Tourism Ministry To Take Half In World Journey Market From Nov 7-9 In London

India is taking part within the three-day World Journey Mart beginning Monday in London to showcase itself as a most popular vacation spot for tourism, the federal government has stated. 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 without doubt one of the largest worldwide journey exhibitions,” the ministry stated in an announcement. With the reopening of the nation to international vacationers after a niche of just about two years, this yr’s participation of India is especially important, officers stated.

“After world’s largest vaccination drive, the nation is prepared for worldwide vacationers. India is taking part in WTM 2022 to showcase itself as a most popular vacation spot for tourism,” the ministry stated within the assertion issued on Saturday. Throughout 2019, the contribution of journey and tourism to India’s GDP was 5.19 per cent of the full economic 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 business to steadily get better from the COVID-19 pandemic shock to the pre pandemic ranges, it stated.

“A complete of 16 stakeholders, together with from state governments, different central ministries, Confederation of Indian Trade (CII) because the business companion, DMCs, tour operators, hoteliers, journey brokers, on-line journey brokers, facilitators of medical worth journey are taking part as co-exhibitors within the India Pavilion,” the ministry stated.

The target is to showcase the varied tourism services and products, together with medical worth journey, luxurious trains and the gamut of tourism merchandise to the worldwide enterprise group, officers stated.

This yr, the Indian delegation is being led by Arvind Singh, Union Tourism Secretary and likewise contains Rakesh Verma, further secretary and different senior officers from the ministry, in addition to representatives from the Indian journey and tourism stakeholders, it stated.

The Indian authorities is cognisant of the nation’s potential within the tourism business and has taken a number of steps to make India a worldwide tourism hub, the ministry stated. Throughout the go to to WTM 2022, the Indian delegation will showcase the numerous tourism choices of India to the worldwide tourism business stakeholders reminiscent of tour operators, journey brokers and media.

As India is poised for enormous progress within the tourism sector sooner or later, this go to shall additionally supply alternative to the Indian authorities delegation to showcase the funding alternatives and potential which India provides to the worldwide traders, the assertion stated. India can be gearing up for the G20 Presidency which is scheduled to begin from December 1.

Beneath its Presidency, the nation is anticipated to host over 200 conferences throughout 55 cities within the 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 worldwide stage, it stated.

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 realize sustainable growth targets of 2030, it added.

(With PTI inputs)