International Tourism Mart to open today
Source: The Sangai Express / PIB

Imphal, November 22 2019: The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, in association with the North Eastern States is organising the "International Tourism Mart" at Imphal from November 23 to 25.The event at Hotel Imphal will be inaugurated by Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the presence of Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State (IC) for Tourism & Culture, Union Secretary of Tourism, Yogendra Tripathi and other dignitaries from Central Ministries and North Eastern States.

This is the 8th International Tourism Mart and an annual event organised in the North Eastern region with the objective of highlighting the tourism potential of the region in the domestic and international markets.

It will bring together the tourism business fraternity and entrepreneurs from the eight North Eastern States.

The event will facilitate interaction between buyers, sellers, media, Government agencies and other stakeholders.

The North East Region of India comprising the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, is endowed with diverse tourist attractions and products.

The varied topography of the region, its flora and fauna, the ethnic communities with their rich heritage of ancient traditions and lifestyles, its festivals, arts and crafts, make it a holiday destination waiting to be explored.

The 8th International Tourism Mart, will put the spotlight on "Sustainable Tourism an engine for Economic Growth and Employment".

Besides deliberations on promotion of tourism in the North East Region in general, the Mart will also give a platform for promoting cultural ties, providing enhanced connectivity to the States of North Eastern Region with other countries in the neighbourhood.

A total of 36 foreign buyer delegates from over 19 countries - Australia, Canada, Cambodia, Czech, Dubai, Italy, Japan, Oman, Korea, Myanmar, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, USA, UK, Vietnam are attending.

Besides the foreign delegates, 49 domestic stakeholders in tourism sector from other parts of the country and 109 sellers from the North Eastern States are participating in the Mart.

The State Govt of Madhya Pradesh has also been invited to participate and give a presentation as it is a paired State with Manipur under the "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat" initiative.

Manipur is hosting this mart for the second time.

The earlier editions of this mart were held in Guwahati, Tawang, Shillong, Gangtok, Agartala.

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