Sustainable Tourism a New Aspect in Tourism Industry: A Case Study on Tribal Tourism of Arunachal Pradesh

Abstract

Away from the glitches of monotonous life, every soul desires a retreat that could offer them memorable experience that could heal, teach, and help expand the mental periphery. A holiday and vacation can indeed add value to a human life. To spend a mind blowing holidays we need an amazing destination. Arunachal Pradesh offers a very distinct flavor of tourism. Along with the mind-blowing scenic beauty of the eastern Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh serves a very spicy platter of her cultural diversity. Arunachal Pradesh is a home of 26 major tribes and many more sub tribes. There are approximately 3649 tribal villages present in the state, many of which opened their gate for the tourists to experience a world of unknown and wonders. The concept of sustainable tourism contains three important pillars which are economy, environment and culture or social issue. Tribal tourism of Arunachal Pradesh covers all these three aspects. It promotes the economy, sustain the environment and support the culture. Thus the prospect of tribal tourism is a golden opportunity both for the tourists and the local community in every possible way.