GUWAHATI, Nov 16 - The State Government�s Department of Tourism participated at World Travel Market (WTM) London 2016 held from November 7 to 9 with a view to taking Assam Tourism to international arena, stated a press release.
A team of officers of Tourism Department led by VS Bhaskar, Additional Chief Secretary of Tourism and Information Technology, organised the show. A team of seven tour and travel partners from Assam were also a part of the group.
This year, Union Ministry of Tourism is the official premier partner of this global event for the travel industry.
Almost 50,000 senior travel industry professionals, ministers and international press, embark on ExCeL London every November to network, negotiate and discover the latest industry opinion and trends at WTM London.
The Pavilion of Assam Tourism was designed and customised under the theme �Awesome Assam� to showcase the various tourism attractions of Assam; in the following categories � wildlife, river and cruise, nature and eco, heritage and history, tea and golf, monsoon and leisure, and culture and cuisine.
The pavilion was appreciated by Mahesh Sharma, Union Minister for Tourism. More than 125 business-to-business meetings were attended at the pavilion and the international tourists and trade partners have expressed keen interest to visit and promote the tourism in Assam, globally.
Bhaskar and his team consisting Director Palash Baruah and Deputy Secretary Anamika Tewari briefed the media about various strategies being adopted by the Assam Tourism to promote tourism sector.
