Abstract:
The natural beauty of Lonavala is unique and attracts visitors from across the globe. Lonavala has a cool, beautiful climate especially during the rainy season. The number of cascade has changed the entire landscape during this season. We discovered that visitors flock towards huge waterfalls found in this region. The Dams and waterfalls help to rejuvenate tourists as they come in contact with nature.
Tourism in Lonavala generates job opportunities for the local population. The number of policies implemented by the government are corporate development policy, national growth policy, transport and infrastructure policy, social and education policy which will boost the tourism in lonavala.
Government policies prepared bystate tourism ministry which will in terms help to elevate state development and employment generation. The main focus of the state tourism policies,are to promote rural tourism, agricultural tourism, adventure tourism. The enhancement of tourism promotion includes cultural tourist attractions with a special focus on festivals & exhibitions, historical sites, pilgrimage sites, markets. The strategy of policy implementation is to promote tourism as a fuel for financial development which immediately impact on job generation and the abolition of poverty in an ecologically viable way.
The link between the tourist location of lonavala and its effect on the social, cultural and financial development of the town is obviously noticeable and meaningful. The primary motivation behind the research is to explore lonavala in detail as a tourist destination and socioeconomic effect on the people around the destination.