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Commercial aspects of tourism of tirunelveli district with special reference to accommodation and transportation;

by A Lingappan




Institution: Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Department:
Year: 2015
Keywords: accommodation; Commercial aspects; tourism; transportation
Record ID: 1212728
Full text PDF: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/40820


Abstract

Tourism is not only an economic activity of importance in as much as it earns a country foreign exchange and provides employment it can also correct adverse trade balance and regional imbalances as it is both a labour intensive and capital intensive activity It is an important medium of socio cultural development capable of promoting lasting goodwill and friendship among the nations of the world It also helps in the regional development of the country and acts as a means of social education and better understanding among the people of different regions in the country In the long run the most important contribution of tourism is in the area of developing understanding among varied cultures and life styles Thus it is clear that tourism is a fast growing industry which has vast and inexhaustible potentials to enhance national income foreign exchange reserves and opportunities of employment to the growing millions of the country as well Further its impact on the environment of an economy is also fairly enormous This present study is an attempt to evaluate the commercial aspects of tourism in terms of accommodation and transportation in Tirunelveli district newline%%%