• Dr. Chatar Singh Negi

The travel and tourism sector holds strategic importance in the State economy providing several socio economic benefits. Provision of employment, income and foreign exchange, development or expansion of other industries such as agriculture, construction, handicrafts etc. are some of the important economic benefits provided by the tourism sector. In addition, investments in infrastructural facility as such as transportation, accommodation and other tourism related services lead to an overall development of infrastructure in the economy. According to the World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013, India ranks 11th in the Asia pacific region and 65th globally out of 140 economies ranked on travel and tourism Competitiveness Index. India has been witnessing steady growth in its travel and tourism sector over the past few years.

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN UTTRAKHAND (POTENTIAL, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES)

"SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN UTTRAKHAND (POTENTIAL, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.42-52, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903N03.pdf

"SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN UTTRAKHAND (POTENTIAL, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp42-52, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903N03.pdf