U.S., Aug. 20 -- In India, as in perhaps some other countries, it is said that the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing. And this can be crucial or worse when tourism is concerned.
So, it was music to the ears for the travel industry on August 20 when the India Tourism Minister, Prahlad Singh Patel , called for coordination and cooperation among the states, center, and other stakeholders so that tourism can take its rightful place in the country's economy.
The minister, only a few weeks old in the job, asked the 20-plus ministers and officials to work together and have an open discussion to identify the problems and issues currently being faced by the nation's travel and tourism industry.
Patel was speaking at the State T...