Residents’ perceived impacts of tourism: A case study of Manali (Himachal Pradesh)

Tourism is rapidly growing service industry of India. Its contribution in term of economic, social and environmental development of country is well documented. Himachal Pradesh is not an exception. Huge potential of tourism has changed the mind set of both planners as well as residents. Present study has investigated the perceived impacts of tourism in Manali. Factor analysis was used to investigate the underline dimensions. The results showed that tourism is perceived as economic activity in study area but its social and environmental impacts can be harmful for area if not managed well in time