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What can India and Indians do to attract more international tourists (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by DeadNinja@lemmy.world to c/india@lemmy.ml

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[-] Welt@lazysoci.al 2 points 7 months ago

ITT: South Asians

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

Making special accommodations for Global North tourists only really enriches the wealthy in the Global South. It may provide a few hospitality industry jobs, but I suspect that, all told, it’s a wash or a detriment to regular people just trying to live their lives.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Global North

What does it matter where they come from?

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It’s not so much a matter of geography as the thickness of their wallets and the chauvanism of people from colonialist/neocolonialist states.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

I would've been more concerned about the attitude and manners of the people and not so much about what their country has done in the past, regardless of where the country lies on the globe.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml -1 points 7 months ago

what their country has done in the past

You say that as if the Global North countries have stopped doing neocolonialism. They haven’t. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocolonialism

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[-] pingveno@lemmy.ml -2 points 7 months ago

Paying higher prices than the locals pay is just part of being a tourist, especially for a lower income country. Tourists are bringing cash into the tourist sector of the local economy. If you can't afford to pay what is a pittance to an outside tourist, maybe travel isn't for you.

The sexual harassment I can sympathize with more. That's not just cool. Unfortunately, though, it's far from unique to India.