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In view of the growing potential of Cruise Tourism and the vast opportunities that it presents, Ministry of Tourism is organizing side events on Cruise Tourism on the sidelines of the fourth G20 Tourism Working Group meeting at Goa from 19-20 June 2023

V Vidyavathi, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, held a review meeting with the senior officers of the MOT on 12th June to address and discuss the usage of PM Gati Shakti Mission for the overall development of the tourism sector in the country

Rakesh Verma, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, has remarked in a recent tweet that Rakesh Vermais one of the key strategic pillars of National Strategy for Sustainable Tourism formulated by Ministry of Tourism to mainstream sustainability into tourism sector.

Ministry of Tourism initiative ‘Travel for LiFE’ highlights how tourism stakeholders share a collective responsibility towards actions that will help in mainstreaming sustainability in Indian tourism sector make a difference via responsible tourism to create a greener future

Arvind Singh, Former Secretary, Tourism, said that just like domestic travel boomed post-COVID, he is hopeful that inbound will boost with India’s G20 presidency. “Hopefully tailwinds of G20 will get inbound tourists to preCOVID levels and surpass it as well,” he added.

Arvind Singh, Secretary, Tourism, has superannuated and has moved on from Ministry of Tourism. He took up the role in February 2021. V Vidyavathi, who joined as Officer on Special Duty will be taking charge as Secretary today. She was DG, ASI before this.

The All-India Association of Authorized Money Changers & Money Transfer Agents has demanded the inclusion of foreign currency cash, wire transfers through banks, pre-paid forex cards and other international payments into the TCS exemption ambit offered to overseas transactions using debit and credit cards under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS).

Amritsar in Punjab has been selected for a holistic mission to develop a sustainable and responsible destination under Swadesh Darshan 2.0. Another city in Punjab, Kapurthala, has also been chosen for the same.

Arvind Singh, Secretary Tourism, stated that convention centers in India were previously limited to big cities, but now they are emerging in various major centers across the country. With G20 meetings happening in 59 locations, it shows India’s capability to host excellent conferences, showcasing India’s potential as a M!CE destination.

Arvind Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism claimed. “We’re also planning to do a major event on international M!CE conference in Hyderabad in July to take advantage of the tailwinds created by the G20, which will focus and deliberate on how India can develop as a major M!CE destination”.