A three-day travel mart would be organised in Bhopal from October 16 to 18 in which 200 travel agents from country and abroad would participate besides representatives of tour operators, travel writers and travel media. The event would have far-reaching benefits that would help in promotion of tourism in the State.
Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Surendra Patwa while talking to the media persons here on Saturday informed that the event to be organized by the Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC) would have participants from 15-20 countries.
Patwa also took the occasion to inform about the six awards that the state bagged on Friday in different categories of National Tourism Awards for the year 2013-14.
He said that on the occasion of World Tourism Day that would be observed on September 27 different programs would be held in Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Pachmari, Khajuraho and other places to promote tourism in the state. The programs to be organized on that occasion would be cultural and tourism oriented, he added.