<p>"We are fully prepared to host the Games and our people are monitoring the Games venues round-the-clock to address any inconvenience," she said on World Tourism Day after signing a pledge at Hotel Ashok here. <br /> <br />The "negative publicity" of the Games Village has hurt tourism prospects, Selja said. Travel and tour operators feared that this would hit tourist inflow.<br /><br />The minister urged the media to stop negative publicity and asked the people not to have any misgivings about the Oct 3-14 Games. <br /><br />“We should present a positive face to the tourists together and forget the negative publicity," she pleaded. </p>.<p>The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), a premier travel and tourism grouping, has warned that only 10,000 tourists would visit India during the Games. <br /><br />"We have lost a lot of potential business owing to delays by the authorities in completing the venues and meeting other deadlines. We are very disappointed," Rajji Rai, president of TAAI, told IANS .<br /><br />Until June this year, 2.63 million foreigners had visited the country. In 2008, 5.28 million tourists came to India, compared to 5.11 million in 2009. <br /><br />Selja said her ministry “has ordered an inquiry into complaints about furniture imported from China at the Games venues”. The ITDC was in charge of the furnishings at the venues.<br /><br />“We have owned responsibility for the flaws,” she said. “The irregularities have been sorted out."<br /><br />The mood at The Hotel Ashok, where the minister addressed the media, was festive. <br />The premises overflowed with visitors, Commonwealth delegates, contingents from the member countries, piles of baggage and more than 100 young Games volunteers -- mostly students attired in Commonwealth T-shirts and caps -- manning the flow of visitors.</p>
<p>"We are fully prepared to host the Games and our people are monitoring the Games venues round-the-clock to address any inconvenience," she said on World Tourism Day after signing a pledge at Hotel Ashok here. <br /> <br />The "negative publicity" of the Games Village has hurt tourism prospects, Selja said. Travel and tour operators feared that this would hit tourist inflow.<br /><br />The minister urged the media to stop negative publicity and asked the people not to have any misgivings about the Oct 3-14 Games. <br /><br />“We should present a positive face to the tourists together and forget the negative publicity," she pleaded. </p>.<p>The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), a premier travel and tourism grouping, has warned that only 10,000 tourists would visit India during the Games. <br /><br />"We have lost a lot of potential business owing to delays by the authorities in completing the venues and meeting other deadlines. We are very disappointed," Rajji Rai, president of TAAI, told IANS .<br /><br />Until June this year, 2.63 million foreigners had visited the country. In 2008, 5.28 million tourists came to India, compared to 5.11 million in 2009. <br /><br />Selja said her ministry “has ordered an inquiry into complaints about furniture imported from China at the Games venues”. The ITDC was in charge of the furnishings at the venues.<br /><br />“We have owned responsibility for the flaws,” she said. “The irregularities have been sorted out."<br /><br />The mood at The Hotel Ashok, where the minister addressed the media, was festive. <br />The premises overflowed with visitors, Commonwealth delegates, contingents from the member countries, piles of baggage and more than 100 young Games volunteers -- mostly students attired in Commonwealth T-shirts and caps -- manning the flow of visitors.</p>