Question

What are the professional fields associated with tourism?

Answer 1

Instructions: Explain the following points:

1. Explain Development of indigenous industries.
2. Discuss employment opportunities for locals.
3. Inform about the support from Government.

Solution:

• Tourism and Hospitality industry has the potential to create maximum employment opportunities.
• The money paid by the tourists for visa, travel, stay in hotels, food, payment to translators and guides, and more contribute towards the economic growth of that country and help in generating multiple job opportunities.
• Development of the local handicrafts and progress in cottage industry and food industry further create income for the locals.
• In 1975, the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation was set up. It has provided facilities of tourist hotels at 47 places for more than 4000 tourists. This has increased the employment opportunities in the state.