Tour operators pointed out that other countries, including China, also face these challenges and said tourist traffic is unlikely to suffer even as the city continued to battle its worst smog in 17 years.
“Currently, sight-seeing in Delhi is a problem but tourists have been coming. We have not received any cancellations or even enquiries about the pollution levels in Delhi from foreign tourists,” Pranav Sarkar, president of the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO), said.