Vol. 5, Issue 10, Part E (2019)

Tourism is a travel for pleasure, entertainment, religion or spiritual, educational, business purposes for a specific period of time. Indeed, the tourism industry has emerged as one of the fastest growing economic sectors. Eco-tourism is defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well- being of the local people, and involves interpretation and education” (TIES, 2015). Ecotourism is not only a theoretical concept but a practical aspect; it gives a completely different view of the world and challenges us to open our minds to different ways of thinking. Mussoorie also known as “Queen of Hills” is one of the major tourist attractions of Uttarakhand. With the increasing tourism there is a regularly increasing impact on the physical settings and local resources which need to be tackled by taking certain actions in order to promote sustainable tourism in Mussoorie. This paper is an attempt to show how we can promote ecotourism in Mussoorie. Prominent steps that are taken and/or could be taken are enlisted in the paper. The study is conducted by the collection of secondary data from various sources i.e. journals, govt. publications and several other published reports.