“India has the potential to show the fastest growth over the next 30 -50 years. Growth could be higher than 5% over the next 30 years and close to 5% as late as 2050…”
                                                             -Goldman Sachs Dreaming with BRIC's: The path to 2050

'Shining India's' economic buoyancy has shown a significant growth of 16.5% in tourist arrivals in year 2003 with a record growth in foreign exchange earnings of 20%. Industry sources reveal that India's annual real growth of the travel & tourism sector is poised to increase by 8.8 % between 2004-2014, higher than China ,Laos, Vietnam and Fiji. It is estimated that the 8.8% growth will create a yawning gap in demand & supply, thus creating an enormous need for professionals in the travel and tourism industry.

Globally tourism will account for 11,404,000 jobs of total employment which in turn will create both directly and indirectly in 2004, 24,456,600 jobs in India. Further, by 2014 there would be 27,790,000 tourism jobs in India. With this rapid increase in travel & tourism jobs India will be the second largest travel & tourism employer in South Asia.
Source: World Travel & Tourism Council

Thus, the future is deep vested in tourism… the key to being a part of this fast growing industry is harness the best skills for being a professional in the travel & tourism industry.