Tourism needs to coordinate with airlines to promote sector, says minister
Updated: Jan 23, 2015 01:46:52pm
New Delhi, Jan 23 (KNN) Underlining that air transport industry can best contribute to the development of tourism, Minister of State for Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma said that there is need for coordination between tourism and airlines industries to promote tourism in the country.
In a session of “Interaction between Tourism and Airlines” organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Civil Aviation in association with Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) on Thursday, the minister informed that the government has set up an agenda of 25 actionable points for the year 2015 to promote tourism.
He said that the implementation of Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) enabled visa on arrival for 43 countries is showing excellent results.
The government has set up a target of increasing the tourist arrivals to 10 million in the near future, he said.
Citing that over 90 per cent international tourists arrive in India by air, Sharma said that the airlines sector is an important part of the supply chain for “Make in India” in the tourism sector.
The growth of aviation depends on good commercial decisions, and on the quality and capacity of India’s airports, and the other highly visible infrastructure associated with aviation, he added.
In the meeting, representatives from airlines and tourism industries deliberated on various issues concerning promotion of tourism and increasing connectivity. (KNN/ST)
In a session of “Interaction between Tourism and Airlines” organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Civil Aviation in association with Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) on Thursday, the minister informed that the government has set up an agenda of 25 actionable points for the year 2015 to promote tourism.
He said that the implementation of Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) enabled visa on arrival for 43 countries is showing excellent results.
The government has set up a target of increasing the tourist arrivals to 10 million in the near future, he said.
Citing that over 90 per cent international tourists arrive in India by air, Sharma said that the airlines sector is an important part of the supply chain for “Make in India” in the tourism sector.
The growth of aviation depends on good commercial decisions, and on the quality and capacity of India’s airports, and the other highly visible infrastructure associated with aviation, he added.
In the meeting, representatives from airlines and tourism industries deliberated on various issues concerning promotion of tourism and increasing connectivity. (KNN/ST)
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