Indian Tourism has registered a significant growth in the recent years. As against 1951 where foreign tourist arrival stood merely at 17,000, in 2006 the figure surpassed 4 million. Tourism today is the 3rd largest net earner of foreign exchange for the country recording earnings of US$5731 million in 2005, a growth of 20.2 percent over 2004. According to the Ministry of Tourism, between January - December 2006, total inbound arrivals was 44,299,15 as against 39,186,10 in 2005. The total foreign exchange earnings earned during this period was US$6569.34 million against US$ 5730.86 million for the same period in 2005.

Tourism sector holds immense potential for Indian economy. It provides impetus to other industries through backward and forward linkages and generates huge revenue earnings for the country. In the recent 2007-08 budget, the provision for building tourist infrastructure has been increased from US$ 95.6 million in 2006-07 to US$ 117.5 million in 2007-08. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, India' s travel and tourism (T&T) industry was poised to contribute 2.1 percent to Gross Domestic Product in 2006 (INR 713.8 billion or US$16.3 billion). Tourism is also one of the sectors, which employs the largest number of manpower creating 20 millions job globally

Indian tourism is one of the most diverse products on the global scene. India has 26 world heritage sites. It is divided into 25 bio-geographic zones and has wide ranging eco tourism products. Apart from this, India has a 6,000 km coastline and dozens of beaches. India's great ethnic diversity translates into a wide variety of cuisine and culture. India also has a large number of villages, plantations and adventure locations. India is home to a great variety of wildlife and its reserves are well known throughout the world. It also has one of the world's biggest railway systems opening possibilities for those interested in “Rail tourism”. India also has excellent hospitals offering affordable Medicare and traditional healthcare systems like Ayurveda. In addition to this India organizes numerous fairs and festivals, which are quite attractive to foreigners.

We at Birla Viking Travels pledge our continuous support in rendering the best of product and service to our esteemed domestic and global clientele. Apart from regular corporate travel, our organisation also specializes in Medical & Health Tourism, Rural & Eco Adventure Tourism, Golf Tourism, Spiritual Tours,

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