World Tourism Day celebrated in Kolkata

As a part of celebrations of World Tourism Day, the Kolkata branch of Indiatourism initiated a tour of 100 children (mostly orphans) to the coastal destination of Mandarmani and a tour of 50 senior citizens to Tarapith via Mayapur.
The tour was organised by the Association of Tourism Service Providers of Bengal along with Indiatourism.
All museums including Victoria Memorial, Indian Museum, Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, Gurusaday Museum etc were requested by Indiatourism to allow free entry of visitors today to mark the occasion.
Indiatourism Kolkata today celebrated World Tourism Day to highlight the need to promote accessibility for all in the physical environment, in transport systems, in public facilities and services and in the information and communication channels as well through partnership with different stakeholders in tourism like tour-operators, travel agents, hotels, museums, transport operators, airlines, airports, railway stations and educational institutions etc.

J P Shaw, Regional Director of Indiatourism, Kolkata said tourism activities in the area has been on the rise presently.
A total of 14,89,500 foreign tourists arrived in India during 2015-16.
All approved hotels in Eastern Region have been requested to give special discount and offer welcome drink to the tourists arriving today to mark the occasion, he added.