AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
• To promote the Himachal Pradesh at the international level.
• To describe the Himachal Pradesh culture and mouth watering Himachal Pradesh food.
• To maintain the Environment of Himachal Pradesh.
• To attract the tourist and Himachal who go away from their culture and religion.
• To increase the development rate by tourism industry.
• To establish Himachal Pradesh as a leading tourist destination in the country and abroad
• To make tourism a prime engine for economic development.
• Prosperity of the State and as a major means for providing employment.
• To encourage a strong and sustainable private sector participation in creation of tourism infrastructure especially through public private partnerships.
• To promote sustainable tourism, which is not only environmentally compatible but also leads to economic betterment of the rural people.
• To attract quality tourist and to increase their stay in the State.
• To safeguard the State’s natural and manmade heritage .
• To encourage civil societies & non-governmental organizations for promotion & the conducting of tourism related activities.
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• To position Himachal Pradesh as a one stop destination for adventure tourism.
INTERODUCTION OF TOPIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TRAVEL AND TOURISM
• Though the words Travel and Tourism are synonymies and used interchangeably but Tourism is a wider concept and encompasses a lot more than travel alone.
• Travel implies journeys undertaken from one place to another for any purpose including journeys to work and as a part of employment, as a part of leisure and to take up residence
• whereas Tourism includes the journey to a destination and also the stay at a destination outside one’s usual place of residence and the activities undertaken for leisure and recreation.
• All tourism includes some travel, but not all travel is tourism .
• A person may often travel for a wide variety of purposes of which tourism is only one.
HIMACHAL PRADESH INTRODUCTION
Himachal Pradesh is a captivating region of the Indian Himalayas. It is often referred to as the "Magical Showcase of Nature's Splendor" ideal the Travelers
to travel, enjoy and relax. Abundant green Grassland and wide valleys set against imposing snow-clad mountains; crystal clear lakes, flowing rivers & spurting streams; fruit laden groves and soft terraces of corn and tea are characteristics of Himachal Pradesh. It is the
ultimate Travel destination of India. The state of Himachal
Pradesh has boundaries with the Jammu and Kashmir in
the North, Uttar Pradesh in the Southeast, Haryana in the South and Punjab in the West. It is located between 30"22' and 30"12' north latitude and between 75"47' and 79"4' east longitude.The mountainous state has altitudes ranging from 350 to 7000 meters (1050 ft. to
21000 ft.) above the sea level. The mountain state of Himachal Pradesh, in the beginning, was formed as a centrally administered territory on April 15, 1948 by the consolidation of
30 hill provinces of Punjab. It became a Part C State under a Lieutenant Governor, with a Legislative Assembly of 36 members and a Cabinet of three ministers in 1951. In 1954, Bilaspur, anotherPart C State, was integrated with Himachal Pradesh and the strength of the Assembly was raised to 41 members. In 1956, the States Re-organization Commission recommended the unification of Himachal Pradesh with Punjab. But the people of
Himachal Pradesh opposed and the proposal was overruled Till October 1966,
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Himachal Pradesh comprised only of six hill districts of Mahasu, Mandi, Chamba, Sirmaur, Bilaspur and Kinnaur. In November 1966, it was expanded with the inclusion of some of the hilly towns of Punjab like Shimla, Kangra, Kullu, Lahaul, Spiti, Nalagarh tehsil of Ambala district, and areas of Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur districts. Himachal Pradesh was formed into
10 districts and was declared a state on January 25, 1971, with Shimla as its capital. The 12 districts of Bilaspur, Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kinnaur, Kullu, Lahaul & Spiti, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan and Una were re-organized into the districts of the state in 1972-73.
Today, Himachal Pradesh is one of the most important travel destinations in India. The high hills of Himalayas attract the travelers from all over the world. Himachal Pradesh has plenty of hill resorts, pilgrimage centers, adventure sports destinations & wildlife that attracts a wide range of tourist traffic.