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The iconic week of tourism under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav will begin on World Tourism Day. The programmes will include heritage walks, food festivals etc. National Tourism Awards will be held on the same day. The celebrations will end in Mumbai with Paryatan Parv, said Arvind Singh, Secretary Tourism, GoI.

G Kishan Reddy, Minister of Tourism, Culture and DoNER, has said that the National Conference of State Tourism Ministers aims to be a platform for sharing of best practices, successful projects, and tourism product opportunities. 

Making India one of the top five global destinations by 2030 is the primary goal envisaged in the National Tourism Policy, which was finalised with certain additions considering long-term implications of the ongoing pandemic, by the Ministry of Tourism, revealed union minister while addressing an event in New Delhi.

Arvind Singh, Secretary, Tourism, has said that they are considering many demands from the industry, including rationalisation of taxation and GST refund to foreign tourists. “There is news that the GoI is thinking of a pilot project for GST refund for foreign tourists in certain places,” he informed.

G Kishan Reddy, Minister of Tourism, Culture & DoNER has said that the Ministry of Tourism will release the new National Tourism Policy in two months, i.e. before the budget session of the parliament. He was speaking at the golden jubilee celebration of Southern Travels.

Arvind Singh, Secretary, Tourism, has said that we need to ensure sustainable, responsible and inclusive development of tourism in the country. “Everyone needs to be on the same page and need to promote Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat to provide a greater interaction between the states and Union Territories,” he added.

Ministry of Tourism is organizing the National Conference of State Tourism Ministers in Dharamshala from 18-20 September. The three-day conference will be held at D’Polo Club & Spa Resorts, and will be chaired by G Kishan Reddy, Minister of Tourism, Culture and DoNER.

Arvind Singh, Secretary, Tourism, has said that earlier, countries that took G20 Presidency, used it as an opportunity to project their nation to global community. “Thus, it is an opportunity for us to utilise in 2023. We look forward to positioning India as an important destination for the rest of the world,” he claimed.

India’s foreign trade policy will offer a slew of incentives for hotels, tourism, transport, education, and healthcare industries, sectors that were the worst hit by the pandemic. “We are mulling a package for the services sector. But we are yet to finalize it, and discussions are still on. We want to support sectors that really require it, like tourism, hospitality, education, etc., and not those unaffected by the pandemic,” revealed a government official. According to estimates by the Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC), shared with the government, travel and transportation services, one of the worst hits during the pandemic, are set to make a strong recovery in the current fiscal.

Arvind Singh, Secretary, Tourism, has said that the Ministry of Tourism will be setting up a National Tourism Board, which will have a CEO at the helm. It will formulate specific strategies for promotion in different countries by coordinating with respective international missions. He was speaking at the Hospitality and Tourism Conclave organised by Services Export Promotions Council (SEPC).