, Pune, Mysore and many more.
These places have priceless monuments and forts
like Shaniwar wada, Raigad fort and world famous
palaces like those of the Scindias.India was
invaded first by the Mughals, in the fourteenth
and fifteenth century. They ruled for almost four
centuries and are a significant part of Indian
History. The Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar, Red fort,
and many other monuments reflect Mughal
architecture. These have influenced Indian
culture and is seen even today in modern India
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Tourism by adventure
India has many places of adventure to be
explored. These places have their own and unique
experience, thrill and excitement.
Like-himalayas(kashmir), hanuman tibba,etc
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Tourism through hill stations
India is famous for its hill stations, most of
them being developed by the Britishers during
their rule. These all formed the summer capitals
during their rule.All the hill stations are
well linked from the major cities and towns by
road, rail and air. Also these have good
boarding/lodging facilities with amenities like
swimming pools, pool tables, casinos etc.
like-dalhousie, shillong etc.
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Tourism by wildlife
India has a varied and rich wildlife. It has the
Stripped Royal Bengal Tiger, one horned
Rhinoceros, Wild Buffalo, Swamp Deer and many
other exciting animals. The government, a few
environmental activists and organizations have
taken efforts to maintain the beautiful
sanctuaries, a home for many birds and animals on
the verge of extinction.
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beaches
The Indian peninsula is surrounded by the Arabian
Sea on the West, the Bay of Bengal on the East
and the Indian Ocean from the South. The Sahyadri
hills have given rise to the scenic beauty where
the sea and hills meet. This has made Konkan on
the western coast a very rich and fertile land.
While on the eastern side, a wider area stretches
between Bay of Bengal and Eastern Ghats, called
as the Coromandal Coast.
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REALLY INDIA IS FULL OF RICH CULTURE AND
HERITAGE WHICH ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND
THE WORLD.
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