India Tourism Minister Shri Subodh Kant Sahay has called for more cooperation amongst the South Asian countries to promote tourism in the region. Inaugurating an event in New Delhi, the Minister said that it is the opportune time for all tourism organisations and stake holders in the region to get together and address issues that are common and relevant for the growth of tourism in the region. 

Sahay said there is a need for secured tourism. He said more trained and skilled tourism professionals are required for the fast developing tourism industry. The minister said India can offer its training facilities to the people from south Asian countries. He was of the opinion that India has tremendous scope for the growth of eco, rural and medical tourism. 

The tourism minister said that we are monitoring and analyzing the global tourism trends to maintain our competitiveness. We are increasing our collaboration and improving information exchange mechanism with the industry, other countries, international organizations and educational institutions. Our endeavour remains to exchange data and information on the latest trends and strategies with other countries at regular intervals. 

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