Question

What is international tourism?
A. Crossing country’s boundary and visiting some other country
B. Tourism within the limit of a country
C. Tourism within the limit of a city
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: When an Indian citizen travels to the United States or Australia or a citizen of Australia or Canada travels to India, it is known as international tourism.

Complete Answer: Tourism that crosses the national boundaries is known as International tourism. The people who travel and stay outside their cities and countries for not more than one year are known as international tourists. Travelling and visiting has become a major recreational activity.

For a country, tourism helps to boost the economy. A tourist destination helps to increase the revenue of the country, creates more jobs, and also helps to share different cultures between residents and foreigners.
The tourism sector is one of the most significant sectors in India. The sector contributes a major chunk to the country’s Gross Domestic Product or GDP, the tourism sector of the country contributed more than sixteen lakh crores to the GDP. Out of 140 countries, India was ranked 34th in The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report of 2019, year by year the country is improving its ranking.

While talking about the other options,
B. and C. Travelling or Tourism within the limit of a country and tourism within the limit of a city is known as Domestic Tourism. In simple terms, the residents of a country travel and spend vacations within their own country.

Thus the correct option is A.

Note: According to a statistic of 2015, Delhi, Mumbai, Agra, Chennai, and Jaipur were the most visited cities by foreigners. The most visited city by foreigners in the world is Bangkok.