What are the Problems Faced by the tourism industry in Botswana?

Answer 1

Disease and Safety. Even places like India where the country is making extraordinary changes for the good many places still remain unsanitary. It is still very easy to contract malaria if you do not treat yourself properly, same goes for hepatitis. The good thing is if you are in the larger cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore, many medical facilities are considered to be in excellent condition. So if something medically does occur you can find a hospital that can treat you without much problem. If you are in a more rural part then it can be dicey. As for Pakistan and Bangladesh you will not find this. Even in the larger cities of those two countries you will not find a hospital with the capabilities that you would find in India. Maybe in Karachi but not in Dhaka. There are still major infastructure issues that are still prevalent in those two countries compared to India. The other big problem is safety. Naturally people fear of terrorism when traveling to this part of the world considering the rivalry between India and Pakistan, but that is probably the least of your worries, but still should not be overlooked. In general these acts have been small in nature and there has been little evidence that the terrorists main targets were tourists. But you also have to worry about petty crime and other crimes. The scary thing about India is women especially western women will get harassed by men for their outfits if they are revealing. Especially if you are getting on a train women have been complaining about getting groped and felt up by men on the train, mainly because they are so jam packed it pretty much will occur. Also some customs we find common in the west like Kissing in public is looked down upon in India just as Richard Gere about that. Like when visting any third world country there are going to be parts where there will be extremely poor people even worse than what you would see back home and very often they will surround you begging for money food or anything else. Really the best way to avoid this is to not dress extravengtly just try to look as poor as you can, because it is to your benifit and try not to bring too much money with you. Even if you do not give they may take it right from you. At best just try not to go to these places. My advice is if you are traveling to any third world country try to go as part of a recognized tour group mainly because there is some protection with it. You will have local tour guides who are trusted and they will keep you in Areas that are safe and nice to go to. It will also help you from getting stuck in many of the scammer taxis and other scam artist.