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Tourism Ministers of many states, central and state government officials, members from the travel and hospitality industries, including leading hoteliers, travel agents and tour operators and travel media attended the function.
Mahajan opined that the tourists are the Brand Ambassadors of their respective countries and tourism is a mode of improving the image of their countries abroad. She said that the continuous strive for service excellence is all the more important as India’s tourism sector is on an upward growth track. She opined that we should look to tourism as a way of transforming not just the economy, but the lives of its people, within and outside the sector.
Dr Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism & Culture, said, “The National Tourism Awards ceremony recognises the best service providers in each of their service domains. The objective of recognising and rewarding the tourism sector stakeholders, State Govts & UTS is intended to set and consistently raise the standards of what is attainable and desirable in the competitive global tourism market, thereby helping to raise overall standards in the industry over time.”
The Minister informed that MoT is in consultation with Ministry of Railways for exclusive tourist coaches for tourists on select routes as well as for the development of 50 railway stations as ‘Adarsh Railway Stations’. Simultaneously, talks are going on with Ministry of Civil Aviation to develop 65 airports as ‘Adarsh Airports’ and a low air fare scheme of Rs 2500/- for passengers will boost tourism industry.
Vinod Zutshi, Secretary, MoT in his welcome address mentioned that the tourism sector has now been accorded very high priority world over. “Our GDP has grown with the development of Tourism. Foreign Tourists Arrival has now touched a new height and our Domestic Tourism is also booming. Many new initiatives of Ministry of Tourism in past two years are remarkable,” he said.
Source: travelnewsdigest.in