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The tourism and hotel industry plays a critical role in the development of an economy. Its role becomes significant in the case of developing economies, like India. The study related to tourism and hotel industry becomes relevant and vital in the present world scenario of increasing role of tourism in many aspects including stimulating economic growth, making addition to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country, employment generation, earning foreign exchange, development of infrastructure and so on. The tourism and hotel industry of India not only contributes to its GDP but also helps the economy and people of the country in many ways. This makes the study essential from the world as well as India's point of view. The present study is an attempt to examine the contribution and role of tourism industry in the economy by scrutinizing the relevant data related to tourism and hotel industry of the world with a special emphasis on India. The study also aims to analyse the domestic and foreign tourists' footfall to the monuments protected under the Archaeological Survey of India. It further tries to evaluate the data related to the availability of approved hotels of India and their occupancy; and of the recognized tourism service providers in India.