Anand: Tourism to contribute $3 trillion towards GDP by 2047, says Nakul Anand
NEW DELHI: The Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH), the body representing all associations of the travel trade, estimates tourism will contribute $3 trillion towards the GDP by 2047 through 10 crore foreign arrivals, 20 billion domestic tourism visits and 20 crore direct and indirect jobs created in the sector. FAITH chairman Nakul Anand gave this industry estimate here on Wednesday, World Tourism Day, at “travel for LiFE”, an initiative by the tourism ministry.According to Anand, India is one of the very few countries that has already made expansive strides in remodelling its tourism based on eco-friendliness and sustainability. “The introduction of the G20 tourism and sustainable development goals dashboard acts as a tremendous tool to keep the industr...