Abstract

In recent times the tourism industry is not just one of the most rapidly growing industries but also the major contributor to worldwide economic growth and development. In today’s globalised world, ‘tourism’ put into very simple words, can be referred as a socio-cultural and economic phenomenon which entails the movement of people to any part of the world. It has been introduced as a vital force which withholds the power to connect and give rise to worldwide human interactions. It acts as a significant medium to abridge the gaps between borders and encourage exchange of culture, values, material, philosophy and material along with other things. As per the experts and researchers, if used a wise tool tourism has the potential to affect international relations, improve public diplomacy as well act as an antibody to global challenges like poverty and terrorism. This paper aims to identify the growing importance of tourism in international relations, how it affects national integrity as well as it’s transition, scope and potential in the near future.

Keywords: Tourism, International Relation, India, World, Covid-19