India Best Value For Travellers - Photo: Pictiurfear
An important annual study of what the world thinks about its different countries has just been published – and India scores highly in several categories.
The Country Brand Index brings together a broad range of data, from expert opinion to statistics and economic information. It then organises the findings into ‘brand league tables’ under different subjects, such as brand awareness, history and culture, safety and ease of travel.
India ranks number one for ‘best country brand for value for money’, as reported in the Economic Times.
It also scores highly in ‘Most authentic’ (2nd), ‘History’ (2nd) and ‘Arts and culture’ (3rd).
These rankings are out of 102 countries across the globe.
The survey classes India as one of the world’s ‘rising stars’ and says its status as a popular traveller destination is likely to soar in the next five years.
These findings make happy reading for Mahindra Homestays since they support our core mission: to provide travellers with a genuine feel for the real India – a more enriching experience with the highest levels of comfort and local knowledge, all at an affordable cost. See our post on why homestays beat hotels for more.
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November 19th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Its great to hear that it was recognised for its authenticity, this is so important to me wherever I go, I want to enjoy the real spirit of the place I am in.
November 24th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Hi Carmel,
Thanks for leaving a message for us. Sounds like homestays would be a perfect option for you!
August 15th, 2010 at 7:36 am
Outstanding read, I just now passed this onto a colleague whom was doing a little research on that. And he in fact bought me lunch because I stumbled upon it for him smile So allow me to rephrase that: Thank you for lunch!
August 16th, 2010 at 8:48 am
Thanks – glad that our article was useful to your colleague!