Strong Re, overpricing likely to hurt inbound tourism
Strong rupee coupled with overpricing of tours in the Indian tourism industry is bound to affect the inbound travel and tourism in the country, feel industry experts.

Experts say that though inbound tourism has increased by about 20 per cent, it has, however, not done as well compared to the outbound travel

Some of the travel companies, which usually quote the entire trip in dollars for travellers across the globe, are now planning to shift to a rupee tariff to moderate the effect of rupee appreciation..

Experts point out that though there has been no immediate impact on individual travellers it might soon start pinching them. “Travellers who have already booked their tours will surely go ahead and travel but will not spend as much as they would have spent,” said a senior official with the tourism industry.