TOURISM AND ITS IMPORTANCE

Abstract

Tourism is an activity and is very generic in nature and is such defies a common and a standard definition. Many people and many organizations have defined tourism in various ways.. For some communities, tourism is one of the few options for economic survival. For others tourism is a combination of positive and negative factors (the most common situation). Finally, there are communities where tourism has generated a large number of negative externalities, for which the population was not ready. To avoid these unpleasant situations planning and strict control by the community and authorities are needed