Uttarakhand Tourism: A study of Dehradun and Holistic Tourism

Download or read book Uttarakhand Tourism: A study of Dehradun and Holistic Tourism written by Dr. Abha Sharma and published by Paarth Publications. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tourism industry is broadly considered a successful contributor to socioeconomic development, especially in developing and less developed nations (Telfer & Sharpley 2007). The industry contributes 10.4 percent of the world’s GDP, and it is the second fastest growing sector of the global economy with 3.9%. annual growth. It also generates 10 percent of global employment and is expected to support 11.7 percent of world employment by 2029 (WTTC 2019). India’s tourism sector contributed 9.2 percent of India’s GDP with annual growth rate of 6.7 percent and contributed 8.1 percent of India is employment (WTTC 2018). However, tourism has both a positive and negative impacts on the socio – economic conditions and environment of a tourist destination.