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Abstract:
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Tourism being a smokeless industry is now a multi-billion, multi-sectoral and multi-dimensional activity in
the world. Twenty first century tourism has reached up to space when a Russian rocket carried the space
vehicle of Dennis Tito, an American businessman and the world’s first space tourist, to the space station.
Time is not too far to carry tourists to moon and other planets in specially launched vehicles.
Tourism is being considered as an agent of social change bridging gaps among nations, regions and people
and helping them to open up. It is a promoter of development-material and spiritual both at macro and
micro level. The General Assembly of the United Nations, in designating the year 1967 as ‘International
Tourism Year’ recognized the importance of international travel as a means of fostering understanding
among people, and giving them a knowledge of the rich heritage of the past civilizations, a better
appreciation of the values of different cultures, thus contributing to the strengthening of world peace. It
adopted the theme “Tourism-Passport to peace”. Our veteran national leader and the first Prime Minister
of India, Jawaharlal Nehru had said” welcome a tourist and send back a friend” which indicates the need
for extending friendly hospitality to the in bound tourists.
Modern transportation has removed the obstacles of distance enabling people to appreciate each other
engage in the exchange of ideas and commerce. Tourism can help overcome real prejudices and foster
bonds. Tourism can be a real force of world peace.
Considering the vast and varied potential of tourism in the state and its impact on the economic, social and
cultural environment of the state, a detailed study is found to be relevant and imperative |