• Wallamlaibor Lyngkhoi

In this paper an attempt is made to highlight the importance of tourism industry in the state of Meghalaya and also the problems and challenges during the Covid-19 Pandemic. It will give some views also on its contribution in terms of revenue collection and receipt to the state. The paper also will throw some lights on the jobs and employment opportunities especially during this pandemic and how the tourism industry has struggled to a considerable extent due to the frequent lockdowns, banned of entries of tourists, maintain of social distancing and Covid-19 protocols enforcing by the governments and health departments. It will give also a glimpse about the stakeholders and the operators of tourism activities especially in the rural areas who are in the midst of closing down the business because of unaffordable and lacking of money to maintain the tourist spots and the maintenance costs which is also increasing rapidly. This paper also will study and analyse the problems affecting the industry, how to manage, survive and generate it income when there is a lack and decline of tourists and footfalls during the period of Covid-19 pandemic.

Covid-19, tourism, unemployment, matrilineal, sustainable, environment, vaccination.

"Tourism Industry in Meghalaya: Problems and Challenges due to the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no.a208-a210, August-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108029.pdf

"Tourism Industry in Meghalaya: Problems and Challenges due to the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no. ppa208-a210, August-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108029.pdf