Ministry of Tourism participates in global travel exhibition FITUR at Madrid,Spain
Ministry of Tourism participates in global travel exhibition FITUR at Madrid,Spain
The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is participating in FITUR, one of the important global travel exhibitions being held from 24th – 28th January 2024 at Madrid , Spain. with a big delegation from the Union Government, State Governments and private travel stakeholders. India’s participation at FITUR is a significant move aimed at increase of inbound tourism to pre-pandemic levels from the main identified source markets in the world.
The Incredible India pavilion at FITUR was inaugurated by HE Shri Dinesh K. Pattanaik, Ambassador of India to Spain in the presence of Minister of Tourism, Government of Punjab, Ms Anmol Gagan Mann and other officials from Ministry of Tourism and State Governments on 24th January. India has some aggressive promotional plans to promote India globally and major identified source markets of the world including the Latin American countries. Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is participating with a space of around 315 sq metre, which is one of the biggest pavilions at FITUR in the recent years and a substantial delegation comprised of 40 plus co exhibitors. Some of the State Governments who are marking their presence at FITUR includes Punjab, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.
Spain is an important source market for India. The foreign tourist arrivals from Spain to India is almost touching the pre pandemic levels.
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