By Rashmi Pradhan
IN A bid to bring travel and tourism industry stakeholders under one platform, Federation of Hospitality and Tourism of Rajasthan (FHTR) aims to organize 10-city roadshow in India. The roadshow will kick-off in Ahmedabad in October 27, 2015 followed by New Delhi, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Guwahati and conclude in Hyderabad in February 12, 2016. This information was revealed by Pawan Jain, Deputy Director, Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan (see photo).
The roadshow will have over 20 suppliers including hotels, resorts and tour operators. The objective is to promote Rajasthan as a tourism destination. In order to invite the investors and stakeholders to invest in the state, a Resurgent Rajasthan Partnership Summit from November 19-20 in Jaipur. Last year Rajasthan received 33,076,491 domestic tourists, which was an increase of 9.17 per cent compared to 2013. In 2014, 1,525,574 international tourists visited Rajasthan, which was a growth of 6.15 per cent compared to 2013.
The FHTR is an apex body of private players from travel and tourism industry that is supported by Department of Tourism, Govt. of Rajasthan. The federation is responsible to promote tourism in Rajasthan.
The Author is Assistant Editor of BW Hotelier.