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Tourisim sector could be a golden egg for India and its economy. Its a shame that with so much Historical cities, Natural wonders we attract less than 25 million Foreign Tourists. Compate that to small countries like Austria or Greece which receive more than 30 million Foreign Tourists as per United Nations World Tourism Organization. We Rank 39th as per World Economic Forum report published in 2024.
There are lot of things that both the Government and Citizens can do to attaract Foreign Tourists but one of
biggest improvement we can do is provide Saftey and security of the tourists.
If we cannot provide a safe environment for Women tourists we are loosing out big. Governments (both Central and State), Tour operators, Hotel/Service industry should take every step possible to educate people, officials, employees about treating tourists better.
Police and Security officials should be trained to take the complaints of Foreign Tourists more seriously and help resolve the issues more urgently.
Unless we treat our guests with respect and make them feel safe, no matter what we do our image as country will always be tarnished.
In addition to the reasons already described by the author, the extreme fetishisation of “foreign females” by the Indian society also plays its part. The widely promoted desirability of white skinned/exotic looking foreigners and the belief that “foreign women” have “loose morals” and are just looking for amorous and promiscuous adventures also add to the burden. The disrespectful verbal degradation of “russians” or “gori” in popular slang and in pop culture from standup to web series needs thorough introspection and correction.
Tourisim sector could be a golden egg for India and its economy. Its a shame that with so much Historical cities, Natural wonders we attract less than 25 million Foreign Tourists. Compate that to small countries like Austria or Greece which receive more than 30 million Foreign Tourists as per United Nations World Tourism Organization. We Rank 39th as per World Economic Forum report published in 2024.
There are lot of things that both the Government and Citizens can do to attaract Foreign Tourists but one of
biggest improvement we can do is provide Saftey and security of the tourists.
If we cannot provide a safe environment for Women tourists we are loosing out big. Governments (both Central and State), Tour operators, Hotel/Service industry should take every step possible to educate people, officials, employees about treating tourists better.
Police and Security officials should be trained to take the complaints of Foreign Tourists more seriously and help resolve the issues more urgently.
Unless we treat our guests with respect and make them feel safe, no matter what we do our image as country will always be tarnished.
In addition to the reasons already described by the author, the extreme fetishisation of “foreign females” by the Indian society also plays its part. The widely promoted desirability of white skinned/exotic looking foreigners and the belief that “foreign women” have “loose morals” and are just looking for amorous and promiscuous adventures also add to the burden. The disrespectful verbal degradation of “russians” or “gori” in popular slang and in pop culture from standup to web series needs thorough introspection and correction.