EMERGING TRENDS IN THE GLOBAL TOURISM (WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INDIA)

- Dr. Sandeep Kulshreshtha, Professor, Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (An Organization of Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India), Govindpuri, Gwalior, M.P., India
- Dr. Prashant Gautam, Assistant Professor, UIHMT, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Abstract:

The World Tourism Organization provides the figure that out of 11 jobs one is from Tourism and so far as export is concerned the total business is US$ 1.3 trillion, in fact, 6% of the world's export is related to tourism. Over the decades, tourism has experienced continued growth and deepening ‎diversification to become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. Tourism exports account for as much as 30% of the world’s exports of commercial services and 6% of overall exports of goods and services. Continuing world prosperity, growing recognition of tourism’s contribution to employment and economic growth, availability of better infrastructure, focused marketing and promotion efforts, liberalization of air transport, growing intraregional cooperation, and more effective Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs) are seen as the key drivers for tourism in the next decade.

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