Bangalore is renowned for its mild climate and beautiful royal palaces while hyderabad is a city of domes and minarets interspersed with colorful bazaars.

Tourist destinations and development of tourism in india. Tourism in india is growing at a fast pace with lot of development happening in the infrastructure and other countries putting the country in a better position to place it in the international market. Today tourism is the largest service industry in india with a contribution of 623 to the national gdp and providing 878 of the total employment. Chennai is one of the largest and most historic cities in southern india offering dozens of palaces temples and forts.

Tourist destinations and development of tourism in india. Cruises tourism is the new marketable product for india to explore beautiful coastline undisturbed idyllic islands and virgin forests. There are various types of tourism branches in incredible india the ministry of tourism has identified 10 niche products for development promotion to attract tourists with specific interest and india as a 365 days tourist destination.

Cruises are one of the most dynamic and the fastest growing components of the leisure industry in india. India witnesses more than 5 million annual foreign tourist arrivals and 562 million domestic tourism visits. The central and state governments of india have been working to actively promote tourism in the nation by enacting specific policies in the public and private sectors.

India offers e tourist visa to 75 countries. With e tourist visa to india available for the nationals of the united states canada the united kingdom and china the inbound tourism of india has taken a great leap for the better. Currently tourists from 75 countries across the world are eligible for e tourist on arrival in india.

Present situation and features of tourism in india. The ministry of tourism is the nodal agency for the development and promotion of tourism in india and maintains the incredible india campaign. According to world travel and tourism council.