Growth Of Tourism Industry In Tirunelveli District

Abstract

Tourism is a highly labour intensive industry offering employment to both the semi-skilled and unskilled human beings. It is a major source of income and employment for individuals. This aspect of provision of employment becomes more important in a developing country where the level of unemployment and under-employment tends to be high. In addition to providing employment to a large number of people, tourism can be the instrument of regional development aimed at achieving an equitable balance between major industrial areas and the rest of the country. Tourism enables the wealth earned in one part of the country to be transferred to another part of the country.