Look through the eyes of tourists, says Selja

September 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tourism destinations need to package themselves attractively to attract tourists repeatedly to India, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said Tuesday. Inaugurating the fortnight-long Ladakh Festival at Leh, she said it was imperative that destinations diversify their products to allow the tourist to experience the real customs and heritage of local communities.

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Meghalaya Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary called on Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja here today and told here that Megahalaya has vast tourism potential both for domestic as well as foreign tourists. He said, leave travel concession to the Central Government employees to visit the north-east has made Meghalaya quite popular among tourists.

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Kumari Selja has called upon experts and stakeholders in the tourism sector to develop world class tourism infrastructure for putting India's tourism industry on the world tourism map. Inaugurating a workshop on the subject here today she said, "We should look at comprehensive development of infrastructure which includes roads, water, sanitation, cleanliness, hygiene, proper lighting, landscape, signages and proper maintenance of tourism destinations and heritage sites." She said tourism and hospitality sectors contributes six per cent of the GDP and certain streamlining is required in infrastructure facilities.

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja has said that her Ministry will take along Uttar Pradesh and Bihar while promoting Buddhist Circuit for tourists. She said that Buddhist Circuit is popular both among foreign and domestic tourists and all efforts will be made to make it a star attraction.

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tourist spots should be kept clean and drivers, waiters and cooks should be trained to ensure that travellers make repeated visits to popular hotspots like the Taj Mahal city of Agra, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said here Wednesday. "Public awareness campaign about cleanliness must be started in places like Agra where tourists come in large numbers, Selja said when Uttar Pradesh Tourism Minister Vinod Singh met her here to discuss tourism-related projects.

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - We should look through the eyes of tourists about what they expect from us, said Tourism Minister Kumari Selja while inaugurating a workshop on 'World Class Tourism Infrastructure' here Wednesday. We need good hotels, infrastructure, connectivity for tourists.

August 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - To meet the demand for over 200,000 skilled workers in the hospitality sector, the tourism ministry plans to start eight new hotel management institutes to impart quality training. Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja Monday said the existing hotel management institutes are also being asked to increase the number of courses to meet the demand.

August 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Singapore Tuesday signed a joint action plan which, officials said, would help both countries attract more tourists. According to the plan, tourists visiting Singapore will be offered an option to include a four-five day trip to India in their itinerary, thus adding variety to their holiday.

August 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will hold tourism roadshows in London and other capitals of Commonwealth countries in a bid to cash in on the Commonwealth Games here next year, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said here Monday. "The Commonwealth Games in India next year will be an important event, especially from the tourism point of view.

July 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja on Thursday said that accommodation for visitors, both overseas and domestic, expected during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi would be complete and ready for occupation, a few months prior to the commencement of the gala event. Selja said this after visiting and inspecting a couple of sites in national capital on Thursday where the construction is in full swing.

July 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja on Wednesday said that government would announce new policy guidelines for promoting health tourism to increase the number of foreign tourist arrivals in India. Selja said this while speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the meeting to discuss the '100 days Agenda of Tourism Ministry' in New Delhi on Wednesday.

June 29th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The inflow of foreign tourists is picking up, according to Tourism Minister Selja. "In the last two years, we have seen an increase in the flow of both foreign and domestic tourists in India, except during the few months when it was affected due to global meltdown and the Mumbai terror attacks," Selja told reporters here Monday.

June 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Minister for Tourism Kumari Selja Friday urged Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to offer budgetary incentives for the tourism industry as it is facing a crunch due to global economic slowdown. Leading a delegation of key stake holders from tourism industry, Selja met the finance minister and submitted a memorandum requesting concessions in the union budget to be presented July 6.

May 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India needs to attract more foreign tourists, whose number has dipped after the Mumbai terror attack and due to economic depression, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said Saturday. "The tourism sector has a lot of challenges apart from attracting foreign tourists to India.

May 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India needs to attract more foreign tourists, whose number has dipped after the Mumbai terror attack and due to economic depression, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said Saturday. "The tourism sector has a lot of challenges apart from attracting foreign tourists to India.