1.Introduction
The global pandemic crisis has had a devastating impact on the tourism industry. Though the majority of countries have made reasonable efforts to reduce the impact of the pandemic, a number of countries were not able to significantly mitigate the impact due to lack of resources and/or unpreparedness.
The situation in several countries became worse due to lack of resources and preparedness. The second worst scenario occurred in a country that did not have adequate infrastructure or transportation, such as ports and airports, for handling large numbers of tourists. In such cases, there was no alternative except for air transport or sea transport.
This situation has continued for quite some time now in places such as Pakistan, Egypt and Indonesia. Though there is considerable improvement over many years, it is still far from acceptable that every country should be able to withstand a pandemic with minimal damage.
Moreover, if we include India as well, it is like an international space station orbiting Earth on which Indian tourists are anchored at most parts of the year owing to their numerical magnitude in the world economy. While India is emerging as one of the largest economies in the world with its rising GDP growth rate and growing middle class population, there are still many hurdles ahead for it in terms of economic development and sustainable economic growth .
India’s tourism industry consists mainly of domestic tourist arrivals (the number typically declines during periods of heavy rainfall or droughts) but also includes long-term visitors from other parts of Asia (e.g., China). The Indian market remains one of the most attractive markets globally especially because it is growing rapidly with more than half a million foreign tourists visiting India every year; however, this growth will continue to be fueled by rising domestic tourism demand coupled with better infrastructure and transportation network.
In addition to weather related issues such as monsoon season or droughts (which can result into severe flooding), we often see several other natural disasters that hit Indian shores including landslides during monsoons , floods caused by cyclones , and earthquakes . Although these catastrophes occur only rarely over any given year, they are very difficult to prevent since they happen unpredictably at any given point during any given holiday season . Therefore, it becomes critical for each government agency involved in managing tourism activities throughout India (such as airports) be well-prepared for these types of disasters .
2. Tourism Industry, a Major Contributor to the Economy of a Country
Tourism is the most important contributor to the economy of most countries. At a macro level, tourism represents 1.7% of GDP in India. In other words, if you take India’s GDP (nominal and real), as reported by RBI, as an example, it would be approximately USD 122 billion annually (USD 120 billion) in terms of nominal figures and USD 10 billion (USD 9 billion) in terms of real figures.
Let’s assume that the country’s tourism activity is about USD 5 billion. The results for a country like India will be similar to what is reported by the IMF regarding its economic growth during 2011-12:
Indonesia increased from 3% to 7%, Egypt from 2% to 10%, South Korea from 2% to 8%, Pakistan from 0% to 4%.
It also has been reported that Turkey’s tourism revenue grew by 6% over 2010-11 even though inflation was at 12%.
On the other hand, France showed a decline in its annual economic growth during 2011-12:
France decreased by 0.1% in 2011-12. The UEFR report indicated a decrease of -0.2% in GDP growth between 2010-11 and 2011-12 while inflation remained stable at -1%.
That means that France grew more slowly than its peers due to low global growth rates during the past year — which means less demand for French tourist accommodations and services.
Another study revealed that European countries suffered from weak growth when compared with Asia Pacific countries during the last two years:
India showed a decline of -2 percentage points on average between 2009-10 and 2010-11 when compared with China (-6 percentage points on average), Indonesia (-8 percentage points on average), Thailand (-9 percentage points on average), Malaysia (-8 percentage points on average), Philippines (-6 percentage points on average).
Meanwhile, Europe saw higher growth rates than Asia Pacific countries:
European economies grew by 1.5%, while Asia Pacific economies grew by 3%. In fact, Europe always outperforms Asia Pacific economies by an extremely wide margin when it comes to these statistics. This is because Europe has much greater resources per capita than Asian countries have; hence their economies can grow much faster than their Asian counterparts due to their superior resources per capita.]
3. Tourism Industry in India and the Pandemic Crisis
In the past weeks, the media has been flooded with reports of the sudden and massive decline in tourism to India. In certain parts of India (particularly on the West coast) massive tourist numbers have dropped by up to 70%.
The situation is also developing in other parts of the country. The Ganges delta, for example, has seen a huge dip in tourism because many people have migrated to the neighbouring countries (Bangladesh, Nepal) and now look down upon India as a place where they have no ties.
Actually, this article is not just about this particular situation in India but it’s about what’s going to happen after it.
For those who don’t know what this term is, let me explain myself: “Covid” is an acronym for “Convergence Vector” which means it relates to how vector or motion points change over time based on changes in other vector or motion points.
So how does this relate to travel? The ultimate goal of travel is to accomplish something that you can’t achieve by any other means. If your goal is to gain yourself a job or build yourself a house or get married or finance your college fund — then you need something that isn’t possible by any other means. If your goal is simply urban exploration — then you need something that isn’t possible by any other means. This also explains why there are some people who love science fiction and others who love fantasy — they both require something that isn’t possible by any other means (the former because there aren’t any real world physics and chemistry along with laws of science).
So what happens when you go somewhere that you cannot achieve using normal methods? What happens when you can accomplish more things than you could otherwise accomplish using traditional methods? What happens when your options are so much more than those available through conventional methods? What happens when things aren’t limited only by your physical body but rather extend far beyond it? What about these things happening within a single country/city instead of across entire continents/countries as we experience through our senses? This article will be focusing on how tourism will evolve after a pandemic crisis and how these changes will affect Indian tourism industry post-covid-19 .
This is what I am looking at; from an end-to-end perspective:
What if bringing out public awareness helped prevent these crises from occurring in the
4. The Tourism Industry in India during the Pandemic Crisis
India is famous for its ancient culture, majestic monuments and a wide variety of festivals. However, the country’s tourism industry is in a state of turmoil as the country faces economic woes. The Indian economy has been in tatters for some time now, with over-indebtedness and flaming stock market prices making it difficult for companies to repay loans.
The tourism sector has suffered badly from these conditions. The recent ravages caused by the disease have deterred tourists and drove up hotel occupancy rates drastically.
With no significant development in the tourism industry, the Indian government is looking at ways to promote this sector more effectively.
Covid-19 has provided a good opportunity for Indian industries to improve their prospects of growth in the coming years. Covid-19 is an upcoming research project that will be carried out by India’s premier center for research on worldwide pandemic epidemics (Covid), which had been working on this project since 2009.
5. Conclusion
Tourism is an important business in the country and Indian tourists are a key component of our economy. However, the country’s tourism industry faces a number of challenges associated with the recent outbreak of diseases within India. This analysis aims to provide a short-term analysis on the future prospects of tourism in India after Covid-19 and identify areas that need further attention before the next pandemic outbreak.
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6. References
The global pandemic is killing people at a rate that is unprecedented.
The international community has made great strides in creating more effective global response mechanisms and systems to deal with the pandemic.
However, the efforts are still not enough to achieve the desired results and mitigate these deaths. If a killer virus does not find one of its targets in a country, it is impossible to stop its spread across the globe. However, as more countries become infected with the pandemic, it’s likely that there will be even more deaths across the globe.
With this in mind, there are many factors that can be used to predict future of tourism in india after covid-19 development analysis trends. One such factor is socio-economic conditions and level of development within each country as well as differences between countries due to regional differences.
Other factors include population growth rates (per capita) per day and number of tourists per day based on country’s area and climate conditions/weather patterns. The reasons for this are due to availability of tourist destinations per country’s area as well as diverse climates within each country’s areas thus making tourism attractive for different tourist groups.
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