Economic impact of tourism in Rishikesh Town Uttarakhand

Authors

  • Rashmi Ph.D. Scholar Department of Geography, University of Allahabad, (U.P), India

Keywords:

ambiance, challenges, development, economy, practicable

Abstract

Rishikesh is internationally recognized as one of the best place for tourism due to yoga and Ayurveda facility, spiritual ambiance and best adventure spot in India. This town is faced many challenges to the economic development. Tourism is seen as in practicable and sometimes only means of economic growth not focusing on the economic development in the town. The present research deals with an impact of tourism on the economy of this town. The paper is in descriptive in nature, and it shows that tourism has made adequate contribution to the local economy in Rishikesh town.

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Published

2021-10-12

How to Cite

Rashmi. (2021). Economic impact of tourism in Rishikesh Town Uttarakhand. International Journal of Economic Perspectives, 15(1), 178–185. Retrieved from http://ijeponline.org/index.php/journal/article/view/40

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2021)

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