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| September 17, 2009 | Chinese incursions impact tourism in Sikkim | | Gangtok: Travel agents in Sikkim are a worried lot, as they fear a dip in domestic tourist arrivals in the state following the tension that prevails after reports of Chinese
incursion and aggression along the international border. "From the tourist point
of view the tourism movement...there seems to be lot of fear amongst the countrymen
especially the domestic tourists because no body likes to go to a war zone," said
Satish Bardewa, proprietor, Yak and Yeti Tour and Travel. In January 2009 at least
27,138 domestic tourists arrived in Sikkim, while in February around 32, 038 tourists
arrived in state, an increase of 7,883 as compared to the corresponding period
in 2008. However, travel agents said that the number of bookings have declined
in September. "Well, to me it looks like the response has really come down, the
enquiry response has really come down because by September this time we had lot
of bookings for October and November and even the hotels in Sikkim are not very
well booked," said Lukendra Rasaily, General Secretary, Travel Agent Association
of Sikkim (TAAS). In the recent days, there have been multiple reports of Chinese
incursion along the international border, and earlier, two paramilitary personnel
of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the sentinel force along the Line of
Actual Control (LAC) were reportedly shot from the Chinese side. | |
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