PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Nainital
The general manager, Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN), Vineet Tomar informed on Friday that the Uttarakhand government would participate in the World Travel Market to be held in London from November 3 to 5. “This aims at giving a new identity to the tourism potential of Uttarakhand at the international level and establishing the state as a major tourism destination on the global tourism map,” he added. A high-level delegation headed by the secretary, Tourism, Dhiraj Singh Garbyal would represent the state, he further said.
Sharing more, he said that World Travel Market London is one of the major international tourism events in the world, in which tourism representatives from various countries, international tour operators, travel agencies, tourism investors, hotel and hospitality sector-related establishments and tourism industry experts participate. “Uttarakhand’s participation will be held under the Incredible Bharat Pavilion of the Union Ministry of Tourism, where the state’s rich natural beauty, spiritual and religious heritage, cultural diversity and vast potential of adventure tourism will be showcased on the international stage. Our principal objective is to promote adventure, natural, cultural, rural and wellness tourism globally along with the identity of traditional religious and Char Dham tourism of the state,” he said.
During this period, the prospects of paragliding, cross-country paragliding, river rafting, trekking, mountaineering, ultra-marathon and other adventure tourism activities will be presented. “The Himalayan tourist destinations, natural lakes, wildlife tourism, yoga and spiritual centres and rich cultural heritage of Uttarakhand will also be widely promoted,” Tomar stated.
The delegation will establish dialogue with international tour operators, travel agencies and various stakeholders in the tourism sector to increase the number of foreign tourists in Uttarakhand, attract tourism investment and strengthen the state’s participation in the international tourism market, said a senior Tourism officer.
