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or her usual environment for less than a
specified period of time, whose main purpose of
travel is other than for exercise of an activity
remunerated from the place visited.´
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development & employment generation.
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certain headings:
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  › over 100 mn tourists
visiting different parts of the country every year return
with a better understanding of the people living in
different regions of the country.
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diverse art and craft of the country is
famous for its uniqueness which pose
great attraction to the tourists.
   
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tourism helps in understanding of
lifestyle of people of diverse culture
together by promoting peace.
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ndia, tourism created
direct employment for
approx. 12 mn people. t
also generate large scale
employment in remote &
backward areas.
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Oandicrafts & handlooms
are manufactured by small
craftsmen in their houses
and tourists have a special
attraction towards it.


› t helps
in generating women
employment.
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Tourism supports
in conservation of natural resources like development of
new facilities, improvement of local infrastructure,
Conservation of heritages etc.
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means that every unit
of tourists expenditure goes through various
rounds of income & expenditure before it loses it
effect.
Ł For e.g. the money spent by the tourist during his
stay in the hotel on various services obtained like
food & beverages, accommodation, transportation
etc., becomes an income to the hotel staff. They in
turn would spend on goods of their own liking,this
forms the 2nd cycle of expenditure ,which in turn
becomes the income of the sellers of these goods.
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workers & employers alike can
benefit from tourism in that:
Ł t improves the efficiency of business structures &
administrative arrangements.
Ł mproves the strategies for coping with the risk &
uncertainty inherent in the industry.
Ł Offers improvements in terms & conditions of
employment.
Ł Promote pride, professional development and
rewarding careers in the industry.
  
 ocial cultural impacts of tourism.

conomic impact.

nvironmental impact.
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