PATNA: Bihar Tourism was adjudged for the best award for 'Heritage Tourism in India' at the three-day India Tourism Trade Mart (ITTM), which concluded at Bangalore on Sunday. Tapan Sinha and Gajendra Singh represented Bihar Tourism at the Bangalore ITTM.
In all, 16 state tourism departments, along with 20 national travel agencies and 22 international travel agencies, participated in the ITTM.
Bihar Tourism stall attracted huge crowd on the first day itself. Visitors showed keen interest in various historical and religious places of Bihar.
"We told the visitors that Bihar believed in 'Atithi Devo Bhava' (guests are like god). We informed the visitors about several tourists places in Bihar like Pawapuri, Rajgir, Bodh Gaya and Vaishali," Sinha, a senior tourist information officer, Bihar Tourism, said.
He said most of the visitors did not have much idea about the places of historical and religious importance in Bihar. "We apprised them of the rich history and culture as well as the tourists hotspots in the state," Sinha said.
Karnataka tourism minister Anand Singh was the chief guest at the award function.
source :TOI
In all, 16 state tourism departments, along with 20 national travel agencies and 22 international travel agencies, participated in the ITTM.
Bihar Tourism stall attracted huge crowd on the first day itself. Visitors showed keen interest in various historical and religious places of Bihar.
"We told the visitors that Bihar believed in 'Atithi Devo Bhava' (guests are like god). We informed the visitors about several tourists places in Bihar like Pawapuri, Rajgir, Bodh Gaya and Vaishali," Sinha, a senior tourist information officer, Bihar Tourism, said.
He said most of the visitors did not have much idea about the places of historical and religious importance in Bihar. "We apprised them of the rich history and culture as well as the tourists hotspots in the state," Sinha said.
Karnataka tourism minister Anand Singh was the chief guest at the award function.
source :TOI
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