Exploring The Potential and Benefits of Tourism in Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Tourism is a socio-economic phenomenon consisting of the activities and experiences of travelers and visitors away from their home environment and served by the travel and tourism industry and host destinations. Madhya Pradesh with its scenic spots has a huge potential to promote tourism. Tourism is a source of direct and indirect employment in Madhya Pradesh. In that article, out of the six districts identified, i.e., Gwalior, Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain and Panna, the first two were selected as they were found to be representative of the region. It also stated that (MPSTDC) Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation must protect and explore new destinations to promote tourism, where the tourism department manages all the resources and does all the related marketing.