A Study on the Awareness and Openness of Tourists towards Sustainable Tourism Practices in Chennai City

Abstract

Tourism has emerged as one of the important emerging sector in the current century. The contributions of the sector to the world and to the Indian economy make it as one of the most important sectors. The tourism sector contributed to 10.7% of the world’s GDP. It employs around 260 million people around the world(Cernat& Gourdon, 2007). The tourism industry contributed to 7% of the GDP in India. Roughly around 9% of the Indian population is employed in this sector(Bhavani, 2016).