1. The government is developing 17 iconic tourism sites as world-class tourist centres to improve the flow of domestic and foreign tourists to these destinations. Objective of reserving rich tribal heritage a digital repository on the life and culture of the tribe will be stored.
2. Government is mulling organizing an annual global investors’ meet in India: FM
This would certainly benefit the Indian tourism and travel sector as World Economic Forum has benefited Switzerland.
3. We have decided to open Indian embassies and high commissions where India does not have diplomatic missions yet. We have approved 18 new diplomatic missions in Africa: FM.
4. Massive programme of railway station modernization to be launched this year: FM.
5. As FM Nirmala Sitharaman concludes her budget speech, it is disheartening to report that there is no positive takeaway for Indian Travel, Trade, Tourism sector. Despite PM Modi’s mention about how important is tourism for India, the sector has been left high and dry once again. Thousands of travel agents, travel companies, hospitality groups, airlines and allied companies of the sector have been completely ignored in the Budget for India.
