Consumer Fraud Against Tourists In India

Gayatri Gunjal, Research scholar at the University of Kota Dr. Raj Kumar Upadhyay, Registrar, University of Kota, Kota, Rajasthan, India.

ABSTRACT

India is a paradise for tourists because it is a mosaic center of multicultural experiences such as spectacular landscapes, rich and finest architectural heritage, the largest tiger reserve, serene ghats, and other myriad attractions. Tourism is one of the rapidly growing sectors of India as it generates a huge level of employment as well as revenue. Therefore, it is the duty of the localities to respect the tourist and not to defraud them, also not to make bucks by fooling them in some scams or frauds. In this paper, the author has discussed the various types of consumer frauds that happen in India by providing case studies from different states and what redressal and preventive measures can be taken against these frauds.

Keywords: Consumer Frauds, Tourism, Defraud, Redressal, Preventive measures