Cabinet approves inking MoU with Colombia on tourism

The union cabinet on Thursday approved the signing of an MoU with Colombia for strengthening cooperation in the tourism sector.

"The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for signing a memorandum of understanding between the tourism ministry of India and the trade industry and tourism ministry of Colombia for strengthening cooperation in the field of tourism," an official statement said.

The main objectives of the MoU include expanding bilateral cooperation in the tourism sector, exchanging information, encouraging cooperation between stakeholders such as hotels and tour operators and establishing an exchange programme for cooperation in human resource development.

Other objectives include exchange visits of tour operators, media and opinion makers for promotion of two-way tourism, participation in travel fairs and exhibitions in both countries and exchange experiences in promotion, marketing, destination development and management.