Paper Title
Growth of Hospitality Industry in Arunachal Pradesh with Special Reference to Tezpur-Bhalukpong-Bomdila-Tawang Tourist Circuit

Abstract
The hospitality industry on the back of tourism is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world providing employment to one in every ten people worldwide (Gombu. 2021). WTTC reports that travel and tourism contributed 10.4% to global GDP in the year 2019. In India, Travel and tourism contributes 6.9% of the country’s GDP in the year 2019, and in the year 2020, it contributes about 4.7% of GDP in spite of its badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Arunachal Pradesh located in the easternmost part of India is known as the ‘Orchid state of India’ is home to rich flora and fauna has a huge tourism potential due to its unique topography with diverse culture and the treasure of monuments and events. Tezpur-Bhalukpong-Bomdila-Tawang tourist circuit is the oldest tourist circuit in Arunachal Pradesh contributing economy and employment to the growth and development of the State. This tourist circuit is famous for Tawang monastery, Asia’s second-largest monastery, and an appealing landscape with diverse topographic features that attracts numerous travelers for adventure and pleasure activities. Accommodation and lodging under hospitality industry are some of the key components or elements of the tourism industry. In the present study, an attempt has been made to study the growth and development of the hospitality industry in the Tezpur-Bhalukpong-Bomdila-Tawang tourist circuit using regression trend analysis and Compound Annual growth rate. Further, the present study estimates and analyse the seasonality of tourism and hospitality business in the study area. Linear regression trend analysis is a statistical used to analyse absolute and compound growth of the tourism and hospitality industry in Arunachal Pradesh with special reference to the Tezpur-Bhalukpong-Bomdila-Tawang tourist circuit. Keywords - Hospitality Industry, Attractions, Regression Analysis, Accommodation, and Tourist Circuit.