Question

What steps are needed to improve tourism and travel in India

Answer 1

Before promotion, the country should be made more tourist-friendly. Otherwise, what’s the point of investing money in its promotion if tourists come back to their own countries after visiting India and spread a negative message about it.

Answer 2

Greater regulation of the tourist accommodation sector. Now many visitors report guest house and hotel owners trying to charge more than the agreed price when tourists need to check out. This is absolutely immoral, and such a horrible way to end one’s holiday abroad.Cleaning tourist areas from litter - Indian families have the habit of leaving lots of plastic waste on beaches and other beautiful natural spots, which makes the place unattractive and is very upsetting for tourists to see.Regulating taxi and rickshaw transport sector - unscrupulous taxi and rickshaw drivers quote inflated prices and sometimes try to intimidate tourists if they refuse to pay the false price. This, of course, really damages the name of India as the travelers will tell about this unpleasant experience when back home.Building more sidewalks as it’s intimidating for tourists new to India to share the road together with cars and buses.Making cities greener - as it’s depressing to walk through a city that has only pollution, dusty buildings and beeping cars with zero greenery.Teaching sellers in tourist areas not to shout at tourists in order to get their attention and to sell them something - this doesn’t increase their sales, but only gives India a bad name. I know it’s part of Indian experience, but personally I’d rather not be plagued every time I walk outside just because my face is white.Inspecting restaurants in tourist places (should be done in all places, to be honest) for cleanliness and food quality. Many tourists get food poisoning when in India, and of course they talk about it when they go back to their home countries.