Fuelled by India becoming one of the world’s top travel destinations, the travel & tourism ecosystem in India has registered remarkable growth post the pandemic. Serving as a crucial source of foreign exchange, travel, and tourism contributed Rs.15.9 trillion (US$ 191.25 billion) to India’s economy in 2022 and was estimated at Rs. 16.5 trillion for 2023, said the latest assessment by talent solutions provider NLB Services.
The growing synergy of the sector has led to steadfast employment generation across the country both in Tier I and Tier II locations, NLB Services added.
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Jobs During Covid-19 Pandemic
NLB Services said that in the pandemic year 2020, the tourism sector accounted for 39 million jobs, constituting 8% of the nation’s total workforce.
Post the pandemic recovery tenure, this sector was one of the sectors that saw the quickest recovery. Incidentally, talent demand in tourism recorded a 44%…