TTAG to celebrate World Tourism Day with a focus on sustainability

Times of India | 1 month ago | 30-09-2022 | 06:37 pm

While World Tourism Day will be celebrated globally across nations on 27th September, the Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) in collaboration with SKAL Goa and Goa Tourism are gearing up for a day long celebration with a spate of events and activities lined up which will be open to all without a fee. Registrations can be done on : World Tourism Day 2022 Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant, govt officials, bureaucrats, tourism stakeholders and other dignitaries will be attending the celebration. Keeping in mind this year, global theme Rethink Tourism’, TTAG has planned the celebration differently by organising several events including an e-bike rally, heritage walks across the state, culinary contests and more. We want to showcase the varied offerings that the state has to offer beyond the obvious choices, said Nilesh Shah, President of Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) “This is a great opportunity to bring all the tourism stakeholders as well as the Government on one platform wherein the support can contribute to making the coming tourist season a success and be more resilient to face challenges ahead. The celebration marks the start of the tourism season with international charters set to arrive. With the upgraded infrastructure, Goa is set to have a sizable share of the domestic pie," he added.

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