Less than two months from the 2010 Commonwealth Games and Delhi hoteliers are reporting far lower than expected room bookings, prompting some hotels to consider slashing rates for the season.
"We had hoped that August would see a jump in bookings but that hasn't happened yet," a senior Tourism Ministry official told the Times of India.
"If the trend continues, it could be worrying.''
A senior manager of a five star hotel in Delhi claimed to be chasing confirmations of bookings, telling the newspaper, "If you have to chase bookings so close to the Games, there is something wrong."
Investing huge sums into massive infrastructure has put India at the mercy of Commonwealth Games profit that may not eventuate, the newspaper reported.
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