2. The World Tourism Organization defines
tourists as people who "travel to and stay in
places outside their usual environment for
more than 24 hours and not more than one
consecutive year for leisure, business and
other purposes not related to the exercise of
an activity remunerated from within the place
visited."
3. HERITAGE TOURISM
PILGRIMAGE TOURISM
MEDICAL TOURISM
WILD LIFE TOURISM
ADVENTURE TOURISM
ECO TOURISM
4. As an instrument for employment generation,
poverty alleviation and sustainable human
development
Promotes national integration and international
understanding and gives support to local
handicrafts and cultural activities
Foreign exchange earnings
Domestic tourism plays a vital role in achieving
the national objectives of promoting social and
cultural cohesion and national integration
Contribution to generation of employment is very
high.
5. New Delhi (Qutumb Minar, Lal Qila, Jama Masjid,
Akshardham Temple)
Agra (Taj Mahal)
Ajanta Caves In Maharashtra
Varanasi
Sarnath
Khajuuraho
Jaipur (Maharaja’s City Palace, Palace of Winds)
Tirupati Balaji Temple
Golden Temple
Mandvi, Gujarat
Lothal, Gujarat
Red Fort
Kanyakumari
Kulu – Manali
6. Sources:- Foreign tourist arrivals in india 2005-11 report
Year FTAs In India (In
Million)
Percentage Change Over
the P.Y
2005 3.92 13.3
2006 4.45 13.5
2007 5.08 14.3
2008 5.28 4.0
2009 5.17 -2.2
2010 5.78 11.8
2011 6.29 8.9
7. China is one of the biggest countries in the
world.
Under the influence and charm of Chinese
traditional art, an increasing number of
visitors come to China daily, appreciating the
invaluable treasures of Chinese traditional
art.
Chinese traditional art brings you a taste of
unique China Culture.
8. Inbound Tourism
◦ Tourism of non-resident visitors within the
economic territory of the country of reference.
Outbound Tourism
◦ A Canadian who travels to a foreign country as a
tourist.
Domestic Tourism
◦ Domestic tourism is tourism involving residents of
one country traveling only within that country. A
domestic holiday or satiation is a holiday spent in
the same country.
9. The Great wall of China
Forbidden City
Potala House, Lhasa
The Terra Cotta Warriors
Silk Road
Tiananmen Square
National Museum of China
Summer Palace in Beijing
Li River
Yangtze River
Lhasa Tibet
Avenue of the Stars
Peak Tower
Temple of Heaven -- an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
Old Town of Lijiang
10. Sources:- International tourists reports 2008-09
Rank Country UNWTO Regional market International
Tourists
arrivals in
2009 (million)
International
Tourist
arrivals in
2008 (million)
1 France Europe 74.2 79.2
2 U.S. N.America 54.9 57.9
3 Spain Europe 52.2 57.2
4 China Asia 50.9 53.0
5 Italy Europe 43.2 42.7
6 U.K. Europe 28.0 30.1
7 Turkey Europe 25.5 25.0
8 Germany Europe 24.2 24.9
9 Malaysia Asia 23.6 22.1
10 Mexico N.America 21.5 22.6
11.
12. If these trend will continue so till year 2020,
China will become the number one travel
destination in the world.