Tuesday, December 18, 2018
The recently concluded 65th annual convention and exhibition of the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province of China, is expected to give a new direction to tourism exchange between India and China. The three day conference was attended by over 485 Indian delegates networking and exchanging their ideas among themselves. The theme of the Convention was ‘Tourism Beyond Boundaries’.
In his inaugural speech, Mme Li Milan, Vice Governor of Yunnan province, said that India has emerged as an important source market for China and vice versa. “Both China and India are developing countries with rapid economic development, improving living standards of the people and a fast growing middle class, which created golden opportunities for tourism development.”
Highlighting the tourism potential of Yunnan, Milan said that Yunnan is one of the most advantageous province in China blessed with abundant tourism resources and endowments. “The province has cultivated a large number of tourist destinations and built brands that are well received by travellers from both domestic and abroad… At present, Yunnan has ushered in a precious development opportunity against the backdrop of the initiatives such as the ‘Belt and Road International cooperation’, the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor and building Yunnan as China’s powerhouse facing South Asia and South East Asia, achieving progress in a quick pace,” she informed.
Addressing the media before the inauguration, He Ligui, Director General, Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, said that the tourism department is keen to woo tourists from India which is close to the province and whose inflow has been limited till now. “Kunming has spring like weather throughout the year as in summer it is not too hot and in winters not too cold,” he said and informed that Kunming is just four hours flight from Delhi and two hours from Kolkata. He added that Yunnan welcomed 573 million domestic and foreign tourists to generate revenues of 692.2 billion Yuan. “In first 10 months of this year we saw 601 million tourists and overall this year we expect some 700 million tourists,” Ligui added.
Speaking on the occasion, Sunil Kumar, President, TAAI said that the convention will act as a model platform for further boosting tourism exchanges between the two countries. He further added that this Convention will make Kunming and Yunnan province household name among Indian travel trade fraternity.
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