• Dr.D.RAJAKUMARI
• R.SHANTHI

Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure, or business purposes, usually of a limited duration. Tourism is one of the largest industries with faster expansion in its range and dimension. The tourism industry comprises hospitality, travel, and various other businesses which offer services and products to tourists. The important basic components are: transport, accommodation and locale. A tourist, in order to reach his destination, has to travel and therefore, some mode of transport becomes necessary. This mode of transport may be a motorcar, a coach, a train, an aero plane, a ship, etc. Provision of accommodation is very basic to any tourist destination. The term is used to cover board and lodging. To a great extent, tourism depends upon the types, quantity and quality of accommodation available at tourist centres. Locale means destination or resort, which forms the basis for tourism. The important attractions of tourist destination are pleasing weather, scenic attractions, historical and cultural factors, accessibility and amenities.

Tourism, tourists, eco-tourism, leisure, recreation, etc

"TOURISM INDUSTRY IN TAMILNADU AND INDIA ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.100-104, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRX006020.pdf

"TOURISM INDUSTRY IN TAMILNADU AND INDIA ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp100-104, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRX006020.pdf