Day 2 - Perception of India with Overseas Tour Operators & Travel Agents

How do our overseas travel industry partners perceive us, our destination and our support to them? How does their outlook and attitude towards us affect our business? Here are the 5 quick questions of the day. 

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* 1. On the below scale, how do you feel foreign tour operators / travel Agents rate India as a destination worth  selling. What is the perception you think they hold in their minds.

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* 2. The media in India has not been our friend in the way they cover issues. But all that happens here doe snot necessarily get heard overseas. Given that, how do you feel the following have impacted inbound business. Base this in your personal experience and not what you have heard or think may have happened. What feedback did you get from your clients on the below.

  Very Negative Impact Neutral / No Impact Very Positive Impact
# 1 - Women's safety
# 2 - Pollution / Smog
# 3 - Issues of religious disturbance
# 4 - Issues such as the Padmavati movie violence
# 5 - the Indian economy and it's positive growth rates

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* 3. As most IATO members reply on the B2B chain, we must support FTOs/FTAs in their efforts. How supported do foreign tour operators / travel agents feel by the Indian tourism administration? How much love do they feel from us on an institutional level?

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* 4. How inclined are your current foreign tour operators / travel agent partners to invest more time and money in promoting India in their portfolio? To  invest in product development and marketing

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* 5. Ease of doing business is big mantra of the Indian government. How do your foreign partners perceive India on this parameter.

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