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Deliberations were held on the scope of tourism industry, how to attract more investment in it, how to increase the
number of tourists and how to encourage international tourism besides hotels and hospitality in Madhya Pradesh.
A presentation focusing on efforts being undertaken for enhancing tourism in Madhya Pradesh was given by the
Secretary Tourism and Managing Director of Tourism Development Corporation, Shri Hari Ranjan Rao in the M.P.
Travel Mart. Views were exchanged on the wide scope in tourism sector and how to accelerate tourism development
in Madhya Pradesh.
Representatives of Indian Association of Tour Operators, Travel Agent Association of India, Federation of Hotel
and Restaurant Association and Adventure Tour Operators Association of India, Travel Operators for Tigers, etc,
took part in the M.P. Travel Mart.
An early Morning Heritage Walk was organised this time which got a tremendous response, as over 175 hosted
buyers attended the Walk and experienced the interesting sights of the city of Bhopal.
For the first time a live webinar was organized on “A chance for Building Partnerships in Madhya Pradesh”. Not
only the attendees but also the buyers across the globe, who could not make it to the MP travel mart this time,
benefited from the webinar. Several presenters made presentations to showcase Madhya Pradesh’s Wildlife, Culture
and Heritage tourism.
A special Simultaneous interpretation technology was used for translating the live address of the dignitaries for the
sake of international buyers who came in from the various parts of the globe.
All in all the M.P. Travel Mart was a huge success and resulted in the creation of many new opportunities in the
Madhya Pradesh tourism sector.
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