Tourism:
Tourism includes such activities of people which are performed while going out from their routine atmosphere or ambience, indulging in travel and rest. It is, going away from home for thrill, relaxation, fun and frolic, joy, along with experiencing something new.
Social Importance of Tourism:
1. Enhancement of social harmony –
Employment opportunities at tourist places are created due to the influx of tourists. They like to visit beautiful places. Thus it has been seen that a business understanding has been developed between people of different communities at tourist places and this social harmony is resulting in unity among people.
2. Increase in Fame and Reputation –
Celebrities or VIPs when visiting a certain place, bring the location into limelight through newspapers, television news.
3. Creating Employment Opportunities –
The tourism industry is the sector considered to be the highest employment opportunity creator in the country since this industry is growing continuously and rapidly.
4. Development of Diverse Features –
Attracted by the lure of the money obtained from tourists, all parties are eager to think upon and work for all those aspects through which the facilities and influx of tourists can increase.
5. Receiving International Aid –
International and domestic tourists are impressed by the functioning of some people or institutions or are charmed with the attraction of the place and forge an emotional attachment with it and provide funds and technical assistance for its development.
6. Literacy and Educational Development –
In order to get employment in the tourism sector, tourist places have increased focus on education of the people.
7. Improvement in the Standard of Living –
Tourism creates employment opportunities, which increases purchasing power and ultimately improvement is made in the living standard of people at different levels of society.
