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‘India needs a tourism road map for the future’ - Amitabh Kant, Principal Secretary & Special Commissioner (Industries), Kerala
The launch of the book ‘Branding India – An Incredible Story’ by Amitabh Kant goes way beyond all the glitz and glamour and delves into the reality of Indian tourism – what it was and what it has achieved. Amitabh Kant, Principal Secretary & Special Commissioner (Industries), Kerala tells TravelBiz Monitor the story behind the book
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 FOCAL POINT
HS 2 – The Camper Campaign By Hugh & Colleen Gantzer
We didn’t think they could; but they’ve done it again.

The Grand Panjandrums of the Tourism Ministry are attempting to launch another damp squib. Not content with making a mess of their Rural Tourism scheme they’re now busy working on something even more misguided: Caravan Tourism. But since they never want to soil their hands with the down to earth details of their projects, they’ve managed to convince a very reputed organisation to do their dirty work. For Rural Tourism they had soft-talked the UNDP to partner their three-legged race. This time around they’ve roped in the quietly efficient, and well reputed, Adventure Tour Operator’s Association of India (ATOAI).
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