In your opinion what is the best way to promote tourism in the country ?
Answers
There are many people who go on tours. But very few
visit the various heritage centers. Popularity, accessibility, journey
times and duration and usefulness of visits to heritage centers are the reasons
for tourism.
1. Promote cleanliness in tourist spots.
2. Make the various destinations more accessible in terms of transport.
3. Encourage Indians and people one each state to visit their local touristic
spots. Popularize the various heritage spots, buildings etc. Make
schemes to pull people to the sites regularly. People are ignorant of
local beautiful, historic, heritage centers nearby, but are more knowledgeable
about foreign tourist spots in Europe and America.
4. Provide and improve local facilities that are required at the touristic
locations.
5. Reduce exploitation at those locations.
6. Reduce corruption if it is present in activities related to tourism.
7. People who come in contact with the tourists should be told to behave nicely
with tourists.
8. Safety should be ensured for tourists. Foreigners fear contracting
viral diseases. So their fear must be removed first.
9. Many heritage buildings are not in good health. They need to be
revived and protected.
10. Modernize the infrastructure, transport, publicity facilities.
11. There are many pilgrimage centers to which tourists go very often.
They are crowded. Make the facilities better for the tourists at these
crowded centers.
12. Hold competitions, party meetings, cultural shows, national or state
holidays in these centers.
13. There are many professional meetings and conferences round the
year. Some of them could be in these areas.
14. Prevent and eliminate corruption and mishandling of funds allocated to tourism and maintenance of heritage sites.
15. We can construct important buildings, parks, stadia, industries near national heritage sites so that they are more approachable.
16 . Take a good feedback from foreigners and NRIs regarding tourism and touristic places. Implement their suggestions.
17. Think of ways of turning the world tourists who visit Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Thailand, Singapore etc., but do not visit India. Hold international competitions to foreigners and give them some free visits. Teach foreigners Indian music, dance and arts freely in Universities.
18. The transport network creates a lot of problem. Transport in India is slow and tedious. Faster transport is needed. Tourist exchange program can be encouraged.