The second edition of the three-day 'Gujarat Travel Mart-2012' will kick off on Wednesday. The mart will be inaugurated at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.

The 'Gujarat Travel Mart-2012' will showcase travel and tourism, hospitality, leisure and other related industries, both from within the country and abroad. 

According to a government release, Gujarat contributes 16 per cent of India's industrial production and has also mobilized a share of 12.7 per cent of the investments in the country. This is the highest investment for any state, according to the government.

The state government has also given approval to 37 hotel-resorts. Government officials said that this year, travel mart will have exhibition of airlines, adventure, travels and tourism, new circuit for road and railway package, water transportation, hotel resort, among others.

The travel mart will have exhibition on 'Gujarat Pavilion,' which will showcase different facets such as festivals of Gujarat, Mahatma Gandhi-oriented tours, heritage hotels, Buddhist trails in Gujarat, wild life resorts, among others.