INDIA IS COMPLETELY SAFE AND SECURE DESTINATION
- FOREIGN TOURISTS
The Results of the Snap Survey conducted by Hotel
Association of India (HAI) at the instance of the Department of
Tourism in a number of leading hotels spread across the country
indicate that the foreign tourists in India did not perceive any
kind of threat to their safety and security and would gladly recommend
a visit to India to their friends and associates. Tourists from
over 20 countries had participated in the Survey. All of them
said that contrary to advisories issued by some orgnisations,
India is safe and secure destination.
A similar exercise was done by the Indian Association
of Tour Operators and other tourism related agencies wherein they
interviewed foreign tourists at Airports, hotels and places of
tourist attraction to assess their safety and security related
perceptions. The results confirmed the findings of the Snap Survey
that the foreign tourists felt extremely safe in India and were
not worried in any way about their security. The Survey and the
interviews were conducted in the light of recent developments
and the Travel Advisories issued by a number of countries advising
their nationals against travel to India.
Expressing satisfaction at the results of the
Survey and the interviews, Smt. Rathi Vinay Jha, Secretary, Ministry
of Tourism has expressed the hope that media, particularly international
media would play a more positive role in projecting ground realities
and spread the word that India is a safe and secure destination
for tourists. She also clarified that despite the negative publicity
about safety environment in India in the recent past, about 9.7
lakh tourists visited India between January and May this year.
"We are looking forward to welcoming larger number of tourists
in the months ahead", she added.
