Mukesh Kumar Meshram, Principal Secretary Tourism and Director General, UP Tourism, has said that Uttar Pradesh is hosting the convention after 18 years of gap. “It will boost the state’s tourism as there are many destinations to be showcased. UP is fats emerging as a popular tourist destination along with a boost in infrastructure. Thus, people will love Uttar Pradesh,” he claims.

Arvind Singh, Secretary, Tourism, in his address at the convention, said, “Domestic tourism has revived and is significantly above pre-COVID levels. “As the theme is ‘Inbound tourism – What Lies Ahead’, I hope this convention contributes to raising the bar for inbound tourism and everyone would workout strategies for faster recovery,” he added.

IATO’s 37th convention has started with a lot of enthusiasm. Speaking about the convention , Rajiv Mehra, President, IATO said, “The registrations have surpassed 1000 delegates and the association is all set to welcome guests from across the country.”

The parliamentary standing committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, in its 331st report said that with the increased competition among various countries to attract more foreign visitors, it is an imperative need for India to prepare a better marketing strategy by hiring marketing experts to attract foreign visitors.

Jaison Chacko, Secretary General, Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), has revealed that the Delhi High Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by MakeMyTrip (MMT) challenging the order passed by the Ld. NCLAT to deposit 10 per cent penalty amount for entertaining the appeal against the Competition Commission of India (CCI’s) order.

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The 37th IATO Annual Convention is set to start in Lucknow today and will be inaugurated by Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh at the Centrum Hotel, Lucknow at 6 pm. The inauguration of the IATO Travel Mart will be done at 7pm, revealed Rajiv Mehra, President, IATO.

Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for AYUSH, has said that the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi, will add value to Goa’s tourism brand and be a big boost for medical value travel. “It will also be a model research & wellness hub for Ayurveda promoting medical tourism,” he added.

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G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism, has shared that they have set up a 24×7 Multi-Lingual Tourist Info-Helpline on the toll free number 1800111363 or on a short code 1363 in 12 Languages including 10 international languages (German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic), Hindi English for domestic and foreign tourists to provide support service in term of information relating to Travel in India and to offer appropriate guidance to tourists in distress while travelling in India.