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Agra: Come, fall in love with Taj Mahal! (see pics)

Agra: The fall in the value of the Indian rupee should normally have given a big fillip to tourism in Taj city Agra, but half a dozen factors, including the crisis in Syria, have been



The tourist season here usually begins on the World Tourism Day on September 27.

"The footfalls at the Taj Mahal may have increased due to the opening of the Yamuna Expressway which most 'same-day return' visitors find convenient and time-saving, but the night-stay problem continues to dog hotels in Agra. The occupancy rate at the moment is very low and reports for coming weeks are not too flattering either," Rajiv Tiwari, president of the Federation of Travel Agencies, told IANS.