Tourism a Business for Livelihood- Case Study of Nainital and Its EnvironsAuthor: Amar Kumar Tiwari*, Neha Sharma
Abstract:
Tourism is a complex phenomenon that starts with the people‟s displacement to various
destinations and their stay in these destinations. Now a days, Tourism is a booming
industry and has become a strong economic force on the world horizon .The developed
as well as the developing nations want to encourage tourism in their respective areas. It
has major economic implications- tremendous employment potential, foreign exchange
earnings, more demand for agriculture, infrastructural development, opportunities for
sale of local handicrafts and other items. Besides this, the land resources which cannot
be used for any other commercial, agricultural or industrial use can prove to be boom
for tourism related product. Tourism has been recognized as one of the fastest growing
industry in worldwide. One of the characteristics of tourism is that it can be used as a
tool for various dimensions of social, cultural and environment prospective for good.
Tourism is the fastest growing industry in the case of foreign exchange also. It is also
serving as the single largest means of export for over 40 countries.
Even the United Nations acknowledged this fastest growing and yet smokeless
industry as a holistic development apart from contributing in communal harmony,
international understanding and world peace. The beauty of this industry is that it can
be promoted anywhere and everywhere - even such areas where no other alternate way
of economic gains is distinctly possible. Conceptually tourism arises from the
movement of people to and their stay in different destination.
Nainital is one of the districts that lies in Kumaon Region of Uttrakhand. It is blessed
with scenic natural beauty and varied natural resources and is known as the 'Lake
District' of India . It has varied topography hence promoting tourism will generate a
business for host population by giving them employment, infrastructural development
and of course the sale of local handicrafts.
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Keywords:Tourism , Nainital, Foreign Exchange, Employment
DOI:
International Journal of Trade & Commerce (Vol: 2 Issue:2)
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