11 Nov 2016, 05:50 pm
Dr. Sharma also visited A.P. Tourism booth and interacted with Girija Shankar MD APTDC.
During the two day event this week, Dr. N. Srikant Secretary Tourism Go AP met Tour Operators & Travel Agents, Key Tourism Hotel Groups & Tourism Investors of UK, Tourism Specific Association & Indian/ NRI/PIO Associations in the UK, Travel Writers of UK, to highlight the potential of Andhra Pradesh as a tourist destination.
Secretary, Tourism GoAP alongwith MD,APTDC also had meetings with Tourism officials of Bhutan, Nepal and Srilanka to promote our Buddhist sites and to invite them to Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh for FAM tours to experience our rich culture and traditions.
The state has contributed immensely in defining the cultural heritage of India. Its rich culture is discernible in its mellow music, dazzling dances, delicious cuisine, aboriginal arts &crafts, pious people, religions, and fairs & festivals. Today, it stands as one of the most desirable states in the country.
Andhra Pradesh has a large bouquet of tourist attractions. Its diversity has always attracted both foreigners and locals to explore its mirth and gaiety.
To showcase our traditional dance form Kuchipudi to the world, we had Kuchipudi artists at our booth and they also performed at the inauguration of the India Pavilion to showcase the “Sunrise State of Andhra Pradesh” as part of the country’s popular ‘Incredible India’ program.
Dr Srikant Nagulapalli (IAS), Secretary, Culture & Tourism, Government of Andhra Pradesh, said, “Andhra Pradesh state has a unique mix of tourism destinations that include beautiful beaches, lush green valleys, unique rock formations, pristine backwaters and several important forts and heritage sites. The state also takes pride in its rich Buddhist History represented by the several ancient Buddhist monuments in the state, dating back to 200 BC were showcased during this event.”
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