The tourism industry expects the inaugural Indian Formula One (F1) Grand Prix would bring the world to New Delhi in October 201, according to a Business Standard report by Ruchika Chitravanshi. The industry hopes the event will be able to do what the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the last major sports event in India, could not in terms of attracting tourists.
But with just two months to go before the three-day event opens on October 28, 2011 in Noida, many complain it has not been promoted widely, neither by the organisers nor by the Ministry of Tourism, as was the case with the Commonwealth Games.
“We are expecting predominant demand to come from within India since things got finalised late. The event has not been promoted well. But F1 will see the usual enthusiasts coming from the West Asia, UK and Europe,” said Arjun Sharma, Managing Director of Le Passage to India, a travel group head-quartered in New Delhi. |