With the United States issuing a travel advisory warning its citizens about the possibility of terrorist attacks in India during the festival season, the troubles faced by Rajasthan tourism industry, which is already reeling under the H1N1 flu scare, have only depend.
The advisory has sent jitters among those associated with the industry here and they are now contemplating to meet top tourism ministry officials in New Delhi on the issue. The US accounts for any where between 30 to 40 per cent of the total tourist inflow into the state and its advisory could not have came at a worse time for the tourist trade that was expecting a turnaround before the upcoming festive season.
Rajasthan Association of Tour Operators chief Khlaid Khan said the US travel advisory would certainly hit the industry hard not only would it take a toll on arrival of American tourists but also affect the traffic from Europe and other countries.” The need of the hour is that the matter with its US counterpart and ensures the advisory is withdrawn “, he added.
Similarly, Indian Heritage Hotel Association general secretary RS Mandawa said: “Foreign tourists take such advisors seriously and it is bound to affect our business”.
Blaming the government as ell as the media for blowing up issues like the H1N1 flu and terror attacks, he observed:” Now that we have scared them we should be ready to face the consequence”.
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