Tourism & Hospitality Industry In India
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Tourism is a practice of travelling for recreational or leisure purpose. Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. It is a short term and temporary movement of people. It provides a source of income for the country. Tourism involves an overnight stay away from the normal place of residence. It includes “travel” and “stay” in the place outside the usual environment. Tourism includes transportation, accommodation and entertainment. There are different types of tourism like adventure tourism, cultural tourism, medical tourism, sports tourism, water tourism, wild life tourism, space tourism etc. It is rightly said that, “All tourism is travel but all travel is not tourism”. Tourism is related to pleasure, holidays, travel and going or arriving somewhere. It involves movement of people to, and their stay at various destinations.
Author: Sandhya Yadav
Institution: University of Lucknow
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6967941936
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