What are the possibilities of Indian investment in the tourism and hospitality sector?
At Tobago, the Cove complex is being promoted for investments. We are encouraging Indian hoteliers to look at hotels, an area that provides a large spectrum of opportunities. As for tourism out of India, it will remain a high-end tourist destination. Connectivity to Trinidad and Tobago from India remains an issue, and high flight costs remain a concern You are right. Air India has direct flights to the Delhi-New York sector. There are flights through U.K., but the problem is about costs. We are still looking at a minimum of Rs 80,000. We have plans to go in for a services agreement between the two countries, but then again volumes have to justify direct connections. But connectivity in terms of cultural exchanges has been at an all time high Yes. We had the Steel Bands come in to India for the very first time, in 2004. They were followed by the Chutney and Bhojpuri singers. In 2007, when the first trade delegation came to India led by the then Minister of Trade and Industry, we had the
