New Delhi (NVI): With an aim to highlight tourism potential of the North-Eastern region in domestic and international markets, an “International Tourism Mart” (ITM) began today in Imphal, Manipur.
A total of 36 foreign buyer delegates from over 19 countries are participating in the Mart.
Besides, the foreign delegates, 49 domestic stakeholders in the tourism sector from other parts of the country and 109 sellers from the North Eastern States are participating in the Mart.
International and Domestic Buyers will be engaging in business-to-business meetings with sellers from the North Eastern Region.
This will enable the tourism product suppliers from the region to reach out to international and domestic buyers, with the objective of promoting tourism to the region, an official statement said.
The Ministry of Tourism in association with the North Eastern States have organised a global tourism mart from November 23-25 which will bring together the tourism business fraternity and entrepreneurs from the eight North Eastern States.
It will highlight “Sustainable Tourism an engine for Economic Growth and Employment”. Besides, deliberations on promotion of tourism in the NE region in general, the Mart will also give a platform for promoting cultural ties, providing enhanced connectivity to the States with other countries in the neighbourhood, said an official statement.
The event was jointly inaugurated by MoS Culture & Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel and Chief Minister of Manipur N. Biren Singh.
In addition, the three-day event will also include the presentations by state governments on their tourism potential, cultural evenings, sightseeing visits to local attractions in and around Imphal.
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