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TOURISM IN AMRITSAR
Table of Contents
Destination for Tourism— Amritsar    3
International Visitors and Visitor’s Origin    3
Key Attractions and Type of Tourism    3
Accommodation    4
Economic Impact of Tourism on GDP    4
Major Tourism Activities    4
Other Destination Features    4
References    5
TOURISM IN AMRITSAR
Destination for Tourism— Amritsar
The destination selected for this assignment is Amritsar, India. The major attractions in Amritsar are Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh, Harmandir Sahib, Wagah Border and others. Visitors across the world like to visit the place. It has been ranked third on India’s tourist attraction list. Amritsar is famous for the religious places and places of heritage. The prime time to visit Amritsar is between the months of October to March. During this time, the weather is not very hot. The temperature is mild during these months that are optimum for sightseeing and shopping.
International Visitors and Visitor’s Origin
As per the statistics by government of India, total number of visitors in Amritsar totalled 5556342 in the year 2013. Out of this, total number of foreign visitors was 150000 that is a significant number. Amritsar witnessed a growth of 12.1% in tourist arrivals over the same period in 2015. According to Tripathi and Choudhary (2010), visitor across India like to visit Amritsar especially to enjoy the pious ambience of The Golden Temple, Harmandir Sahib and places of national heritage like Wagah Border and others. Most of the visitors in Amritsar are Indians. However, ample international visitors arrive at Amritsar daily. Most of the International visitors are from Canada, USA, UK, Singapore, Sri Lanka and other such countries.
Key Attractions and Type of Tourism
Key attractions in Amritsar are as follows:
The Golden Temple: It is one of the most spiritual place in India. It is also referred to as Harmindar Sahab and is the holiest shrine in Sikhism. It is of architectural and historical interest and brings ample calmness to the one visiting the place. As per the views of Chaudhary and Aggarwal (2012), the keys focus is the tank, Amrit Sarovar that surrounds the shrine made of gold. The glitter of the shrine is soothing to the eyes of the visits and imbibes a feeling of piousness among those visiting the...