G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) launched the Visit India Year 2023 initiative and unveiled its logo at New Delhi today, kicking off the year of grand plans and activities for promoting tourism in India.
On the occasion, Union Minister for Tourism said that today the logo of Visit India Year 2023 is being launched and this in an important year as India is heading G20. He also said that more than one lakh foreign delegates will visit India this year and they will be showcased entire gamut of India’s Culture, including monuments and festivals.
Kishan Reddy added that each foreign delegate of G20 will be a brand ambassador of India’s culture, heritage and tourist destinations. He further stated that Ministry of Tourism is coordinating with Indian missions and other stakeholders to have a conducive environment for foreign visitors this year.
Harnessing the momentum created by the recovery of the global industry, preferential sentiment from global travelers for exploring India and building upon the success in growing tourism in India over the years–the Tourism Ministry is on a mission to unlock the untapped potential of tourism in India, making India a 365-day destination.
Encouraging the inbound travel and particularly in the backdrop of India’s G20 Presidency as well as grand celebrations of India@75 Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Ministry of Tourism is celebrating this year as ‘Visit India Year 2023’. The focus is on inbound travel to India, to highlight varied tourism offerings of our country and showcase them to the global tourists.
The priorities include highlighting the unique tourism offerings of every state by leveraging country’s richness in culture, heritage, spirituality, natural beauty and focusing on promoting diverse categories of tourism like sustainable tourism, rural tourism, medical tourism, MICE, and others.
The Ministry is geared to make great strides in improving both the infrastructure and other framework conditions impacting the growth of tourism within the year. To achieve synergies in the Ministry’s efforts and requirements of the tourism sector, the Ministry of Tourism is working with all the relevant ministries and government agencies,partners, travel and trade industry, state governments and tourism boards, and key stakeholders which have influence and impact on tourism.
