Addressing the delegates at the recently held Hotel and Restaurant Association Western India (HRAWI) Finale (Diamond Jubilee Celebration of HRAWI) at Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai, Ashok Chavan, Chief Minister, Maharashtra declared 2011-12 as the year of Tourism for Maharashtra starting from January 2011. Chavan urged hoteliers to meet him by the first fortnight of September 2010 to discuss on layout plans, new initiatives and implementation of initiatives in order to explore the tourism in Maharashtra and to make the coming year, a successful one for the tourism sector.
Furthermore, Chavan also highlighted the key areas which are required to be focused in a bid to promote tourism in the state. “Areas like Medical Tourism, Eco Tourism, Forest Tourism, Coastal Tourism, Pilgrimage Tourism, Fort Tourism are still to be exploited completely in the state. Maharashtra has rich culture, ample scope and huge potential in these segments and hence the Ministry and the association need to work amicably and mutually to attract more tourists to the state. It is paramount to bring the tourism sector of Maharashtra in the map of India.” |