It consists of outstanding articles and is divided in 3 major parts. The Part I is on ‘Tourism and Indian Economic Development : General and Theoretical Issues’. The next part deals with ‘Tourism and Environment in India’ . The Part III at the end deals with Tourism and Economic Development in Orissa. It is expected that this book will throw important light on the very important and growing tourism sector in India. It is expected that academicians and researchers will find this book both helpful, informative and analytical in nature.