Aurangabad is Maha tourism capital
Syed Rizwanullah | TNN
Aurangabad: State tourism minister Vijaykumar Gavit on Tuesday declared Aurangabad as the tourism capital of Maharashtra and announced 50 per cent tax concessions for the hospitality industry to tide over off-season problems.
The Aurangabad Heritage Corridor will be marketed in the world,especially in Buddhist countries,said Gavit while addressing the valedictory function of the two-day Aurangabad tourism conclave organised by the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture (MACCIA).
Aurangabad and Marathwada region account for the largest number of monuments in the state,including world heritage monuments Ajanta and Ellora.
Various tourist facilities were coming up in the district,including a golf course,Gavit said,adding that these facilities should be brought under the spotlight to attract tourist flow.
Stating that Maharashtra was set to celebrate 2011 as tourism year,he said a core committee has been formed to decide on the direction the tourism sector in the state needed to adopt.MACCIA president Mansingh Pawaar is a member of the core committee,Gavit said.
The minister announced at least 50 per cent tax relief to the hospitality industry,stating that the state government was aware of the problems they faced during off-seasons.He informed the conclave that the states tourism department is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the forest department on October 20 to promote eco-tourism in Maharashtra.
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Syed Rizwanullah | TNN
Aurangabad: State tourism minister Vijaykumar Gavit on Tuesday declared Aurangabad as the tourism capital of Maharashtra and announced 50 per cent tax concessions for the hospitality industry to tide over off-season problems.
The Aurangabad Heritage Corridor will be marketed in the world,especially in Buddhist countries,said Gavit while addressing the valedictory function of the two-day Aurangabad tourism conclave organised by the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture (MACCIA).
Aurangabad and Marathwada region account for the largest number of monuments in the state,including world heritage monuments Ajanta and Ellora.
Various tourist facilities were coming up in the district,including a golf course,Gavit said,adding that these facilities should be brought under the spotlight to attract tourist flow.
Stating that Maharashtra was set to celebrate 2011 as tourism year,he said a core committee has been formed to decide on the direction the tourism sector in the state needed to adopt.MACCIA president Mansingh Pawaar is a member of the core committee,Gavit said.
The minister announced at least 50 per cent tax relief to the hospitality industry,stating that the state government was aware of the problems they faced during off-seasons.He informed the conclave that the states tourism department is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the forest department on October 20 to promote eco-tourism in Maharashtra.
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