Thread: India's image from tourist’s perspective

The image of india from the perceptive of tourists is quite good but it is not excellent as many tourists around the world think that there are many people in india who loot or kidnap the tourists and murder them. According to the studies the main purpose of the post tours and pre tours perception of the tourists around the world about India is that they find this country a pure tourist destination and why not? There are many places to visit in India that are simply outstanding. But everything has its ifs and buts and same is the case with different types of tourists their experience and their perspective.

People and government is now trying hard to Improve India’s image for the tourists. Most Indians respect their rich cultural heritage; however, certain irresponsible people are damaging our monuments and littering in tourist places which puts off foreign visitors and discourages their visit to India.

Indian Tourism At Its Peak these days. Indian tourism ministry claims 10 million tourist to visit India in 2010, plus 350 million domestic travelers. Indian hotels has some 150,000 rooms shortage fueling room rates allover India, thus India is destination for many hotel-chains looking for growth. World Travel and Tourism Council says India is positioned 18th in business-travel, and in this decade will be in top 5.

The image of india has been deteriorated due to the terrorist attacks that have taken place in the recent years. THere has been a decrease in the number of tourists that used to visit earlier times and now. Mumbai attacks and Jammu and Kashmir issues are the main reasons for that. Mumbai and Delhi are the main tourist places that people visit. So the decrease is quite natural due to the terrorist attacks.