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India is a multi-destination country with a variety of tourist attractions. The growth and development of tourism in India has gone through many phases. Today, tourism is the second largest net foreign exchange earner. This is for the simple reason that it creates the maximum job opportunities than any sector for every rupee invested in it. With so many advantages, there are also problems that hamper the growth of this industry as well. Professionals in the field would be required to come out with policies that could help improve the industry.

Defining Tourism

Tourism is all about travel for recreational or leisure purposes and provides services. It is a very popular and global activity.

Worldwide, tourism is growing into a competitive industry and has created a huge demand for people with the appropriate skills and knowledge to succeed in the global market.
Tourism is important for many countries not only due to its economic but also social and cultural benefits. Tourism travel produces an interaction between the cultural customs of the visitor and those of the host population. This enables tourists to form a view of the present world and a global concept of the historic past.

Benefits of this Industry

Tourism evolved through many centuries, is one of the most vibrant, growing and economically useful activities in the world having wide cultural and social ramifications. In the modern form tourism has grown into one of the world's largest industries with a growth rate of in excess of 5 percent per annum.

It is accepted that tourism is a major force in the economy of the world, an activity with global importance and significance. This most rapidly expanding industry is contributing over ten percent of the global GDP and generating employment for 200 million people. It is reported that Travel and Tourism can be part of the solution to world's problems, such as bridging the gap between the 'have's and have nots '.

Why Study Tourism at GCC

GCC is one of the premier institutions in Bangalore offering the course in Hospitality and Tourism. Year after year, students passing out of the college have brought laurels to college by maintaining a consistent record of University Ranks every year including the 1st Rank in the examinations of 2005/06 academic year. The department is well equipped with a faculty that has wide industrial exposure and in depth knowledge of their subje