Tourism is pleasure for travel from one place to another may be inter state, intra state or international. Tourism is process of spending time away from home for recreation, relaxation, pleasure and use commercial provision of services like accommodation, hospitality, health care services, transportation, shopping and cultural services etc.
Tourism plays a vital role in the economic development of a country and its comes under service sector. It is the second largest foreign exchange earner in India. The tourism industry employs a
large number of people both skilled and unskilled to ensure employment generation and economic growth. Its promotes national integration and international brotherhood. It promotes cultural activities and covers heritage, cultural, religious, medical and wellness, business, film, wildlife, ocean and sports tourism.
Tourism starts from ancient times, People traveled from one place to another for collecting food, hunting and recreational activities. With the development of agricultural activities and handicrafts, they started to trade.
In the medieval times, travelers come from other place to India to study the religious like Buddhism, Jainism.They traveled lots of places to spread religion, philosophical thoughts of scholar.
In the modern times, development of technology and inventions, voyages found more sea route to travel one place to another, further invention of steam engine, aircraft movement of people, goods are easier and cheaper than earlier.
India has fascinated people from all over the world for historical monuments, landscapes, forts, beaches, estuaries,
religious interests, heritage sites, hill resorts, medicinal plants and herbs, industries, treatments attracts the tourist. Every region is identified with its handicrafts, fairs, folk dances, music, food, and its people and it has received patent and geographical tag.
Travel and tourism help to refresh our mind and body. It promotes the economic activities and increase the GDP of the country. Its generates income to more people and increase the trade, transfer of culture to rest of the world.