West Bengal stands at an important inflection point for inbound tourism: endowed with a singular combination of urban cultural capital (Kolkata), living heritage (Durga Puja, colonial architecture, literary and artistic traditions), biodiverse natural assets (the Sundarbans mangrove complex, Dooars, and Darjeeling’s tea-hill ecology), and emergent experiential products (homestays, culinary trails, heritage rail), the State has the latent capacity to substantially increase For