INDIAN TRAVEL AND TOURISM TO CREATE 7 MN JOBS IN 10 YEARS, SAYS STUDY
Published at 11.10.2007 in International developments, Coaches
With better infrastructure and soaring income levels, the travel and tourism sector in the country is expected to employ about seven million more people over the next 10 years, a recent study by the Indian Elixir Web Solutions' Business Intelligence Team has said.
“A revolutionary growth is being witnessed in the Indian travel, tourism, airline and hospitality industries. It will lead to the creation of over seven million new jobs in India in the next 10 years," their study states.As many as 41.8 million people are directly or indirectly employed in the tourism sector in India, according to IBEF, the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) which as a public-private partnership between the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and the Confederation of Indian Industry aims to effectively present the India business perspective and leverage business partnerships in a globalising market-place.
India is the favoured destination for majority of the travellers to South Asia which spells good job prospects for the sector with an expected growth at a rate of 10 per cent per annum, double the global growth in the sector, the study said.
"The growth of tourism in South Asia is boosted by India, the destination responsible for half the arrivals to the sub-region," the study said quoting United Nations World Tourism Organisation.
"India expects a tourist inflow of around 10 million in 2010 when it will host the Commonwealth Games," Union Tourism Minister Ambika Soni had earlier said.
