To mark the World Tourism Day on September 27, Haryana Tourism Department will offer special discount to tourists and visitors to all its tourist complexes in the State from September 26 to September 28.
Haryana Principal Secretary, Tourism, Sumita Misra on Thursday said that the Department would offer 10 percent discount on food and accommodation to guests visiting any of the tourist complexes in Haryana on these days. Besides, a series of special events would be organised on September 27.
To lend colour to the World Tourism Day celebrations, the tourists complexes would be decorated with welcome banners and various competitions would be organised for students. Bags of candy would be distributed among children on the occasion, she said. Rooms can be booked online through the Department’s official website www.haryanatourism.gov.in. People may also follow the haryanatourismindia page on Facebook for regular updates, Misra said.
She added that Haryana is endowed with many religious and historical attractions which create immense possibilities of growth in the tourism sector. Efforts are being made to promote sustainable tourism by encouraging a constructive and mutually-beneficial partnership bttween public and private sectors for economic development and employment generation.
Haryana has rich heritage sites at Panipat, Kurukshetra, Surajkund, Pinjore and other places, which are being developed at a steady pace, added Misra.
There are plans to promote Morni, Kalesar and Sultanpur as eco-tourism sites in close coordination with the Forest Department, she said.
The World Travel and Tourism Council has estimated that demand for India tourism will grow annually at 8.8 per cent over the next decade, which will be the highest in the world.
Vikas Yadav, Managing Director, Haryana Tourism Corporation, said that impetus is on upgrading the existing infrastructure and promoting Haryana as the most preferred destination to increase its share in the international and domestic travel market.
Haryana Tourism took the initiative to introduce the concept of farm tourism in India. The Department, in partnership with 14 farm owners in Haryana, is aggressively promoting the rural experiences that are being offered at these chosen farms in Haryana and around Delhi, he informed.
He said that Haryana Tourism has established the country’s premier Institutes of Hotel Management (IHMs) at Panipat, Faridabad, Kurukshetra, Rohtak and Yamunanagar that offer three-year BSc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) and Diploma courses in Food Production and Food and Beverage Service.