India, potencia turística

Durante la V cumbre del consejo mundial de Viajes y Turismo, WTTC (World Travel and Tourism Council), celebrada en Nueva Delhi, India, del 8 al 10 de abril del 2005, se ubicó a China y a la India dentro de los mercados turísticos más importantes del mundo. –Resto del mensaje en inglés.

India and China will form part of the most important tourism markets in the world. This was established at the recent WTTC (World Travel and Tourism Council) 5th Global Travel & Tourism Summit, celebrated in New Delhi, India on April 8-10, 2005.

According with Travelmole (Online Community for the Travel and Tourism Industry) article: 

Consistent with last year’s WTTC forecast, China and India are set for phenomenal tourism growth in 2005 and beyond, according to WTTC.

China is expected to grow travel and tourism demand by 10% in 2005 to take a 4.3% chunk of global tourism and travel. The country continues to increase its investment in tourism infrastructure according to WTTC executive vice president, Richard Miller. 

And there was good news for India, which is playing host to the WTTC Summit this week, as demand for tourism is expected to grow by 11% in 2005 to take a 0.72% share of global tourism.

The share of India’s GDP contributed by travel and tourism has potential to increase from an expected 2.1% in 2005, according to Mr Miller. “India has space to grow,” he said.

Nevertheless, during the summit was mention that India even when has plenty of attractions, receives only 3.5 million of tourist per year.

An interesting quote from Judy Slater CEO, Lonely Planet, regarding Synergy:

"Travellers increasingly want to engage with the experience of life in the places they visit. It’s not just economic synergy; it’s also through voluntary engagement, spiritual development, authentic local experience that can also bring benefits to regions and in terms of social cohesion. It’s a matter of travel as an integral part of life – travelling to engage in the world".

More information:

http://www.globaltraveltourism.com/

http://www.travelmole.com/news_detail.php?news_id=103537

http://www.exceltur.org/excel01/contenido/portal/files/ABR_05_016.pdf (en español)

http://www.wttc.org/