Union Tourism Minister G Kishan ReddyReddy urged that all states share and adopt best practices to boost the tourism sector.
The states must organise such conferences at state level with district officers of different departments and stake holders to improve and promote tourism destinations, he said.
Reddy emphasised on the importance of Yuva Tourism Clubs and said these clubs can became game changer for the sector.
Reddy thanked all the State delegates and sector representatives for their valuable suggestions.
Reddy also informed that National Flag will be installed at tourist places.
He also appealed to the states and stakeholders to install flag at all hotels and tourist places.
The Union Minister said that such conferences will be organised from time to time to provide an opportunity to learn from one another and hoped that this will yield desired results very soon.
The three days National Conference of State Tourism Ministers concluded at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday amid presence of Union Tourism Minister Reddy.
Tourism Ministers of 12 States including Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Haryana, Mizoram, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh attended the conference.
Talking about the outcome of the conference, Secretary Tourism Arvind Singh said India will play a pivotal role in contributing towards global tourism recovery driven mainly through domestic tourism.
All the major tourism indices have started showing signs of recovery towards the pre pandemic levels such as domestic air passenger traffic, hotel occupancy and tourist footfalls, he said.
The National Tourism Policy has been drafted with a holistic vision and strategy to revive India’s Tourism and targets to achieve USD 1 Trillion by the sector in 2047, he said.
Against this backdrop, the Ministry is also paving the way for developing responsible and sustainable tourism destinations, he said.
The Government of India will continue to support MSMEs in tourism and capitalise on the employment generation potential in the sector. Various initiatives under the ongoing schemes of the Ministry of Tourism are planned to be strengthened to ensure complete recovery from the disruption caused to the tourism economy due to the pandemic, he said.
Arvind further said that India plans to position itself as a major tourism destination during its presidency of G20 for 2023.
He said we plan to ensure due rigour, dedication and showcase our cultural richness while welcoming the world to our nation.
He said we plan to bring in necessary interventions including Visa Reforms, Ease of Travel, traveller friendly Immigration Facilities at Airports and openness to international travel and these major topics were deliberated during the two-day meet.
