The tourism industries of India and China should collaborate and the eastern and north-eastern regions take advantage of fast growing outbound tourists from that country, leaders of a 36-member delegation from the neighbouring nation said Thursday.
"Of the 70 million outbound tourists from China, India gets only 100,000 visitors. The number is very small. Please note that many Chinese tourists are big spenders. There is a huge opportunity waiting to be grabbed in the eastern and north-eastern parts of India," said Kong Can, vice director, Yunnan Development Research Council (YDRC), after parleys with CII (Eastern Region) members here.
"In our view, West Bengal, which is endowed with hills, sea, forests, and most importantly a rich heritage can draw a lot of Chinese tourists. The tourism industries must come closer and collaborate," Kong said.
"We would also be delighted to see more tourists from this region visiting China, especially the south-west part of China. It's such a small distance, and a great opportunity for the tourism industry in West Bengal as well," he said.
Notably, the air-travel distance between Kolkata and Kunming at just under 1,500 km is less than the distance between Kolkata and New Delhi.
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