While no of foreign tourist are increasing in India like never before and govt and business organization associated with tourism are are enjoying the success but nothing has much has been done for the safety of tourist in India.
Not only are the various touts who are looking for cheating foreign tourist in the various tourist places in India but
even govt approved agencies are also not far behind.
Mr Simon Wynn’s was duped by government-approved tour operators.
“We just didn't anticipate somebody trying to rip us off,” said Wynn.The nightmare for Simon began at the New Delhi Railway station, where he arrived to board a train to Agra.
Some gentleman who appeared to be an official wearing a badge, gave him very sound advice about useually late train in India saying that it was running late or might be cancelled and that he should get in a taxi and go over to Old Delhi Railway Station where they would pick up a later train and on the way they can pop into a government ticket office to get his tickets changed.
The agency involved is in Connaught Place - Exotic Adventure Tours.
The agency has been a listed tour operator with the Ministry of Tourism for 12 years now and its name features in the list of approved tour operators on the ministry's website.
At the agency, valid rail passes worth Rs 30,000 were cancelled and Simon was given a taxi for four days for over Rs 60,000.
If this is the way india tour agncy and tout in India keep working and govt would not take any stern action,
time is not far away when Incredible india would be known as cheating India and that tourist would decide to switch to some other safe destination.
