Authors:

Trupti Vijay Jadhav

Abstract:

Tourism is an important source of socio-economic development of any country. It promotes international understanding and trust among peoples as well as provides variety of social benefits. Today tourism has evolved into a significant socio-cultural and economic force.

Aurangabad is an important city of Maharashtra State. Now it is also called ‘Chatrapati Sambhajinagar.’ There are many cultural heritage sites such as Ajanta and Ellora caves, the famous world heritage sites in India and Bibi ka Maqubara known as ‘Taj of South’, Daulatabad Fort, and some religious places like Shri Ghrishneshwar Temple, one of the twelve jyotirlingas and so on. According to the fact, there is a need to study the impact of tourism on society, economy and culture to identify the developmental potential of Aurangabad district.

This study is mainly focuses on the multiple aspects of tourism impact, especially in Aurangabad district. To fulfill this aim, I am collected both the primary and secondary data. The primary data is coming by the direct observation and my own experience and the secondary data collected from the central and state government tourism based reports, books, articles, journals and other literary sources, and applying content analysis technique to understand the multifaceted impacts of tourism in Aurangabad district. Thus, both datasets provide me authentic information, which enhances the quality and productivity of this study. 

Keywords:

tourism, Aurangabad, impact, social, economic, cultural 

Vol & Issue:

VOL.16, ISSUE No.1, March 2024