A three-day 'New York Times Travels Show' to be held in the US will be an illustrious tourism fair for NRIs and Americans. State Culture Minister Ashok Chandra Panda who will be a guest in the event said it would open new vistas of business as well as cultural heritage for Odisha.
There will be an Odisha Pavilion in the show which will be very much appreciated with the credits of sand artist Padmashree Sudarshan Patnaik. It will include exhibitions on Black Pagoda, Konark and information on Nabakalebar of lord Sri Jagannath. Hotel and restaurant owners, artists, tour operators and scholars will assemble in the festival from January 23 to 25 where art and sculptures of Odisha will be represented. There will be a business session to promote tourism sector in Odisha and growth of foreign tourists in the State. Along with the Minister, Culture Secretary Dr Aurobinda Padhy will also attend the fair.