Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Tourism: An Analysis of Mizoram

Abstract

India faces a number of challenges in determining how to use tourism as a sustainable development tool to fuel the economic and social growth. Tourism is one of the most recent developments in the economic sector. It must be developed in a way that honour the culture and values of the locals, and enhances their livelihood. The state of Mizoram may be an emerging tourism destination which holds importance for the future growth of India’s tourism industry. But still the attention is not upto the mark to develop this region as a future potential tourist destination. This paper is an attempt to find out the gap in knowledge and awareness by analysing the challenges and opportunities presented to tourism development in the state of Mizoram. After years of observation and primary research there are many things that still have to find out for the total development of tourism. This paper is an attempt to compare the Mizoram tourism with Indian and World tourism with careful community reference. The young state like Mizoram needs a thorough study to find out tourism potentials and the many challenges ahead