India tourist visits down 25% following fatal Delhi gang rape

[M.harris]

The number of foreign tourists arriving in India dropped by 25% during the first three months of this year, largely because of fears about the risk of sexual assault, according to an industry survey.

The number of female tourists dropped by 35% compared with the same period last year, with Indian tour operators reporting many cancellations from January to March following the fatal gang rape of a physiotherapist on a Delhi bus last December.

The figures from the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (Assocham) are based on a survey of 1,200 tour operators and contradict the government's rosy picture of the tourism business.

For both January and February, tourism ministry figures showed an increase in the number of tourists and revenue from tourism, compared with the first two months of 2012. A month after the Delhi gang rape, the tourism secretary, Pervez Dewan, said: "So far there has been no adverse impact on tourism".

Since then, however, at least six foreign women have complained to police about being attacked or traumatised by men, mostly at tourist destinations, leading several countries, including the UK, to issue travels advisories for India.

Delhi police figures show a dramatic increase in reported crime since 1 January, with molestation cases up by 590.4% over the same period last year and rape cases up by 147.6%. The front pages of Sunday's newspapers carried a story about the gang rape of an 18-year-old male Delhi University student who had gone out to meet a Facebook friend.

Assocham's secretary-general, D S Rawat, said that while the government was banking on tourist dollars to help reduce the country's yawning current account deficit, the security situation was making foreign tourists bypass India for other Asian destinations such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Despite the global economic slowdown, India earned $17.7bn from 6.6 million foreign visitors in 2012. Delhi aims to increase the number of tourists visiting the country by 12% every year, with the aim of doubling foreign exchange earnings from tourism by 2016
India tourist visits down 25% following fatal Delhi gang rape | World news | guardian.co.uk

 

[BATMAN]

Media is asked to report shortage of women as economic poverty.

 

[kawaraj]

Wemen won't travel to India because there's a shortage of Women in India.

Men won't travel to India because there's a shortage of Women in India.

In the end no one's going to India thanks to these information over months.

 

[Ayush]

such incidents will surely bring down our credibility as a nation. .

 

[SpArK]

South fared good.

Kerala tourism posts 11% growth | Business Standard

 

[A1Kaid]

This is to be expected, international coverage of the rapes have tarnished the image of "Incredible India". Recently I have noticed an effort by the Indian Tourism Ministry to invest more in their tourism advertisement campaign to counter the negative effects of the rape wave and trend in India. I think tourism to India will continue to decrease.

 

[ashok321]

Congress does not hv national interests, gujart tourism has doubles...

Anything wrong, modi fixeth that in guj...

Gujarat - India's Number 1 State: Gir in Gujarat sees tourists double in 2012

Tourist arrivals at Sasan Gir double in two years | DeshGujarat

India yearly tourism numbers 6.6 million. San francisco 16.6 million.

 

[Koovie]

Congress does not hv national interests, gujart tourism has doubles...

Anything wrong, modi fixeth that in guj...

Gujarat - India's Number 1 State: Gir in Gujarat sees tourists double in 2012

Tourist arrivals at Sasan Gir double in two years | DeshGujarat

India yearly tourism numbers 6.6 million. San francisco 16.6 million.

When Magic Modi comes to power on his unicorn there will be not a single case of rape in India, India will grow with 10 % no matter how the rest of the world economy is doing or how much power he has in the Parliament, there will be no terror attacks,....(etc etc etc)³ etc and India will overtake the USA, China, the EU and Russia as super hyper power in 2015 and will rule the solar system ....

 

[Echo_419]

When Magic Modi comes to power on his unicorn there will be not a single case of rape in India, India will grow with 10 % no matter how the rest of the world economy is doing or how much power he has in the Parliament, there will be no terror attacks,....(etc etc etc)³ etc and India will overtake the USA, China, the EU and Russia as super hyper power in 2015 and will rule the solar system ....

Even i laughed at that
Fine Modi will not be magical & will certainly not overturn the country's image but he i the best chance we have got or do you want Rahul Baba or Majestical Mulyam OR Mystical maya to become our PM

Vote for MODI

P.S supporters of Modi for PM please just done Bash Kongress party for every thing back up your Insults with Facts or the Online Kongressi workers will take advantage of it

 

[TruthSeeker]

Meanwhile, in Brazil:

Tourist raped on minibus in Rio, police say

By Shasta Darlington, CNN, 3:10 PM EDT, Mon April 1, 2013

Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- A female foreign tourist was kidnapped, raped and robbed on a minibus in Rio de Janeiro, police said, highlighting security concerns in the Brazilian city that will host matches in the 2014 World Cup and will put on the Summer Olympics two years later.

A male foreign tourist on the minibus was also held captive and robbed, according to Rio police.

Police said they would not release the identities or nationalities of the victims. The U.S. Embassy said Monday that one of the two is an American citizen, but it did not say if that person is the woman or the man.

The two boarded the minibus in the Copacabana beach district in Rio de Janeiro early Saturday. Three men subsequently boarded the minibus and forced all the other passengers off, police said.

The woman was raped, and the two passengers' credit cards were used at multiple locations inside and outside of Rio de Janeiro over a span of hours, the police said in a statement.

According to Brazilian newspapers, the man was handcuffed and beaten, while the woman was repeatedly raped. The two were dumped in Itaborai, a city more than 30 miles (about 50 kilometers) away, after six hours, O Globo newspaper said.
According to Rio police, two men have been arrested -- Jonathan Foudakis de Souza, 20, and Wallace Aparecido Souza Silva, 22. They are searching for a third man in relation to the crime.

They said a Brazilian woman who was raped a week earlier has also identified the suspects.

Rio de Janeiro has launched a citywide offensive against crime, particularly drug-fueled violence in the shantytowns.
Police, backed by army troops, have stormed the slums, hoping to seize control from gangs and help secure the city before many high-profile events begin this year.

Pope Francis' first big international trip will be to Rio in July when he is expected to lead millions of young people in celebration of World Youth Day.

Rio de Janeiro also will stage many of the key matches when Brazil hosts the World Cup next year, and it will be the host city for the Olympic Games in 2016.

Rio has gone a long way toward cleaning up its image as one of Latin America's most violent cities.

But Brazilian media already are drawing parallels between this attack and the infamous gang rape of a young woman on a bus in India.

Tourist raped on minibus in Rio, police say - CNN.com

 

[Icewolf]

i would not want to be a woman in india.

 

[Bond]

i would not want to be a woman in india.

I would prefer you to remain as woman in Pakistan !!!

 

[faithfulguy]

South fared good.

Kerala tourism posts 11% growth | Business Standard

It seems that South India is much more civilized and has better attitude toward woman. I hope South India keep out the goons from North India.

 

[INDIC]

i would not want to be a woman in india.

What the hell I just read, what about other countries