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Tourism, both domestic and international, has rapidly won considerable recognition as an activity generating a number of social and economic benefits like promotion of national integration and international understanding, creation of employment opportunities, removal of regional imbalances, augmentation of foreign exchange earnings thus redressing the balance of payments situation, etc.
It is significant that many of the beneficial aspects of domestic and international tourism have special relevance to the socio-economic scene in Britain and the planning authorities have given a special preference to this emerging sector. Tourism also tends to give support to local handicrafts and cultural activities, both in the urban and rural areas.
The expenditure incurred by a tourist has a ‘multiplier effect’ and also generates considerable ‘tax revenue’ for the government, both in the national and the regional sectors. It is also relevant that the various multi-faceted socio-economic benefits of tourism are being achieved with a relatively low level of investments. The Cheap Hotels in UK are an example of this form of development.
The recent plan document has also assigned the development of low cost high quality structures a strategic importance. Tourism has been given the status of an export industry. The government has decided to favor selective development of a few identified centers instead of an ambitious travel circuit programme.
The British tourist industry has done a commendable job during the short history of five decades after the Second World War. It can be inferred from the statistics that the tourist industry has increased by more than 4.17 times annually. It has grown by 417 percent during the period 1950-1990. Indeed it is a fantastic track record.
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