Chennai: Although the UAE, Sri Lanka and Maldives have initiated a revival of post-Covid-19 international tourists, the Union Government has not released modalities and SOPs to issue 5 free visas for foreign travelers before March 2022.
It has an impact on reviving vertical inbound tourism As a month of the important peak tourism month between September and March it is over.
Non resumption of international flights scheduled is another big obstacle in the resurrection of tourism entry because only a number of aircraft operated under ‘air bubbles’ during a pandemic.
Tamil Nadu, in particular, is one of the most affected countries in the country because non-awakening tourism entered because the state is Numero Uno in attracting the highest number of foreign tourists for 6 years before Covid-19.
Requests to fly to Dubai and Maldives increased, while Sri Lanka has reopened its borders for international travelers.
Chennaibased Tourn Operators Sri Balan, Managing Director of Madura Travel Services said that the request of tourists from Malaysia, France and England pushed immediately after the announcement at 5 Free Visa Lakh in June.
“While the Tamil Diaspora of Malaysia wants to visit Tamil Nadu for Spiritual Tourism, we accept questions from our foreign agents in France and England for individual travelers and those who plan to explore India in small groups,” he said.
Now, our concentration of international tourism is on quarantine packages for the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada through other countries and tourist visits to Dubai, he said adding that the biggest challenge was a substantial air surge.
Kamal R Jadhwaniz Vice President, the Indian Federation Travel Agency said, “The absence of international flights scheduled to have troubled the trip.
The tariff was high because there were too many flights of air bubbles.
We hope that the government will raise restrictions after October 31.
The government must continue Scheduled flights and also have to encourage countries to approve Covaxin.
Many people cannot travel because they have to undergo quarantine abroad.
“Subash Goyal, President of the New Tourism Professional Confederation based in Delhi said,” We have lost at least US $ 50 billion foreign exchange through entry tourism after Covid-19.
Even though the government announced that 5 free visa lakh will be issued for international travelers before March 2022, it has not been launched.
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No SOP yet for 5 free visas for foreign travelers
