An Analysis on the Trend and Pattern of Tourism in India with Special Reference to Medical Tourism
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https://doi.org/10.12727/ajts.31.4Keywords:
Domestic tourism, Medical tourism, inequality, trend and patternAbstract
Tourism in India has not received the due attention both in macro policy formulation and research. The present study tries to make an attempt to analyse the trend and pattern of domestic tourism based on the unit level data of NSSO. Medical tourism, which is an important component of tourism in India, shows a comparatively higher growth over the years, but especially after 2006 a lower growth rate and the covid pandemic accentuated this trend. Wide disparity could be seen among the states as well as across socio-economic groups in India. A higher share for health and medical tourists was visible among the vulnerable group. The marginalized groups like old age groups, tourism from rural area, SC/ST groups, lowest MPCE group and disabled persons had a higher chance to report medical tourism compared to their counterparts. As against the findings of the previous studies, the present study confirms comparatively higher participation of vulnerable groups.
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