While NRI arrivals crossed 2019 levels according to tourism ministry’s report, experts say govt must focus on foreign tourists as they are the main spenders amid international travellers.
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India’s pilgrimage business is booming, with choppers for the rich and dorm beds for the poor. But the days of wooing foreigners to the Taj, Jaisalmer, and Palace on Wheels are over.
Many tourists are changing plans and looking for alternative holiday destinations within India. They’re steering clear of Leh, Rishikesh, Shimla and other popular spots.
The govt laid out a plan to make tourism a key sector for employment-led growth in India. FM Sitharaman announced a plan to develop 50 tourist destinations in the country.
Over the last decade, we have begun to take the stand that even if foreign travellers do not want to come, we don’t really care. Even Indians are increasingly avoiding our tourist destinations.
According to Goa tourism minister, over 86 lakh tourists visited in 2023, and 80.64 lakh in 2019. Entrepreneur booked for X post says ‘can't protect Goa tourism by suppressing criticism'.
India’s rising global stature hasn’t solved its image issues. Pollution, travel advisories about women’s safety, and negative press are dragging down its standing as a tourist destination.
Spanish tourist rushed to Agra were she underwent MRI, X-ray tests. Meanwhile, fact-finding team finds lapses while inspecting site where a French tourist had fatal fall Thursday.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
Poor, undeveloped, dirty, Socialist India can attract only this many foreign tourists. To attract more, India needs to become a developed country with clean streets, world class police and judiciary, minimal crime, negligible pollution, etc.
I don’t think you understand what socialist actually means. I’d suggest getting a dictionary.
Kindly explain how nations like Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia etc are attracting international tourists. Are these developed nations?
It’s time we stopped trotting out excuses
Poor, undeveloped, dirty, Socialist India can attract only this many foreign tourists. To attract more, India needs to become a developed country with clean streets, world class police and judiciary, minimal crime, negligible pollution, etc.
I don’t think you understand what socialist actually means. I’d suggest getting a dictionary.
Kindly explain how nations like Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia etc are attracting international tourists. Are these developed nations?
It’s time we stopped trotting out excuses