World Travel Market 2022: "India's G20 Presidency will give India’s tourism sector an unparalleled opportunity"

Approx. 2.19 billion doses have been administered showing that India as a travel destination is safer and more resilient to tackle the threat posed by the current pandemic.

NewsBharati 10-Nov-2022 11:53:28 AM

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London, Nov 10: At the World Travel Market 2022 in London, India is showcasing the varied tourism offerings of of the country to the global tourism industry stakeholders such as tour operators, travel agents and media among others. India's G-20 Presidency is expected to give the tourism sector an unparalleled opportunity to showcase India’s tourism offerings.

India’s focus on promoting sustainable tourism, digitalization of tourism sector, development of tourism MSMEs and skills is also being highlighted through the platform of media at the ongoing WTM. India is also being promoted as a safe tourist destination post Covid 19 at the WTM. The G-20 Presidency will give India’s tourism sector an unprecedented opportunity to highlight India’s tourism potential.

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At the outset, the Additional Secretary congratulated WTM, for organizing the press meet and also for successfully coordinating with all countries leading to the meeting. He also applauded the media for their critical role in promoting the tourism sector. He informed the media that the Indian Ministry of Tourism, is participating at World Travel Market (WTM) 2022 from Nov 7 to Nov 9 in London.

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The Additional Secretary mentioned that Tourism sector was hugely impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, tourism is one sector which has great resilience and it has bounced back from various adversities and crisis. He also informed that in India, tourism is recovering well with domestic tourism contributing significantly. Under the strong leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has achieved unprecedented success in vaccinating our people. Approx. 2.19 billion doses have been administered showing that India as a tourist destination is safer and more resilient to tackle the threat posed by the current pandemic, he explained.