Impact of Eco Tourism in Sustainable Economic Development

Abstract

Tourism in India is the largest service industry with a contribution of 6.23% to the national GDP and 8.78 % of the total employment in India. India’s tourism industry is experiencing a strong period of growth, driven by burgeoning Indian middle class, growth in high spending foreign tourists and coordinated government campaigns to promote “incredible India”. Tourism is a luxury and a voluntary concept. Improvements and advancements of infrastructure enable more people to partake of tour and the growth of inclusive tours and other forms relatively cheap and other opportunity to travel for pleasure.Eco tourism appeals the people who wish to interact with the environment and to varying degree, develop their knowledge, comprehension and appreciation of it. In this context, an attempt has been made in this study to analyse the problems faced by tourist sector. Secondary data have been collected to study the growth of this industry from journals, books and magazines etc., SWOT analysis were analysed to improve the growth of Ecotourism industry in India."Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."

-John McConnell, Founder of International Earth Day