DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN NASHIK DISTRICT: A GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS

Tourism has grown from the pursuit of a privileged few to a mass movement of people with the urge to discover the unknown, to explore new and strange places, to see changes in environment and to undergo new experiences during the post- world war period when tourism grew into a mass tourist industry. Tourism is multi-faceted and has its various links with the manufacturing and retail sectors. It has numerous seasonal or unofficial businesses which makes assessment of the market size of tourism extremely difficult
The present paper aims to understand the tourism development potentials of Nashik district.
Both Primary and Secondary data has been used to understand the patterns of tourism. Nashik has tremendous growth potential for tourism with the given climatic conditions, natural historical and cultural factors.
Tourism development is of great importance because of the anticipated economic benefits which tourism brings in with increased income and employment opportunities.
Since tourism is now an integral part of modern societies its study and analysis become imperative if its potential economic and Social Benefits Are To Be Maximized and Developed in a Manner Consistent with the Society’s Goal.