Eco tourism on southern telangana a study

Abstract

The phenomenon of tourism has received worldwide recognition and is growing by leaps and bounds. Till recently considered as a past time and thus a trivial activity, it has developed into a highly complex phenomena with multifarious and multidimensional economic, socio-cultural and environmental effects. It has emerged as one of the world`s largest industry with latent vast growth potential and it had established itself as world`s third most important industry behind oil and motor cars. Being an important facet of socio economic development, it has become one of the crucial concerns of not only the nations but also of the international community as a whole. Most countries are using tourism as an important facet of economic and social development. To achieve this, they are exploiting their historical, social, cultural and environmental resources. Today tourism forms an important part of all the developmental strategies and is often present on top of the priority list among the hierarchy of priorities . Its potential to generate employment and earn foreign exchange for the host country has made this industry, the concern of all governments, planners, entrepreneurs and the people in general. As a result, countries around the world are pumping resources for an effective planned development of the industry. This chimneyless industry is an essence of software product and his tertiary service sector with relatively high value addition. The pace of growth in demand is such that it has given tourism is a Cinderella like existence. In addition to the economic benefits it adheres, there are various social, political and developmental benefits for which it has received worldwide recognition. Today tourism is perceived as a contributor for peace and development, image building, mixing people and culture, development of international relations, infrastructure development, achieving sustainable patterns of environmental up-gradation, upliftment of the society and global integration. J. Urry states, Tourism is a leisure activi