Before the appearance of economic slowdown tourism was heralded
as next big goldmine for Indian economy. Tourism also ranked as third
largest foreign exchange earner, provided direct and indirect employment
to people of all status in the society in general. Unfortunately global
economic slowdown affected the morale of tourism service providers
and terror attacks have shaken the confidence of the international tourist.
As the magnitude of the problem was high, Government adopted various
steps, the fruits of which are yet to be reaped.