Keenly aware of the unfolding boom in the tourism industry, the government is lending a hand to the growth of the industry Outlay for tourism for the Tenth Five Year Plan is Rs. 2900 Crore. For the financial year 2003-04 the outlay was Rs 325 crore. This is up sharply from Rs 150 crore allocated in the previous financial year. ...

 

The tourism industry is classified into outbound, inbound & domestic and there are different opinions about the size of the industry.

 

India is now chalking up one of its strongest growth charts in a long time. As the Indian economy continues to open up in an effort to integrate with the world economy, benefits of doing business with and in India are increasing. With the results, hundreds of thousands of jobs are moving to the Indian shores from the West. This brings in its wake transit travelers, business travelers, business meets and holiday seekers. ....