Cultural/Heritage Tourism in Lucknow: An Impact on Environment

Cultural/heritage tourism is the fastest growing segment of the tourism industry because there is a trend toward an increased specialization among tourists in Lucknow; the capital of Uttar Pradesh. This trend is evident in the rise in the volume of tourists who seek adventure, culture, history, archaeology and interaction with local people. Because of people's inclination to seek out novelty, including that of traditional cultures, heritage tourism has become a major “new” area of tourism demand, which almost all policy-makers are now aware of and anxious to develop and they do not much more think about the pollution increasing in environment. Heritage tourism, as a part of the broader category of “cultural tourism”, is now a major pillar of the nascent tourism strategy of many countries. Cultural/heritage tourism strategies in various countries have in common that they are a major growth area, that they can be used to boost local culture, and that they can aid the seasonal and geographic spread of tourist.