The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has kick-started its mission to attract tourists from North
India, by opening tourist information centre’s in the region.
MTDC aims to cover 10 prominent Indian cities to promote tourist destinations of Maharashtra. Starting with its marketing campaign in New Delhi, the state is all set to attract the tourists from Delhi and surrounding states by setting up a tourist information centre at Hotel Janpath.
Chhagan Bhujbal, minister of tourism for Maharashtra, said, “We already attract maximum foreign tourists and now we are also focusing on attracting domestic tourists in large numbers. Maharashtra has everything in terms of tourist destinations. It is an unlimited resource for beach lovers, adventure sport lovers, honeymoon travelers, pilgrimages and sites of historical importance and for nature lovers.”
Citing similar opinion, Dr. Jagdish Patil, managing director of MTDC, said, “MTDC has been taking several progressive steps to encourage tourism in Maharashtra. Along with this facility in Delhi, we are also hosting a road-show for the tour operators to promote Maharashtra as a preferred tourist destination. It will be an interactive session with the tour operators about how best we can improve the number of tourists visiting from North India to Maharashtra.”
Apart from Delhi, MTDC is planning to unveil their tourist offices in Lucknow and Tirupati in the near future.
Pic caption: Sumit Mullick, Principal Secretary of Tourism for Maharashtra, Dr. Jagdish Patil MD of MTDC and Minister of Tourism for Maharashtra, Chhagan Bhujbal while inaugurating the Tourism Information Centre at Hotel Janpath in New Delhi.
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