The G20 tourism events, which culminated in a ministerial assembly held during India’s presidency of the influential bloc, have made headlines this year as the country has gone to great lengths to showcase its colorful culture and varied destinations to the world.
India assumed the presidency of the G20 on December 1, 2022, the keynote of the Ministry of Tourism’s calendar in 2023.
More than 200 meetings were held in formats in a gigantic number of venues across the country, culminating in the G20 summit on 9 and 10 September in Delhi, attended by the world’s most sensible leaders, including US President Joe Biden and the British Prime Minister. Minister Rishi. Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron.
The G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration was adopted during the summit.
From showcasing incredible India to delegate visits and positioning the country as a top tourist destination, the G20 has been the concentrated domain of the Ministry of Tourism throughout the year of the presidency.
The assembly of the first Tourism Working Group (TWG) was held at the picturesque Rann de Kutch in Gujarat. More than 100 G20 delegates from India attended the occasion from 7 to 9 February. On February 9, they also visited Harappa-era Dholavira-era site, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Arvind Singh, then Secretary of the Union for Tourism, speaking to the media in Delhi after the first assembly of the TWG, said that the five key precedence spaces (green tourism, digitalization, skills, tourism MSMEs, destination control) were set for The deliberations of the first assembly were “endorsed by all member countries, invited countries and foreign organizations. “
The second TWG meeting was held held at Siliguri-Darjeeling from April 1 to 3, and the third one was hosted in Srinagar from May 22-24.
Goa hosted the latest tourism assembly, followed by the G20 Tourism Ministerial Meeting from June 19 to 22. At the end of the Ministerial Meeting, a Goa roadmap and action plan, as well as a ministerial final document, were published.
The five key priorities of the G20 tourism track were ”endorsed by all G20 countries” for achieving a sustainable, resilient and inclusive growth in the sector.
The ministerial meeting was attended by some 130 delegates from countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, South Africa, Russia, Mauritius, Australia, Singapore, South Korea, Indonesia, Nigeria, Oman, the Netherlands, Bangladesh and major foreign organizations. . .
The delegates were greeted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via a recorded video message in which he welcomed them to “incredible India”. Affirming the philosophy of ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’, he invited G20 delegates to stop in India for the 2024 general elections and witness the ‘festival of democracy’.
The New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration followed at the G20 Summit highlighted the importance of the “Goa Roadmap for Tourism as a vehicle for the SDGs,” the ministry said after the mega conclave ended in September.
An “important milestone” reached at the summit was the “unanimous endorsement” of the central role of tourism and culture in sustainable socio-economic progress and prosperity, the Ministry of Tourism said.
In 2023, India hosted the fourth sixth edition of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart in Delhi from October 4 to 6. The physical edition of the event took place after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The good fortune of the G20 Summit has already “positioned India as one of the most sought-after destinations to host major events and conferences”, the ministry said.
Among other important events, the Ministry of Tourism, on the occasion of World Tourism Day on September 27, presented the global sustainable program Travel for LiFE, which encompasses the LiFE Mission, aimed at the tourism sector, encouraging tourists to behave responsible when traveling. . .
A three-day mega tourism conclave was held in Shillong, the picturesque capital of Meghalaya, and ended on November 23.
The eleventh edition of the International Tourism Mart (ITM) was opened by the Union Minister of State for Tourism, Shripad Naik, in the presence of Chief Minister Sangma, Meghalaya Minister of Tourism Paul Lyngdoh and Union Secretary of State for Tourism V Vidyavathi.
The mega event aimed at highlighting the tourism potential of India’s northeast region and its rich biodiversity while laying emphasis on the government’s Mission LiFE.
Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for the Environment) is a massive global movement led by India to inspire individual and networked action to maintain the environment.
”The kind of economic growth we are seeing in the Northeast is unprecedented. In the last many years, the kind of support that has come from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government of India and different ministries has been unprecedented,” Sangma said in his address.
The conclave paved the way for greater sustainability, as the organisers did not use single-use plastic on any of their occasions and the virtual generation took advantage of the goal of reducing the use of paper to an absolute minimum. In August, the ministry embarked on an ambitious crusade to make India the world’s leading wedding destination. The crusade also plans to explore high-potential avenues to take tourism in India to new heights.
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