The Union Minister of State for Tourism & Culture (Independent Charge) Prahlad Singh Patel launched the Hindi version of the new Incredible India portal at the outset of National Conference of Tourism Ministers concluded successfully in New Delhi on August 20. The minister announced that the Arabic, Chinese and Spanish versions of the new Incredible India website will be launched by next month.
The new Incredible India website was launched on 14th June last year. Since its launch, the website has attracted 85,84,928 total visitors including 65,31,722 Unique Visitors as on 31st July, 2019.
Speaking on the occasion, the he urged for better coordination between Centre and States to increase number of tourists in India. Highlighting the importance of perception, PrahladSingh Patel said that we need to change the perception of India in the mind of foreign tourists which will yield us good results for promotion of tourism.
He asked the States to organize surveys in their respective States to understand how the foreign tourists perceive India and should work towards removing negative impressions, if any. The Minister stated that all of us together have to make concerted efforts to realise the Prime Minister’s dream of doubling the tourists, both foreign and domestic over the next five years.
The one-day conference was attended by State Tourism Ministers of 19 States, Secretaries of Tourism and senior officials from the States and Union Territories (UTs) who deliberated on various issues related to the development and promotion of Tourism.
