agra - some perspectives

8/8/2019 Agra - Some Perspectives

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TRAVEL TRAILS

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

BLITZ

MDI GURGAON


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Proposal

Methodology

FLOW OF THE PRESENTATION


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Factors of Importance at Agra

Initial Insights Transport Hospitality

Culture

Comparison

with Jaipur &Mathura


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Initial Insights

Actual Responses from people

The Taj itself is magnificent...just visit and get out quick!

Agra is not a place you want to spend much time in after

seeing the Taj

Our hotel faced the Taj and the balcony looked out on the

Taj. We could not use the balcony

Taj Mahal - a day trip or overnight stay?

You can do a day trip to Agra from Jaipur by road or by trainbecause all you have to do in Agra is see the Taj and Agra

Fort, and then head back.


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Hospitality

City is polluted, water is polluted, lack of basic amenities

Identified as a "pollution intensive zone" by the World HealthOrganization (WHO)

City is also unplanned and dirty and the stench of rottinggarbage all over the city is very repulsive

Worse electricity blackouts which do affect indirectly

Hotel lobby of Delhi is very strong and itenary is designed in amanner to accommodate tourists in Delhi

As per the study by Ministry of Tourism, (Market Pulse Report-2004), Agras availability of 175-rooms/lakh tourist issubstantially lower than the national average of423 rooms/lakhtourist and the state average of 404 rooms/lakh tourist

Lack of tourist information centers


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Culture

No night life in Agra with less of cultural festivals

Taj Mahal visit timings only during the day

Fear that boosting tourism would further contribute to the

deterioration of the Taj Taxi owners , guides etc engage in unfair trade practices with the

foreigners and hence no tourist-friendly culture

Inhospitality of police and their original UP attitude

Anti-social behaviour of hawkers and touts is irritating There are various UP tourism shops/emporiums and petha shops,

but they are located at different places of the city


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Comparison with Jaipur & Mathura

MATHURA

Lord Krishna renowned all over the world

People go with a religious mindset for staying overnight

A boost given by the ISKON society for spiritual light

JAIPUR

Different cultural festivals and events arranged during the

night

No power cuts

Palace of wheels


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Proposal

Agra can be converted into an international convention centre

Jaypee in Agra is one of the few convention centres

The Agra summit was help here and can capitalize this

opportunity more because of closeness to Delhi

agra - some perspectives

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