National tourism awards presented
20 March 2013 7:09 AM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee presented National Tourism Awards for the year 2011-12 here on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion Union tourism minister K Chiranjeevi said that tourism industry has immense potential to increase tourism arrivals. He said, ‘for this, we need to constantly monitor trends and re-invent our products for the marketplace’. Referring to the safety of tourists, the minister said a code of conduct for safe and honourable tourism has been adopted by the ministry and stakeholders.
He said the code has been incorporated in the guidelines governing the approval of various categories of travel trade and related service providers as well as for the classification of various categories of accommodation including hotels. Chiranjeevi said ‘The objective of the code is to follow internationally accepted best practices of safe tourism applicable to both tourists and local residents giving special emphasis to safety of women and children’.
The minister said his ministry is working towards the electronic delivery of more than half a dozen services online.
Speaking on the occasion Union tourism minister K Chiranjeevi said that tourism industry has immense potential to increase tourism arrivals. He said, ‘for this, we need to constantly monitor trends and re-invent our products for the marketplace’. Referring to the safety of tourists, the minister said a code of conduct for safe and honourable tourism has been adopted by the ministry and stakeholders.
He said the code has been incorporated in the guidelines governing the approval of various categories of travel trade and related service providers as well as for the classification of various categories of accommodation including hotels. Chiranjeevi said ‘The objective of the code is to follow internationally accepted best practices of safe tourism applicable to both tourists and local residents giving special emphasis to safety of women and children’.
The minister said his ministry is working towards the electronic delivery of more than half a dozen services online.
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