Tourism And Hospitality Industry In India | S.K.Kuthiala

India is known worldwide an old and mysterious civilization with 2nd largest population of I billion in the world. With increasing worldwide tourism and travel for leisure, business and cultural circuits, India attracts only 2.4 million visitors annually of the 600 million who travel. India can develop a sound policy to attract tourism and travel to generate jobs at the lowest cost of investment per job in this industry as well as promote sustainable development and cultural heritage, which has been so precious to India. India needs to shed its reluctance of encouraging tourism by affluent Westerners. Tourism, if properly planned and promoted can provide 20+ million jobs in next ten years and foreign exchange in excess of 30 billion dollars. What India needs is a firm policy and commitment to expand tourism as a source of sustainable economic development with value for the tourists and enhancement of India?s cultural heritage.