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department of tourism, the ministerial wing of the Government of India, is
working to make tourism the most prominent services sector in the country. It
has divided the country into six regions—north, north-east, east, south, west
and central region. In order to promote and facilitate the ow of foreign tourists
into the country, overseas o ces were established in six countries: the United
States, UK, Germany, Australia, Japan and UAE. e tourism sector is open to
the private sector. Private participation is encouraged by the union as well as
the state governments in almost all tourism projects taken up in recent years.
Tourism is the world’s largest export-oriented service, accounting for ...