Tourism: Presentation By: Sohan R

TOURISM
Presentation by:
Sohan R
QUOTES
– “Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you
occupy in the world.”
-Gustave Flaubert
– “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the
things you didn’t do than by the things you did do. SO throw off
the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour and catch the
trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover!”
-Mark Twain
WHAT IS TOURISM?
– “Tourism is the act and process of
spending time away from home in
pursuit of recreation, relaxation,
and pleasure, while making use of
the commercial provision of
services.”
FORMS OF TOURISM
DOMESTIC TOURISM
• Domestic Tourism involves residents of a country traveling within
that country.
INBOUND TOURISM
• Incoming Tourism is also known as Inbound Tourism which
includes travelers arriving in different countries from their own.
OUTBOUND TOURISM
• Outbound Tourism refers to residents to travel outside their home
country.
TOURISM AND
TRAVEL
ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES
TOURISM AND TRAVEL
– People travel mainly to remove monotony from their lives.
– Travel is something that makes people more responsible,
valiant, and agile.
– The experience that one draws from traveling can be used in
every other department in life.
ADVANTAGES OF TOURISM
– Employment: Tourism provides employment opportunity for local
people.
– Growth of Service Sector: Services such as transportation,

recreational activities, accommodation engaged in tourism sector
grow as well.
ADVANTAGES OF TOURISM
– Foreign Exchange earning: Many tourist destinations attract a good
number of foreign tourists. This helps the country earn foreign exchange.
– Recreation: Travel based recreation provides relief from the monotony of

daily routine.
– Cultural exchange: Tourism gives opportunity to people of various

cultures to assimilate together. Hence, it fosters cultural harmony.
DISADVANTAGES OF TOURISM
– Tourism involves huge expenditure on part of the tourists.
– Leisure trips are good for health, mind and body. However, hectic
trips may cause stress and effect health.
– It may also lead to environmental hazards such as environmental
pollution due to use of cigars, plastic bags.
– Due immense changes, pollution, and dirt, the landscape may lose
its scenic beauty.
THE TOURISM
INDUSTRY
TOURISM INDUSTRY
– Tourism has been identified as
one of the world’s largest
industries and is more and more
developing worldwide. Tourism
has become a popular global
leisure activity.
TOURISM INDUSTRY
– Tourism is very important for many countries,
due to the income generated by the utilization
of goods and services by tourists, the taxes
levied on businesses in the tourism industry,
and the opportunity for employment in the
service industries associated with tourism.
TOURISM
INDUSTRY
– These service industries include
transportation services such as
cruise ships and taxis,
accommodation such as hotels,
restaurants, bars, and
entertainment venues, and other
hospitality industry services such
as spas and resorts.
TOURISM INDUSTRY IN INDIA
– India is one of the world’s most famous countries for its unique tourist
destinations.
– India is known for its diversity and ethnic ways, as well as her varied
culture. It is reflected in the diverse nature of the tourism industry.
– If we see tourism in India, it is second largest source of income from
foreign countries.
– A large percentage of people’s live are based on tourism as the tourism
industry in India has employed many people in this category, skilled
and unskilled.
INCREASE IN
TOURISM
– When we compare the number of
tourists from 1950 to present day,
there has been a 56-fold increase.
– According to the latest UNWTO
World Tourism Barometer, there were
a total of 1.5 billion international
tourists' arrival in the year 2019.
REASONS FOR THE INCREASE
– People have more disposable income.
– Travel has become cheaper.
– Travelling gives opportunity for people to escape their
materialistic routine.
– Awareness of attractions.
– More paid holidays.
POPULAR TOURIST
PLACES
AROUND THE WORLD
PARIS, FRANCE
Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, Arc De Triomphe
BANGKOK, THAILAND
The Grand Palace, Wat Arun Temple, Koh Chang Beach
LONDON, UK
Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, The British Museum
DUBAI, UAE
Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, Sky Dubai, The Dubai Mall
SINGAPORE
Marina Bay Sands, Sentosa, Gardens by the Bay
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
Petrona Twin Towers, Batu Caves, Menara Kuala Lumpur
NEW YORK CITY, USA
Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Empire State Building, Central
Park
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
Hagia Sophia, The Blue Mosque, Bosporus
TOKYO, JAPAN
Senso-ji, Tokyo Sky tree, Meiji Shinto Shrine
ANTALYA, TURKEY
Dyuden Waterfalls, Konyaalti Beach, Hadrian Castle Gate
POPULAR TOURIST
PLACES
In India
DELHI
India Gate, Lotus Temple, Jama Masjid, Qutub Minar
AGRA
Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Akbar’s Tomb
JAIPUR, UDAIPUR
Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal, City Palace
VARANASI
Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Durga Temple
KASHMIR
Dal Lake, Gulmarg, Sonmarg, Srinagar
LADAKH
Nubra Valley, Thiksay Monastery, Tso Moriri
DARJEELING
Tiger Hill, Toy Train, Batasia Loop
KOLKATA
Howrah Bridge, Eden Gardens, Victoria Memorial
AMRITSAR
Golden Temple, Wagah Border, Jallian Wala Bagh Memorial
CHERRAPUNJI
Nohkalikai Falls, Kynrem Falls
CONCLUSION
– Travelling and Tourism, despite all disadvantages, are
becoming more popular because they are the best forms of
spending our free time.
– “Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a
change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of
living.” – Miriam Beard
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– Recreation: Travel based recreation provides relief from the monotony of

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