India is collaborating within the three-day World Journey Mart beginning Monday in London to showcase itself as a most well-liked vacation spot for tourism, the federal government has mentioned.
The theme of this yr’s exhibition is ‘The Way forward for Journey Begins Now’.
”Ministry of Tourism, Authorities of India will take part in World Journey Market (WTM) 2022 from seventh to ninth November in London which is likely one of the largest worldwide journey exhibitions,” the ministry mentioned in a press release.
With the reopening of the nation to overseas vacationers after a spot of virtually two years, this yr’s participation of India is especially important, officers mentioned.
”After the world’s largest vaccination drive, the nation is prepared for worldwide vacationers. India is collaborating in WTM 2022 to showcase itself as a most well-liked vacation spot for tourism,” the ministry mentioned within the assertion issued on Saturday.
In 2019, the contribution of journey and tourism to India’s GDP was 5.19 % of the overall financial system. In 2019, the Indian tourism sector accounted for 79.86 million jobs (direct and oblique employment).
The constant efforts of the central and the state governments has helped the tourism trade to regularly get better from the COVID-19 pandemic shock to the pre pandemic ranges, it mentioned.
”A complete of 16 stakeholders, together with from state governments, different central ministries, Confederation of Indian Business (CII) because the trade accomplice, DMCs, tour operators, hoteliers, journey brokers, on-line journey brokers, facilitators of medical worth journey are collaborating as co-exhibitors within the India Pavilion,” the ministry mentioned.
The target is to showcase the various tourism services and products, together with medical worth journey, luxurious trains and the gamut of tourism merchandise to the worldwide enterprise group, officers mentioned.
This yr, the Indian delegation is being led by Arvind Singh, Union Tourism Secretary and likewise consists of Rakesh Verma, further secretary and different senior officers from the ministry, apart from representatives from the Indian journey and tourism stakeholders, it mentioned.
The Indian authorities is cognisant of the nation’s potential within the tourism trade and has taken a number of steps to make India a world tourism hub, the ministry mentioned.
Through the go to to WTM 2022, the Indian delegation will showcase the various tourism choices of India to the worldwide tourism trade stakeholders equivalent to tour operators, journey brokers and media.
As India is poised for large progress within the tourism sector sooner or later, this go to shall additionally provide the chance to the Indian authorities delegation to showcase the funding alternatives and potential which India provides to world buyers, the assertion mentioned.
India can be gearing up for the G20 Presidency which is scheduled to start out on December 1.
Below its Presidency, the nation is anticipated to host over 200 conferences throughout 55 cities nation. The G-20 Presidency will give India’s tourism sector an unparalleled alternative to spotlight India’s tourism choices and share India’s tourism success tales on a world stage, it mentioned.
The Ministry of Tourism is aiming to develop the tourism sector, particularly within the aftermath of the Covid pandemic, to achieve new heights and speed up the transition to attain sustainable growth targets of 2030, it added.
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