• Mr.P.Renjith

Tourism is one of the world's fastest growing industries as well as the major source of foreign exchange earnings and employment for many developing countries. The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report for the year 2017, ranked India 40th out of 136 countries overall. Tamil Nadu is the second largest economy of India with a GDP of $150 billion and Tourism is one of the main sources of its revenue. UNESCO has declared 29 places as world heritage center in Tamilnadu, out of which 4 heritage sites located in Tamilnadu. Coimbatore referred to as the Manchester of South India is the second largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu. As per the statistic reports by Tamil Nadu Tourism Department, a total of 32,64,876 visitors visited Coimbatore in 2010 among which 32,30,196 are domestic travellers. Coimbatore stands in tenth position with regard to average number of tourists arrivals in Tamil Nadu during the last five years. Coimbatore city has 1,200 rooms in the three and five-star hotels, and about 2,000 lodging rooms. Even in the peak seasons, the average occupancy rate is 80 per cent. Coimbatore has healthcare centres with state-of-the-art technology providing quality medical care at affordable prices which makes it a potential heath tourism spot. The State Tourism Department shall strive to realize the vision of making Coimbatore as a preferred tourism destination by implementing various tourism infrastructure projects and providing tourist friendly services. The State shall involve the private sector and the local community to promote environmentally and culturally sustainable and socially inclusive tourism development in the State.

"MANCHESTER OF SOUTH INDIA-COIMBATORE AS A TOURISM DESTINATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.627-631, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904895.pdf

"MANCHESTER OF SOUTH INDIA-COIMBATORE AS A TOURISM DESTINATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp627-631, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904895.pdf