Uttarakhand Tourism has registered its strong participation in the 30th IATO (Indian Association of Tour Operators) Annual Convention which was inaugurated at Kempinski Ambience Hotel in New Delhi and will conclude on Sunday. The Uttarakhand Tourism stall replicating the famous images of The Himalayas, Jageshwar Mandir, Naini lake & Valley of Flowers was inaugurated by Subramanian Swamy, Member of Parliament and renowned Economist, Author and politician.
Uttarakhand Tourism, with large contingents of 24 private sector hoteliers from major tourist destination of the state like, Mussoorie, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Nainital, Corbett national park, kausani, Ranikhet, Mukteshwar, Dehradun, Ramnagar, New Tehri, lansdowne etc and also including various other travel operators, are making strong pitches for tourists across India and abroad.
Uttarakhand has long been called “land of the Gods”, as it is one of Hinduism’s most piritual and auspicious pilgrimage circuits. Through this pavilion Uttarakhand Tourism is promoting adventure tourism, spiritual tourism, Wild life & eco tourism, Yoga & Wellness, leisure tourism and lesser known destination of Uttarakhand.
After the devastation caused by last year’s flash floods, Uttarakhand Tourism has put up an excellent show to restore the tourists’ faith in the State. Destinations like Nainital, Ranikhet, Mussoorie, Dhanolti etc had a record foot fall in this summer season.
IATO has seen an increase in the participation this year and there are many State Governments that are coming up to such a big platform. IATO is becoming voice of tourism industry and has been successful in taking up issues like clean India campaign, rural tourism, religious tourism and cause of E-visa and Skill development.