Role of information technology in promoting tourism of India

Pages: 440-444
Parvesh Sood (Guru Dronacharya College of Education, Bhuna, Fatehabad, Haryana)

Tourism is the activities of people traveling to and staying in the places outside of their hometown and environment for leisure, business purpose, health, education or to achieve some other goal. Information Technology is the use of computers, networking devices and storage devices to create, process, store and exchange the electronic information. Tourism industry is composed of four parts: transportation, accommodation, food and sightseeing. A good combination of all these parts makes a place a great tourism spot. Tourism is one of the largest employment generators and a significant source of Foreign exchange for the country. Use of IT in tourism has increased tremendously over the years. In the present research paper, the first part of the paper discusses on importance and need of Tourism promotion in India. The second part of the paper talks about the role of IT in tourism promotion.