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Tourism is the most vibrant tertiary activity and a multi-billion industry in India. Man search for food and shelter and his curiosity for things around gave birth to travel, travel led to tourism. Tourism has become a major and an integral part of economic, social and physical development. Tourism is the means of economy, employment generation etc. for a country. Tourism generally refers to a temporary movement of people from one place to another. It may be Domestic tourism or International tourism. Tourism has emerged as one of the fastest growing industries in the world and shows its importance in developing social and cultural linkages at the national and international levels. The role of tourism in the economic, social, cultural and educational field has taken a prominent place. It is the main stay of economics of many countries and a major foreign exchange earner for several others. The multiplier effect of tourism receipts is fully recognized as spreading to secondary and tertiary spheres of economic activities of a nation. Tourism is not a single industry, but an aggregate of many components. Capital investment in the hotels, air, and bus, rail, shopping services, resorts and handicrafts amounts to billion of dollar and millions of people earn their livelihood from direct and indirect employment in tourism industry. As a means of education and cultural exchange, tourism is an excellent instrument for the promotion of national integration and international understanding friendship and peace. In this paper, an attempt is made to know the importance and components of tourism management and to analyse the contribution of tourism for economic empowerment and to analyse the measures for improvement of Mysore region as a tourism place. |
