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Opening Remarks 7TH G20 Tourism Ministers meeting

Mr. Li Jinzhao, Chairman of China National Tourism Administration,Mr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of World Tourism Organization,Excellencies,Distinguished Participants,Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to address the opening ceremony of the 7 th session of the G20 Tourism Ministers Meeting. I want to express my gratitude to the Chinese Presidency of the G20 and to the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) for convening the 7th Meeting of the G20 Tourism Ministers. I also want to express my appreciation to the organizers for focusing on tourism as an effective tool for inclusive development. This focus bears testimony to the changing paradigm in the tourism industry. Tourism used to be characterized by an emphasis on leisure and service to attract customers. While that emphasis is essential to the industry, increasingly, tourism is expanding its horizon to serve as an engine for advancing sustainable development across the world and across sectors. We wholeheartedly welcome this transformation. Let us look at tourism from the economic, social and environmental dimensions – that is, from the lens of sustainable development. In economic terms, tourism has become one of the fastest growing sectors of our times. Accounting for an estimated $7 trillion, or 10% of the world’s GDP, the global tourism sector has played an increasingly critical role in spurring growth, reducing poverty, creating jobs and generating incomes. This trend will continue. World tourism is on track to experience sustained growth in the coming years, reaching 1.8 billion international tourist arrivals in 2030, up from 1.2 billion in 2015, according to UNWTO. In many countries, tourism is also becoming a driving force for social inclusion, benefitting youth and women, small and medium-sized enterprises, local communities and rural populations. In this sense, tourism is generating significant multiplier effects on social inclusion and economic empowerment. In a positive trend, both tourism operators and tourists themselves are also becoming increasingly environmentally friendly, as seen in the growth in eco-tourism. Across the globe, the tourism sector has become a critical pillar within national development planning and policies. Sustainable tourism has a unique ability to connect sectors and to advance sustainable development. In adopting the 2030 Agenda, Member States stressed the importance of tourism and included a specific target on tourism in SDG 8 - By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products.   2015 was also a special year for tourism as the United Nations General Assembly decided to declare 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. In the future, I believe we will see an acceleration of the current trends in the direction of sustainable tourism, in both developed and developing countries. In all sectors of tourism - from transport, to water and energy consumption, to the protection of natural resources, to job creation and poverty reduction - I hope to see both the tourism industry and tourists themselves practice sustainable tourism. Excellencies, It is time to promote sustainable tourism, to create income opportunities for local populations, to enhance understanding and friendship between nations, to increase environmental awareness and protect the natural and cultural heritages of the destination countries. To this end, we should strive to maximise the potential of tourism for eradicating poverty, by developing appropriate sustainable tourism strategies in co-operation with all stakeholders. This Ministerial meeting affords us the opportunity to discuss this and other related issues and to promote dialogue among all involved stakeholders. I wish you the best in your deliberations and I look forward to the successful outcome of this meeting. Thank you. File date:  Friday, May 20, 2016 Author:  Mr. Wu

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Speech by Minister Chan Chun Sing at the Tourism Industry Conference

Introduction

1. Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, good morning. 

2. My pleasure to join you at this year’s Tourism Industry Conference (TIC). This is the first time the conference has gone hybrid, and I am glad we can still connect with everyone. 

3. When I met many of you at the Tourism Recovery Dialogue last July, the tourism sector was facing its gravest challenge since SARS. We are still in the thick of it, and recovery remains uncertain. 

4. I want to first commend the businesses and our guests here today, who have shown great tenacity amidst adversity. I would also like to acknowledge the important work of our industry partners on the Tourism Recovery Action Task Force (TRAC), and the Alliance for Action (AfA) on Enabling Safe and Innovative Visitor Experiences. Thank you for all your hard work behind the scenes.

5. Tourism is integral to Singapore’s position as a vibrant and connected hub, that enables not just the exchange of goods and services, but also the exchange of ideas, experiences, and talent.

6. The sector has faced immense disruption, not just in Singapore. But in Singapore, we are ready to do things differently and progressively. We will position ourselves at the forefront of change, and be bold in offering new products and experiences, to reinvent global travel. 

7. Let me share three key trends that have disrupted the sector, and how Singapore intends to lead the way, in turning these challenges into opportunities for all.

Reopening Safely, Progressively, and Sustainably 

8. First, our immediate challenge is that even with the global rollout of vaccines, international travel will not likely return to pre-COVID levels any time soon.

9. Singapore takes a practical and progressive approach towards reopening. Compared to where we were a year ago, we now have clearer knowledge of the virus and its transmission mechanism, a wider variety of stronger testing options, and more robust tracing capabilities.

10. This gives us greater confidence to gradually resume travel, while ensuring that the health and safety of our travellers remains our top priority. We are working with other countries and regions to establish safe travel protocols, and mutual recognition of health certificates, including testing and vaccination records. The pace and extent of the reopening of borders will depend on the course of the global pandemic situation, and when we are able to achieve domestic herd immunity.

11. More importantly, we understand that we cannot afford a broad risk elimination strategy by shutting ourselves off. Instead, we actively manage the risks, based on objective evidence and sound judgement. We hope to work with more like-minded countries, to strengthen our connection to the region, and the world.  

12. When travellers eventually return to Singapore, we also want to ensure that they can do so safely. Singapore aims to build on our position as a safe and trusted hub, to pioneer leading standards in health, safety, and service. For example, STB developed the Safe Business Events Framework last year. Since then, we have been testing our safe management and health protocols, to provide reassurance to attendees, and to the public. 

13. Come August this year, Singapore will also be hosting the World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Annual Meeting. The hosting of WEF is a strong affirmation of Singapore’s position as a trusted business hub, and a safe harbour for capital, talent, and intellectual property. In the lead-up to WEF, Singapore will host multiple larger-scale events, such as the Architecture and Building Services (ABS), a hybrid tradeshow. Through the progressive scaling-up of our MICE events, we will trial our health protocols, build public confidence, and increase our operational readiness. 

14. With our safe travel and safe event protocols, Singapore is determined to strengthen our position as a key business hub in the region. We welcome local and global guests to meet and connect in Singapore, while enjoying a seamless and safe end-to-end experience.

Reinventing Global Travel to Capture New Opportunities 

15. Although COVID-19 might be at the top of our minds the tourism sector was already facing disruption, even before the pandemic. 

16. There are two key shifts which will present opportunities for us in the longer term.

Sustainability 

17. The first is Sustainability. 

18. We recently unveiled the Singapore Green Plan 2030, and identified tourism as a sector where we can capture opportunities in sustainability. Tourists today are more environmentally conscious, and are looking for sustainable travel options.

19. Our vision is to position Singapore as a top sustainable and innovative urban destination. In terms of the abundance of land and natural landscapes, Singapore might not be able to compete directly with other eco-destinations. But Singapore’s value proposition comes from the intangibles, such as (i) A progressive and transparent regulatory environment; (ii) Strong protection of intellectual property; and (iii) A vibrant public and private ecosystem, that facilitates effective partnerships for businesses and workers to grow their capabilities.

20. We want to be the best place to test-bed sustainable solutions, new tourism products and experiences, enabling businesses from around the world to launch first-to-market solutions and innovations, right here in Singapore.

21. Our industry partners have also taken active steps to move towards a more sustainable future. For example, the Singapore Hotels Association (SHA) set up a Hotel Sustainability Committee (HSC) last year, comprising both private and public sector representatives. The HSC will conceptualise solutions and strategies that bring together sustainability and commercial value, to promote Singapore as a green accommodation destination.

22. We welcome both local and international partners to join us, in developing sustainability as a key competitive advantage.

Leveraging Technology to Create Innovative End-to-End Experiences

23. The second area is in leveraging technology, to reinvent the experiences that we offer to travellers. 

24. Digitalisation and new technologies were already disrupting the sector before COVID-19. Mobile applications now serve as tour guides, provide maps, and provide services that used to be provided by travel agents. The virtual and augmented reality capabilities that we have are already reshaping the experiences that people can have prior to travel and during travel. These enable people to immerse in experiences from the comfort of their home. This brings us new challenges and opportunities in the travel industry.

25. But the pandemic has accelerated the shift in how people and businesses connect with one another, by pushing the boundaries of remote working, remote learning, and remote experiences. In a world where visitors are not constrained by physical boundaries, travel is no longer just about meetings or sightseeing, but the unique suite of experiences that it offers to visitors, from pre-arrival to post-departure.

26. The next bound of growth for the tourism sector will come from creating quality end-to-end experiences, curated to the needs of travellers. 

27. Singapore is prepared to ride on the wave of technological disruption, to reimagine how we engage travellers. In fact, many of our industry partners are already doing so. One example is the Singapore Food Festival (SFF) 2020. Organiser Mojito Ventures partnered STB to transform SFF to a virtual festival, reaching over 500,000 viewers both locally and overseas. The festival also provided a platform for businesses to form new partnerships and test-bed ideas, such as live masterclasses, new food products, and virtual food tours. Some of these products have become permanent fixtures in their offerings. 

28. Amidst the crisis, our tour operators have also taken the lead to develop innovative and curated experiences. For example, Tribe launched Niu Che Shui (牛车水) Murders, a gamified hybrid tour where participants solve a series of puzzles around Chinatown. With the added support from the SingapoRediscovers Vouchers (SRV), Tribe continues to experience a healthy flow of participants on their tours. The experience gained by our businesses will be invaluable, as they redesign their offerings to address the needs of future travellers and locals alike. 

29. To ensure our industry partners build on such capabilities for the next lap, STB will be launching the Tourism Technology Transformation Cube, or Tcube, this afternoon. Tcube aims to be the go-to resource for tourism businesses when they embark on digital transformation. The initiatives under Tcube will enable tourism businesses to (i) Meet like-minded tourism stakeholders to facilitate knowledge exchange; (ii) Test innovative ideas through proofs-of-concept and pilots; and (iii) Equip themselves with the tools to build and scale sustainable business models. I invite you to make use of Tcube, to kick-start or make further strides in your transformation journey.

30. In the near-term, there will still be headwinds. But we remain committed to supporting our tourism sector, to help our businesses and workers build new capabilities, and break new ground.

31. We will continue to offer targeted support, to build quality tourism enterprises. We will top-up the Tourism Development Fund (TDF) by $68.5 million, and extend enhanced support levels until the end of March 2022. This will include the Business Improvement Fund (BIF) and the Training Industry Professionals in Tourism (TIP-iT) grant, which have enabled businesses to upskill their workers, innovate and adapt.

32. Following the success of Season 1 of the SG Stories Content Fund – where we received more than 500 applications – I am also happy to share that STB is launching SG Stories Content Fund Season 2 next week. Season 2 aims to attract authentic Singapore stories, amongst tourism enterprises, content creators and individuals, to inspire travel to Singapore. 

33. As we push forward in 2021, the challenge that lies ahead is not recovery within this year, or even next year, but how Singapore will prepare for long-term success, and reinvent global travel.

34. We are not waiting for a full reopening. Singapore is prepared to disrupt the status quo, transform our products and services, and harness our capabilities to capture the next lap of growth ahead.  

35. We hope that both local and international partners will join us on this journey, to equip ourselves for success in the future tourism economy.

36. Thank you for your partnership. We look forward to working closely with you to not only overcome the current challenges of reopening our borders safely for travellers, but to reimagine and reinvent the tourism industry post-pandemic where we will take on the themes of sustainability and the digital revolution more intensely than before. While there will be challenges, there are also many opportunities that we can seize. If we are quick, we will be one of the firsts, if not the first, to reinvent the industry and capture these opportunities. Thank you once again.

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Top Five Tips For Being A Tourism Ambassador In Your Community

When visitors stop in a community, their experiences are shaped by the people whom they meet. Their first point of contact may be a gas station attendant, staff at a local shop, a park entrance employee or a resident who provides directions. Everyone has the potential to serve as a tourism ambassador for their community. There is a responsibility to consider. Your interaction with visitors shapes their first impressions and influences the messages and stories shared about their travels. These five tips will help you fulfil your role and make your community inviting.

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Take Pride in Providing Service to Others

Being of service to others is important and valued. Be courteous and friendly. Smile and greet your customers in a welcoming manner. Ask how you can help. Listen to them and make them feel like they are an important part of your day. A positive, cheerful attitude is pivotal to a great first impression.

Know Your Community

Develop a thorough knowledge of local activities, events and attractions. Make a list of your favourite things to do in your area. Better yet, make it a community effort – work with other businesses, associations and town administrators to create a list of attractions, events and popular activities. Distribute the list to every local business and organization, and encourage operators to share with staff. As a bonus, you may discover something new about your community and develop a deeper sense of pride in your hometown.

Share Information and Resources

Stock up on maps and materials offering visitor information. Travellers will be grateful when you can provide them with information or show them directions. Organizers of local events or festivals may have brochures or flyers that you can distribute to your customers. The materials often become conversation starters. They are reminders of the busy schedule of local activities and enable fast and easy reference. With examples on hand, no one can say, "There is nothing to do around here." If there are no specific activities that day, use the examples and resources to highlight upcoming events. Your guests may decide to extend their stay or plan a return visit.

Take the Lead

Your leadership and the positive experiences that you provide as a tourism ambassador will inspire others. People may come forward with their own ideas for making the community a welcoming destination. Informal networks may grow into formal tourism and economic development strategies. Your personal effort may be what it takes to get the ball rolling.

Share and Celebrate Accomplishments

Organize, as a community, to recognize and reward those who go “above and beyond.” Highlight their efforts in the local newspaper or a company newsletter. Share stories of appreciation that you hear from visitors.

Tourism Saskatchewan's Workforce Development department offers a range of resources and workshops to help individuals, businesses and groups become enthusiastic ambassadors and develop tourism in their communities to its full potential. For information, call Workforce Development toll-free at 1-800-331-1529.

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So, what makes one a tourism ambassador?

Investment. Clearly the tourism ministry is very enthusiastic about marketing the country and they will stop at nothing. In their very commendable quest to drum up as much publicity about the country as possible, they have come up with some really out-of-the box ideas. One of those is the use of a tourism ambassador, which has got people talking, writes Andrew Kaggwa .

If there is one thing that has caught on in the past few years, it may definitely be brands finding the need to have ambassadors. From breweries, telecom companies, football clubs, the national team to soft drink manufacturers, a brand ambassador has become necessary acquisition.

Yet, most of the times, the people that fill these positions are forgotten after the appointment, for instance, talking sports, no one knows whether Winnie Nwagi or Irene Ntale are still SC Villa’s ambassadors. And as an ambassador of Express FC, has Bobi Wine watched the club’s game of recent?

Irene Ntale

In tourism though, the position is one that has been with us long enough, once in a while, when a Ugandan excels, whether they got government support in achieving their accolade or not, the position of ambassador will be bestowed upon them. Most of the times these ambassadors have a role to promote the image of Uganda but never at one time have the powers that declare them ambassadors explained how they are meant to.

Who is an ambassador? To answer the question, an ambassador is a person appointed to create awareness about something by presenting it in good light.

In 2010, only a year after her second Kora Award nomination, Suzan Kerunen found herself performing at a Uganda Tourism Board event, being an artiste that fuses Uganda’s ethno sound with foreign instrumentation, her sound excited those in attendance.

In 2010, only a year after her second Kora Award nomination, Suzan Kerunen was announced tourism ambassador. Courtesy photo

“In one of the speeches, they hinted on making me an ambassador but nothing materialised,” she relates.

Weeks later though, she received a call from the board calling her to the media centre. “On reaching there, press had been invited and I was unveiled as a goodwill tourism ambassador,” she recounts.

At the same press conference, Moses Kipsiro, another outstanding athlete at the time was too declared an ambassador, complete with a certificate and plaque.

In the wake of tourism as a formidable product for creating revenue, countries such as Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda and Uganda, among others have taken on celebrities to help convince a larger portion of the continent and beyond that their countries are the place to spend their money.

Dave Kazoora, Zari Hassan and Patrick Salvador Idringi (In-set)

Roles of ambassadors In 2015 for instance, South Africa, through their Brand South Africa, embarked on creating awareness about South African tourism, the campaign dubbed Africa Meets South Africa brought together celebrities Gaetano Kaggwa from Uganda, Sauti Sol from Kenya and former Big Brother Africa housemates Vimbai and Tatiana from Zimbabwe and Angola respectively to experience the country and later share their experiences with their followers across the continent.

Besides the supposed ambassadors, the campaign also brought together bloggers and journalists that experienced South Africa and of course shared their experiences through news features and blogs.

Other countries though have partnered with individuals for specific campaigns, in 2017 for example, Kenya through their brand Magical Kenya enrolled the services of Eddy Kenzo for the Tugende Kenya campaign.

“When a body chooses an ambassador, they ought to facilitate their work,” says an official from UTB. Yet Kerunen says this was not the case. She notes that since she was presented as an ambassador, not a single person from the board has picked her calls let alone attend her activations such as the Pearl Rhythm Festival.

“I had no idea that my music was a cultural tourism tool and thus when I was appointed, I continued doing what I was doing, pushing culture and documenting folk music,” she says.

However, even when the board was meant to work with Kerunen, they were never as willing. “I did not get any terms from UTB, regarding what was expected of me and sadly they stopped communicating after the appointment,” she says.

Quiin Abenakyo speaking at the Ministry of Tourism today

Prof Wilber Ahebwa of Makerere University says that ambassadors are important in marketing the country’s tourism but just like any role, there should be a plan. “Once a person is selected, there must be terms of reference,” he says.

He says that terms of reference can include expectations, responsibilities of the ambassador as well as the duration.

Other ambassadors Over the years, even with Kipsiro and Kerunen’s appointment, the board has swam with whichever person was rumored to be the toast of the month, most of these have been people that have achieved or received international recognition.

For example, after BET triumph in 2015, it was rumoured that Eddy Kenzo had been appointed ambassador, such had also surfaced after Aamito Lagum had won Africa’s Next Top Model.

According to a source in the ministry, Kenzo for instance was never made an ambassador, but when the rumour came up, they choose not to come out and clarify because it was never bad publicity.

“They do not want to commit to anything thus most of the times call media, appoint and leave you to figure out life, if the public appoints you through a rumour, they will let it be since it does not cost them in any way.”

In 2017, at the height of the release of Disney drama Queen of Katwe, Phiona Mutesi and her mentor Robert Katende were announced as ambassadors. However, the source from the ministry says that their role ended at the presentation. “Katende asked for some sort of documentation and the board was not straight forward and he walked away,” says a source.

Miss Tourism In the 1980s, Miss Tourism Uganda is said to have been a big deal. However, in the early 1990s, the pageant hit rock bottom and did not happen again. In 2013 though, after years of absence, the pageant seeking to recruit a beauty queen and an ambassador of tourism was launched.

While launching in 2013, the aim was to promote tourism locally and internationally, especially when the winner participated in the Miss Tourism World.

Minister Maria Mutagamba (RIP) at the time had argued that since tourism always received a low budget for promotion, it was important to turn to talent and personalities to sell the face of the country.

The pageant chooses winners in the different regions of the country and it is the 2015/2016 Miss Tourism Busoga Region that set up the Rolex Festival as a tourism boost initiative.

According to Rona Kisakye, the social media coordinator, Miss Tourism is supposed to promote Uganda tourism starting from their respective regions: “Their role is to sell the existing tourism activities and potential ones in the country and the regions they come from.” Kisakye adds that Miss Tourism is also expected to be part of any initiative that seeks to promote tourism.

Who appoints? Last year, it was announced that Zari Hassan had been appointed tourism ambassador. Pictures of the socialite in junior minister Godfrey Kiwanda’s office flanked by media personality Joseph Kazoora soon hit social media. Before Zari started off her role, there were questions of the criteria used to select her, while others questioned the appointing authority.

Ahebwa says that in a functional system, an ambassador is appointed by technical people with the minister mostly coming in to endorse the selected person. He notes that technical people such as the permanent secretary, and organisations such as Uganda Wildlife Authority alongside UTB and other agencies are supposed to guide the minister.

“In other countries, ambassador candidates are vetted before appointment,” he says adding that before selection, the body appointing should know who the target market is.

“If Uganda is attracting Kenyans, they will look for a Kenyan with a following we need,” he says.

Tulambule ambassadors on the Nile. PHOTO BY VIEW UGANDA

Zari was not the last of minister Kiwanda’s appointments, in December, he took on Sandra Katushabe, a Ugandan living in Belgium, by January, and girl on the block Quin Abenakyo, the reigning Miss World Africa was declared an ambassador.

Abenakyo was also expected to headline Tulambule, an initiative that was started in 2016 to interest Ugandans into visiting sites within the country. However, according to various reports, after the Miss Uganda Foundation and the ministry failed to agree on a number of things, she pulled out. Little is known if her refusal to work with the Tulambule initiative automatically terminated her ambassadorial gig, just like no one knows if Zari is still an ambassador. Kerunen says that the way of doing things at the ministry or board makes work so hard: “It is like they give birth and abandon the baby immediately.”

She notes that she has no idea if they have ever followed up on Kipsiro but above it all, she notes that UTB or anyone in charge would at least communicate to either continue or end the partnership.

Who should it be? Kerunen believes that a country needs as many tourism ambassadors as possible, though they should never be abandoned: “Sometimes I travel for performances and I cannot even get a flyer from these people.”

She believes the industry can have ambassadors in different disciplines because they all have different followings and all inspire people in different ways.

Ahebwa says an ambassador should not only be about their following but their reputation and attitude: “There should be a frame they work in that will present the country in a positive light.”

He points at the recent Tulambule campaign that featured Fabiola saying that much as she could have a following, research was needed to know if her following is what Ugandan tourism is trying to attract.

But above it all, Ahebwa says that the ambassador role is one that should be accorded respect: “You do not go around appointing everyone an ambassador, the position will lose any respect it once had, people respect money because it is hard to get.”

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Tourism as an Ambassador of Promoting International Peace Report

In essence, there are many definitions of peace. In the context of this paper, peace is defined as insubstantial attribute which is hard to compute or otherwise quantify. Peace is usually defined as the nonexistence of war, random violence and actions of terrorism.

However, this characterization is narrow and, does not put into consideration the major causes of conflict and sustainability of worldwide peace, which is not a sufficient necessity for peace. When defined dynamically, peace calls for existence of justice and fairness in accordance to the rule of law (Richie, 2004, pp.669-675).

Sustenance of tourism has become an issue of equivalent significance in both developing and developed countries. This essay is designed for both. However, the sense of balance of concerns may differ between them.

The resolve of this paper is to provide administrations with leadership and structure for the growth of strategies that sustains tourism as a toolbox of mechanisms they can use in the implementation of those.

Over time, tourism has increasingly become a fundamental part of our lives with the tourism industry being said to be among the fastest growing global industries.

A report documented by the International Task Force on Sustainable Tourism Devel­opment (ITF-STD)-Marrakech (2009) documents that 903 Million tourist travelled in 2007 and the number increased in 2008 as well as 2009 in spite of the economic and financial hiccups that were faced in between that duration.

Additionally, the report further estimates that the number may sky-rocket to as high as 1.6 billion people by the year 2020.This is majorly based on the various forms of activities that people engage in tourism thus giving us an ample time for relaxation.

Lindsay (2003) additionally states that global tourism generates close to 3 trillion dollars while it importantly contributes to approximately 11% of the global Gross National Product which makes it the largest industry in the world.

Even more importantly, tourism has been a great income generating activity for not just individuals but also corporations and even governments (Dabour, 2003, pp.24-30). Recent studies also attest to the immense progress of the tourism industry in spite of the admitted presence of challenges and limitations in the industry.

Tourism occurs when people choose to move from one place to another visiting with friends and family purposely for play, business, study, work, service and, pilgrimage (Rodriguez & Cruz, 2007, pp.824-826).

Tourist destinations range from simple areas like recreation centers, parks, museums to hiking trails and resorts depending on the nature of tourism and the individuals or groups of people involved in it (Byrd & Cardenas, 2009; and Sharpley & Telfer, 2002, pp.5-10).

Whether someone travels short distances or miles alone, with family members, friends, strangers or colleagues; tourism mostly entail meetings and various interactions among various populations with varying age groups, spiritual traditions, ethnic backgrounds, ability, cultural heritages, interests and educational levels (Chavez, 1999).

Travelers or tourists can engage in new familiarities, gain information of other cultures, countries or regions learn the importance of loving the environment, developing new friendships and promoting peaceful relationships among people (Butler, 2006, pp.30-35).

Those who travel also contribute, through one way or another, to the commercial growth and improvement of the public and region when spending some substantial amount of money to provide a variety of basic needs like as food, clothing and shelter among many other essentials (Solberg & Preuss, 2007, pp.213-215; and Darowski et al., 2006).

Socioeconomic progress, especially when it helps in poverty alleviation, hugely promotes cultural peace since most people are satisfied. In other words, tourism helps in the creation of a peaceful environment in a myriad of ways. According to Bieger and Wittmer (2006, pp.42-44), the creation of a global society means that tourism businesses have the ability to operate globally and in a peaceful way.

The same authors also say that most people in the tourism business have been working together with stakeholders and shareholders from various regions to create policies leading to the eradication of violence, skirmishes and wars while concomitantly promoting sustainability, thus assuring the well-being of all participants locally and globally among the involved communities thus promoting peace in overall (Boberg & Cavinato, 1986; and Moss et al., 2003).

Learning and giving services towards the creation of peaceful environments are among the major goals of persons engaging in all dimension of the work which generate harmony through tourism, inclusive of those linked with learning institutions which teach the young to serve in the sports, hospitality, tourism, and recreation businesses (Holden, 2000, pp.247-250).

Faculties and students who have a stake in commitment to goals and purposes defined here have a distinctive prospect of instilling peaceful values throughout the students’ learning experiences (Koeman, 1985, and Grimble & Chan, 1995, pp.113-120).

Koeman furthers states that individuals who labor in the tourism trades enjoy the benefits and services of their business endeavors, have congregated over the recent times with stakeholders and shareholders in the tourism (such as governments, learning institutions, other business-oriented industries, community front-runners, religious and spiritual leaders, peace investigators and citizens) to discuss peace-related issues in tourism.

Resultantly, this has helped in increasing their understanding of peace in the tourism industry through the objection against violent practices (Gibson & Bentley, 2006, pp.63-70; and Hall, 2008, pp.10-20).

According to Knowles and Curtis (1999, pp.87-96), these proponents of peace through tourism in the current world have reportedly been increasingly united in seeking to promote a viable peace while reaping the joys and benefits related with mobility and recreation. Below are some of the methods that are normally used by these stakeholders and shareholders to proliferate peace in the tourism industry.

Firstly, this is normally done through honor spiritual customs, reclaiming of sanctified spaces, working together with others so as to foster development, protection and support and establishment of a peaceful tourism environment (McElroy, 2006, pp.61-70).

Secondly, there is the recognition and protection of various cultural spaces and customs (Hritz & Cecil, 2008). This helps in fostering multiplicity in the tourism industry, inspiring tourists to travel more and working with others for development, preservation, protection, and apt support for cruciaal heritage sites (Koeman, 1985).

Thirdly, it is done through decrease poverty by employing people from the local communities as a means of generating income, supporting the growth of local and small-businesses which eventually contribute to profits in the tourism industry as well poverty alleviation of the people thus helping them avoid unnecessary violent endeavors which reduce the promotion of peace (Darowski et al., 2006).

Fourthly, the aforementioned parties normally endeavor to eliminate situations that may lead to actions of non-peaceful tourism endeavors such as violence and war while teaching in conflict resolution, and working with community groups as well as governments to restore parts impaired by wars in the tourism industry (Lindsay, 2003).

Fifthly, the shareholders and stakeholders usually endeavor in promoting sustainable growth by scheduling growth plans with care for the environment in awareness, preserving rare animal and plant species while supporting impartial environmental ideologies and practices which help in facilitating peaceful coexistence in the industry.

Seventhly and lastly, the involved parties tend to strive in educating people about delicate ecosystems by encouraging ecotourism while promoting a peaceful environment by involving the native people in decision-making processes. Through such endeavors, ignorance is greatly dealt with while less resistance and wars are faced from the natives ( UNWTO, 2011, pp.2-5).

Throughout the universe, people who work in almost all aspects of tourism and hospitality businesses are help in shaping the attitudes, values, and beliefs and ideals of a peaceful tourism environment(Dabour, 2003, pp.24-30).

Darbour further asserts that such people tend to endeavor in identifying solutions to dire social, political economic and environmental challenges in the world while striving to meet with other like-minded people to increase their knowledge about peace as a crucial aspect of the tourism industry.

These activities are only a few of the many endeavors that people currently engage in both at local and international levels so as to encourage the continuous growth of a peaceful tourism environment (Kim, 2010, p.1).

This viewpoint of peace also, according to Richie (2004, pp.670-675), somewhat refers to the state in which a human being is considered to be at peace with himself. Richie says that it additionally covers the concept of law and order. Richie further asserts that this conception of peace does not however exclude the aspect of violence since soldiers can have peace with themselves even in battlefields (pp.675-7680).

Moreover, there is the concept of peace in the tourism being the absence of some form of collective violence. To this regard, major emphasis is made on the violence amongst human groups, individuals and nations as well as racial and ethnic groups. This type of peace shall be referred to as negative peace (Leslie, 2007; & Leslie, 2005).

In arguing regarding collective violence; most authors seem to use this word in such a way that it does not cover infrequent homicide like un-patterned individual violence.

According to Dobson (1998, pp.129-135), it is the change from this kind of violence to the violent behavior across human frontiers that it becomes group violence which deviates from the essence of peace. It can thus be said that through organized violence, peace is believed not to exclude aspects such as violent behaviors (Middleton &Lickerish, 2007, pp.50-55).

Another concept of peace that is not sufficiently defined is peace considered as a synonym for good practices in the world especially in the cooperation and integration amongst people (Page & Connell, 2009, pp.30-35). Again, emphasis is usually made on the absence of violence. This type of peace shall be referred to as positive peace. Positive violence is apparently a widespread concept particularly in underprivileged groups.

Based on this viewpoint, the first and the second concepts would be easily and readily accepted in over privileged groups (Fairhurst et al., 2006, pp.315-320). According to Lim and Patterson (2008, pp.117-120), such groups are normally more interested in the existence of law, stability and order since acts of violence (through the lack of a peaceful environment) would have a direct impact on them.

A peaceful tourism environment, which is facilitated through is not- worthily rapidly relevance in the current business-oriented world with many policy-makers and organizations increasingly voicing their concerns towards the establishment of a peaceful tourism environment.

The UN World Tourism Organization, UN’s branch that specifically deals with international tourism endeavors, is among such entities and, over the recent times, this branch of UN has been able to do a lot in the creation of a peaceful tourism environment especially in war-prone countries ( UNWTO, 2011, p.1).

The ideology that tourism promotes local and international promotes peace has been extensively deliberated among scholars (Chavez, 1999). Chavez further states that, although there is inadequate research showing the specific circumstances in which tourism can foster peace, there is a prevalent conviction that it pays to this far.

For example, travellers contribute to promotion of peacetime through tourism when they possess the compassionate attitude which considers the ‘other’ as a chance for emotional development, and meeting with the ‘other’ dealt with in a peaceful way (McElroy, 2006, pp.65-70).

According to Mehmetoglu (2004, pp.70-75), many scholars and macro-economists tend to support tourism as a influential force with the potential to reduce suspicion and tension in the tourism industry by having a positive impact in state politics, international relationships, regional businesses and world harmony.

In fact, a good number of these scholars have been able to propagate ideas that can help in fostering and developing peaceful relations between separate countries so as to help advancing the tourism industry.

However, empirical tests have not all the time supported peace through leisure industry thesis and some researchers have claimed that tourism can sometimes limit peace locally and internationally based on the many bureaucracies entailed in the industry (Chavez, 1999).

Whereas good relationships are often established in the tourism industry through engagement in various peaceful tourist activities; instances of bad blood amongst tourists with administrators or the locals have been reported in many countries and regions (Boberg & Cavinato, 1986, pp.12-15).

An example of such is the conflicts that often occur due to differences in religious and social beliefs amongst groups such as Christians and Muslims.

It is also hard to make the instance that tourism could avert conflict. The kind of theory used is one of a close analysis of contemporary social endeavors as the existence of justice.

This mainly reveals the development of the following four major themes: attention to good relationships with one’s personality and with other people as well; care for the communal benefits; safeguarding of global safety; and engagement in positive endeavors which promote, preserve, protect, and withstand a culture of goodwill; and finally, respect for human constitutional rights in regard to peaceful touristic endeavors.

In order to make the industry of tourism more sustainable and simply not about managing and controlling the adverse impacts of the industry; it must be understood that tourism is a crucial industry where local communities benefit, socially and economically, and this helps raise awareness as well as support the environment conservation (Wall, 1997, pp.483-485).

Moreover, in the tourism sector, economic progress and safety of the environmental should not be perceived as opposing forces. Instead, they should be followed progressively as aspirations that are mutually reinforcing actions and policies, which aim to strengthen benefits and help to reduce the costs in tourism sector (Toh et al., 2001, 426-432; and Swarbrooke, 1999, pp.30-40).

Furthermore, massive growth can be predicted in the tourism industry by the year 2020, provision of excellent chances for spreading affluence but present a lot of challenges and impending pressures to the local communities and the environment if mismanaged (Stuart & Nicoletta, 2006, pp.155-160). Climate change is acknowledged as a chiefly global issue with important repercussions for tourism (Selby, 2004, pp.67-69).

There is also an amassed admiration of the role of tourism when addressing world poverty since it reportedly fetches revenue to the poorest communities (Solberg & Preuss, 2007, p.213; Faulker, 2001, pp.135-140; and Fennell & Dowling, 2003, pp.33-40). Sustenance of tourism has become an issue of equivalent significance in both developing and developed countries. Below are some strategies that can be used in tourism sustainability.

Tourism and sustainability: This expresses the meaning of sustainability to tourism and why administrations require addressing it. This presents some key ideologies and programs for further sustainable tourism.

Policy inferences of a workable tourism plan: The twelve goals for additional practicable tourism issue as which are conversed in turn and strategy parts relevant to each of them identified.

Structures and policies for more workable tourism: It mainly entails the strategic creation of good governmental structures which can then be used in facilitating sustainable tourism practices needed to enhance progress. In doing so, careful consideration should be taken on the association between both international and local structures.

Influencing sustainable tourism: It majorly looks at the procedure of mounting tourism strategy that cherishes sustainability and recognizes some of the tactical choices which are eminently required.

Instruments for further sustainability of the tourism industry: An expansive explanation is given as a set of tools and how they can be relevantly used by governments. These include the usage of sustainable indicators, proper infrastructural provisions and planning, establishing proper regulations and legislations among others.

In recapitulation, both tourism and sustainable development are key subjects in today’s business-oriented world (Pradeep & Hu, 2009, pp.561-565). Gathering data on how to guide this document has been a result of looking at widespread practices by regimes everywhere in the world, in the advancement of strategies and application of mechanisms (Paraskevas & Arendell, 2007, pp.1560-1573).

Tourism is defined largely as travel-for-leisure which is supported by a multi-layered global service industry (Park & Boo, 2010, pp.95-100).

In conclusion, tourism has undoubtedly been an extremely multifaceted phenomenon where personalities and worldviews can be constantly represented, reconfirmed, consumed, modified and negotiated. It is important to acknowledge the positive impact of tourism as leading global industry.

However, for purposes of facilitating progress, it is imperative to maintain a realistic and non- glorifying attitude of its economic, socio-cultural, political and environmental, impacts (Chavez, 1999).

Scholars and other concerned parties have to ensure that the tourism stakeholders and shareholders are aware of the difference between the grandiloquence power of currently prevalent discourses (for example, peace-through-tourism, eco-tourism, and sustainable tourism among realities on the ground).

This research is clear indicator that, in the tourism industry, there is a lot of tension. These internal battles come on national, local, and global levels and, distinctively from culture; they also relate to race, social class, ethnicity, and gender (Page &Connell, 2009, pp.25-30). It is contradictory for an industry with conflict to claim to be privileged to foster a peaceful global tourism environment.

While not opposing the possibilities tourism has, it is therefore ethically advisable to address the many problems hindering peace the industry while striving to advance its strengths.

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In today’s world, almost everybody chooses to travel and tourism as their leisure. Traveling is a good way to learn about the world. Also, it teaches us many interesting things about the cultures of different nationalities. Read Speech on Travel and Tourism here.

In addition, we also travel to meet our family or relatives that live in another city or country. Moreover, we also travel to find better jobs and opportunities. It is the best option for a person who wants to do some sightseeing or just wants to relax.

Besides, our choices depend upon the weather, personality, and of course the money. Because a person who leads an active life will not go to the seaside for traveling. We also travel for pleasure on expeditions and for visiting tourist places.

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We can define tourism as traveling to various popular tourist and heritage locations in the state, country or anywhere in the world. It helps us to learn the history and cultural heritage of the place that is passed on to the people from generation to generation. It helps us to learn the heritage and culture of our own land too.

We enjoy tourism because each place provides us with a unique experience and various different facilities. All the facilities like the hotel, conveyance, restaurants, and public transport, etc. need to be booked in advance.

For making your trip more relaxing, all you have to do is book all these facilities well in advance. It costs a lot but is worth every penny you spend on it as it relaxes the mind, body, and soul.

Also, we learn a lot about different cultures, practical issues, and interacting with people of multiple backgrounds and manners.

In India, tourism is not convenient and as easy as that in developed countries. Moreover, there are many limitations that the ministry of tourism should correct so that the tourism industry can bloom and make profits for the economy.

Besides, many foreigners are not interested in Indian tourism because of the risks of infection and dirtiness.

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This concept has emerged in recent years, it counter-point to what we referred to as ‘mass tourism’. Niche tourism signifies diversity and ways of making differences. Moreover, it plays on pejorative connections that have accompanied the evolution of mass and package tourism.

It is often cited as the negative impacts in relation to socio-cultural disturbance and environmental degradation. On one hand, the destination managers and planners seek to utilize tourism as a mechanism for economic development.

While on the other hand, a niche tourism approach appears to often greater opportunities and tourism, which is sustainable. More capable and less damaging to the environment.

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We can broadly divide niche tourism into three components namely: cultural tourism, environmental tourism, and rural tourism.

Cultural tourism is the subgroup of tourism that concerns the culture, precisely the lifestyle of people of that particular area, history of people, their art architecture, etc.

Environmental tourism or nature tourism provides an opportunity to visit undisturbed natural areas, beautiful views, and to observe the plant and wildlife.

Rural tourism showcase the rural life art, culture, and heritage in rural regions of the country, thus benefiting the local community socially and economically.

To sum it up, we Indians’ love to travel and that’s why we visit various pilgrimage centers and big towns and cities. However, tourism to isolated heritage centers is perhaps not our first choice. But it is enough that we boast ourselves of India and its greatness.

Nonetheless, we do not visit our own monuments and heritage to remember our ancestor’s great deeds and constructions.

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1. take pride in providing service to visitors.

Being of service to others is important and valued. Be courteous and friendly. Smile and greet your customers in a welcoming manner. Ask how you can help. Listen to them and make them feel like they are an important part of your day. A positive, cheerful attitude is pivotal to a great first impression.

2. Know Your Community As A Destination

Develop a thorough knowledge of local activities, events and attractions. Make a list of your favourite things to do in your area. Better yet, make it a community effort – work with other businesses, associations and town administrators to create a list of attractions, events and popular activities. Distribute the list to every local business and organization, and encourage operators to share with staff. As a bonus, you may discover something new about your community and develop a deeper sense of pride in your hometown.

3. Share Information and Resources

Stock up on maps and materials offering visitor information. Travellers will be grateful when you can provide them with information or show them directions. Organizers of local events or festivals may have brochures or flyers that you can distribute to your customers. The materials often become conversation starters. They are reminders of the busy schedule of local activities and enable fast and easy reference. With examples on hand, no one can say, "There is nothing to do around here." If there are no specific activities that day, use the examples and resources to highlight upcoming events. Your guests may decide to extend their stay or plan a return visit.

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Your leadership and the positive experiences that you provide as a tourism ambassador will inspire others. People may come forward with their own ideas for making the community a welcoming destination. Informal networks may grow into formal tourism and economic development strategies. Your personal effort may be what it takes to get the ball rolling.

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Long and Short Speech on Travel and Tourism

These days everyone loves to travel. There could be various purposes for traveling. Some travel for leisure, some travel for business purposes, some for adventure. Irrespective of the purposes, travel teaches us many things about different cultures and countries. Travelling also varies upon various factors such as money, choice, time, weather, and personalities. Besides everything, Travel and Tourism are a vast sector that provides countless opportunities to the people of a country or region. 

Here we have provided a few sample speeches on Travel and Tourism such as a Long speech on Travel and Tourism, a short speech on Travel and Tourism, and a 10 lines speech on traveling. 

Long Speech on Travel and Tourism

The speech sample below depicts the longer version of Travel and Tourism speech which can be used by the students of Class 6 to Class 10 and above as a sample. 

Hello all, today I am going to talk about the importance of Travel and Tourism. More or less, we all know the importance of Travel and Tourism. Some of us travel for relaxing, some of us travel to seek adventure, or some travel to explore various places. To do that, some people travel within the state or country or to a whole different country. But why? Amid our daily hectic routine, we seek some mental peace. Somehow we want to fulfill that through traveling. 

To define tourism, we can say that it is traveling from one place to another in leisure time. It can be domestic or international. Traveling is important to break the chain of monotonous life and release negative energy as well. It was mostly initiated by the Greeks or Italians in the ancient period. 

The origin of the word ‘Travel’ can be traced back to decades ago. Some say that the word derives from the French word ‘Travail’ which means work. It emphasizes that earlier only the working-class people such as emperors, merchants, artists who longed to conquer the whole world would travel to various destinations. 

Traveling can help us in many ways. It can provide a mesmerizing experience. It calms our nerves down. Besides,  it helps us to learn about the heritage and culture of a particular place. It might be costly but it will enrich your experience and relax your mind and soul. 

Thank you for listening! Hope your dream trip can come true soon. 

Short  Speech on Travel and Tourism

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Greetings to everyone present here! Today I am here to give a short speech on Travel and Tourism. Thank you for giving me such an amazing opportunity to speak about an interesting topic like this. 

‘Travel’ the word itself fetches a very basic question - “why do we travel?” Some of us travel for relaxation, some for exploration, some for work and some for knowledge. There could be various purposes of traveling from one place to another. 

The Travel and Tourism industry has become such a booming industry in India that it left a huge impact on the livelihood of many people. Through this industry, we get to know about various landscapes of the country or some other countries as well. There are so many aspects involved in this industry that this industry alone contributed a lot to the country’s GDP index.

So, if you are a traveler or work in the Travel and Tourism industry, then you have made enormous contributions towards the economical growth of your country. 

Thank you so much!

10 Lines Speech on Travel and Tourism

Below is given a sample of a very short speech, which is nothing but a 10-line speech. This speech can be used by the students of lower grades in order to write a Travel and Tourism speech for 1 minute as well.

Good morning all! Today I would like to give a very short speech on Travel and Tourism.

On the occasion of World Travel and Tourism Day, we all have gathered here to celebrate this special day and wake up the wanderlust within us. 

Traveling keeps you happy and your body-mind fit, especially adventurous activities such as hiking, river rafting, bungee jumping etc. 

It could be a good habit if you can travel more often in a year. It will boost your energy and help you to concentrate.

However, you might think that it could be an expensive affair. But it is not.

Everything depends on a perfect travel itinerary and how you execute it. 

For that, you have to save up a little every month and choose a place and time wisely. 

So, what are you waiting for? Grab that travel magazine or read the best travelog.

The world is waiting for you to offer a lifetime of experience.

Thank you so much for being an amazing audience!

Speech on Travel and Tourism in India

Good morning to all of you respected Principal sir , vice principal, teachers and all my fellow classmates and students! Today I will be presenting my speech on the subject of Travel and Tourism in India. As we all know, our country is probably the most established nation in the world. It is filled with attractive traveler destinations in specific Indian urban areas including entrancing verifiable locales, standard destinations, extraordinary spots which placed India at the map anywhere all through the sector for movement and the travel industry.

The beginning of the phrase tour can be traced again to records. started via the Greeks and Italians for the purpose of leisure, journeying started out normally to gas conquests and battles. The word journey has a wealthy history too. The precise supply of the phrase is unknown. it could be derived from the French phrase Travail, which means paintings. The running class of the historic days changed into common traders, architects, and emperors who wanted to triumph over the sector. Touring has become considered to be taboo by numerous cultures. We have truly come a long way from that. we will roam freely. we've the freedom to look at the world for what it is in this new era. Time is now not a constraint as a new and superior era has introduced to humankind supercars and wonderful trains that assist in quicker transportation. Touring is one of the best methods to launch negative energy gathered with one’s system. there's a famous quote that refers to how the absence of journeying in one’s existence can cause sinful monotony. traveling is vital to rid the body of the damaging waves that too much stress can cause at the gadget Tourism industries have flourished over the years in diverse parts of the arena. some of the most beautiful locations to plot a trip to may be some distance far away from your fatherland. Crema is a place regarded for its modern people and rich way of life. Numerous people the world over often crave an experience of Europe. There are people roaming the globe who're vagabonds without a place to live in. They travel from one area to the opposite looking for the meaning of existence. The journey became popular in India after the appearance of pilgrimages. Pilgrimages contain a tour over a protracted distance to get towards the deities which can be worshiped by way of the pilgrims. regularly these pilgrims traveled strolling from one vicinity to the opposite. Pilgrimages are sacred journeys to locations of worship. India is known for its diversity and ethnic ways, as well as her various traditions. it's far contemplated inside the numerous nature of the tourism industry. every state of the us of a has distinct tourism advertisements. Gujarat is known for Kacchh, wherein we find white sand. Bengal is known for its rich subculture and background. Dak Bungalows are found in abundance within the land of sweets and the metropolis of pleasure. Himachal Pradesh is understood for its rich meadows and cold hilly landscape.

Those days are long gone when journeying was taken into consideration to bring in evil spirits and purposely harm to a person. we are dwelling within the twenty first century with a speedy boom in postmodern culturists. This homogeneity between the subculture and postmodern notion of wandering has come as the world has been given to recognise the rituals and thoughts of every land. touring is the best way to understand these numerous formalities.

Trip to Lahaul Spiti – The Valley of Star

Himalaya literally means abode of snow. It is the last frontier, “King of all mountains”,where species have thrived and long gone extinct, civilization came and then destroyed, however the mountains have seen it all. I believe that before one takes a step outside into the paths unknown one ought to simply recognize wherein he/she belongs. that is my region where I explore in my personal life through journey, track, journey, almost something which could slow time down for me. You may call this my quest for redemption, my route to suggestion, a testof spirituality and a manner to become a younger fool again. The journey to Lahaul and Spiti Valley will take you to the hard street which results in a stunning destination . From wide fields of snow to wide open fields of barley, from lush green valley to cold desert with distinctive sun shades of mountain. The district was formed in 1960, and is the fourth least populous district in India Lahaul and Spiti lie precisely between the robust Himalayas and Pir Panjal tiers. An experience to this vicinity will come up with the most peaceful time of your lifestyles while you take a look at those ranges of status by way of the banks of the Spiti River. the greater days you spend on this enchanting location, the extra thrilling things you will discover approximately the human beings and the region.

Benefits of Traveling in India

Our nation is pleasant because of Taj Mahal, amazing passage to the Himalayas, Royal Bengal Tiger, Lotus Temple, Kashi Vishwanath Temple, India Gate, crimson castle, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra citadel, Humayun’s Tomb, Qutub Minar, Harmandir Sahib, Amber citadel, Akshardham, Hawa Mahal, city Palace Jaipur, Gateway of India, Mysore Palace, Meenakshi Amman Temple, Golconda, Jama Masjid Delhi, Lodi lawn, Siddhivinayak Temple Mumbai, Mahabodhi Temple, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Charminar, Lake Palace, Jantar Mantar, metropolis Palace Udaipur, Dal Lake, Falaknuma Palace, Venkateswara Temple Tirumala, and is home too many verifiable systems. Other tourist dream location in India are Srinagar, Shimla, Goa, Coorg, Ooty, Darjeeling, Varanasi, Mahabaleshwar, Pune, Gangtok, Imphal, Kaziranga, Kashmir, Kanyakumari, Kerala, Ajanta Ellora, Leh/Ladakh, and so on.

Nonetheless, numerous endeavors are but to be accomplished to improve the travel industry in India with the aim that we are able to attract extra travelers to our kingdom and supply them awesome reminiscences from India’s tour and tourism enterprise for a lifetime. Eventually , I want to mention that the tour and tourism sectors are exploding in India, and there is lots of scope in this field in India. We need to hold its reputation through being a pleasant host for tourists.