A
ndaman and Nicobar Islands, a tourist paradise that
can be visited round the year, has seen its tourist
traffic double in the last four years to reach 6 lakh.
But curiously there are hardly any repeat visits by tourists,
says M. Vinod, President, AATO, who met Tourism Minister
Prahlad Singh Patel on June 25 in New Delhi to help resolve
issues that are affecting the tourism industry, particularly on
the Andaman for the last eight months.
The main culprit is the sighting of a crocodile in the
Andaman waters leading to a ban on swimming on most of
the beaches, which are the main attraction for tourists.
“Since the sighting of the crocodile eight months back,
the authorities have banned swimming on most of the
beaches instead of putting safety measures to safeguard the
swimmer,” says Vinod. “The sad part is that the administration
closes all the activities during peak seasonwithout any
intimation, which affects the industry very badly.”
There are several other factors inhibiting the rapid
growth of the tourism industry on the islands including the
fact that no new vehicles are being granted tourist license.
Everything has a solution but there is no attempt to hold
talks with the stakeholders with the result tourists go away
with bad memories due to inconveniences. Vinod claims
this can easily be done by phasing out 15-year-old and
older vehicles and granting license to new vehicles this will
address fears of overcrowding.
“If there is proper coordination between authorities and
the hospitality industry much can be resolved for the benefit
of the island economy,” says Vinod, stating that many fears
on unregulated tourism could be addressed if the long
awaited Andaman Tourism Trade Regulation, pending since
2011 was to be implemented.
AATO is happy that Tourism Minister Patel gave their
grievances a patient hearing and assured them an early
resolution. For the islands, tourism is a major revenue earner
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