5. Notice that the decline here is due to the initial bang arising after the Kargil war as the economy started surging ahead along with rising patriotism due to victory. The numbers also grew due to the IT boom that engulfed the economy at the dawn of the new millennium. One interesting point to note, however, is that the overall share of the niche tourism, which is usually marked by a distinct touristic purpose apart from leisure, has remained more or less constant – indicating that the growth experienced is more of a mutual drift within these niches. For instance, there is a high degree of correlation twixt tourists attending rock concerts as well as the famous beer festival in Germany, as I deduced from these bookings made at my organization in 2007. Bookings made for Oktoberfest Bookings made for Rock AM Ring 339 198