Catalonia, an autonomous destination in Spain, is aggressively looking at attracting Indian visitors. The capital city of Barcelona has always been popular with Indian tourists. Around 50 per cent of the Indian tourists visiting Spain also visit Catalonia. The Government of Catalonia had organised, Barcelona and Catalonia Fashion Show and destination promotion in Mumbai recently.
A direct flight between India and Barcelona is expected to further give a fillip to Indian tourist arrivals. Arthur Mas, President, Catalonia to FE, "The first important plan is to convince airlines in India to start a direct flight between India and Barcelona. If we have a direct flight then a lot of Indians would go to Catalonia and Barcelona and vice-verse."
Catalonia, a destination which has an area equal to one per cent of the Indian land, has a lot to offer for Indian tourists. Barcelona FC has many diehard fans in India and sports tourism is one of the key segments that can be promoted here. Mas commented, "For the Indians we offer all our segments, the Indians love Barca, our main football team. We also have our culture, architecture, gastronomy, cuisine, beaches and mountains to offer. We are trying to convince people from India to visit our country."
» Read Complete News.....(You need to login first to read complete news). New User? Register for FREE!
» Back to Travel News