Their critics in the local and trade press were becoming increasingly vocal. ‘We need dynamic individuals who will take resolute action to rescue our ailing tourism industry,’ thundered a front page article in the Mysore Evening Sentinel. A leading hotel owner, interviewed at a travel fair, had been more blunt: ‘This band of baboons simply moves around from one luxury hotel to another, enjoying free hospitality and talking nonsense at their good-for-nothing events. I can tell you one thing, they are most certainly not welcome at my hotel.’The information from associations of tour operators, travel agents and hotel owners was not encouraging. A survey across Tier I and Tier II cities by a market analysis firm showed a disquieting ignorance of Mysore’s main attractions, coupled with a worrying lack of interest. There was no doubt that serious efforts would have to be made to enhance the city’s lustre. The momentum had to build since the beginning of construction at HeritageLand kept slipping every few months.The MTA quickly rejected any kind of international onslaught.
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