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Tourism and Economic Development is one of the most important factors that influence the Tourism Industry & Tourism area. The general impression about the Tourism and Economic Development give information about the Historical prospects of our country and Economic development of State’s. This book aims the reader’s to get acquainted with the culture, customs and conventions, language and mode of living of the local people. Tourism thus liberalizes their mind and helps the people to strengthen the bonds of friendship, international understanding and co-operation. Over the past years, many developing and developed countries have considered tourism as an option for sustainable development of their nations. The importance of tourism as a contributor to economic growth is so widely accepted that year after year throughout the world a massive investment continues to pour in its development. It is with this backdrop, this book is an attempt to investigate the dynamics of the relationship between tourism sector development and economic growth of India. This book presents various aspects of Tourism with respect to Economic Development. The present book covers wide range of topics from Case studies of monuments; Eco-tourism based industries, Impact of Globalization, Rural Tourism Entrepreneurship, Hospitality Industry and Sustainable Tourism. This book contains 13 research papers of various authors from all region of India. It is expected that the book will be highly useful for students, scholars, professors, planners, policy makers, economists and all those involved with tourism industry in any manner.