Chhattisgarh Tourism Board, the governing body of one on the fastest growing tourism destinations in India, has entered into an agreement with Kouni Academy to train and educate travel agents in India about the tourist attractions in Chhattisgarh aimed at promoting and encouraging tourism in the State.

This initiative aims to sensitize and bring about the awareness about the state’s tourist destinations among the key stakeholders. Chhattisgarh offers a lifetime experience for the tourists including scenic waterfalls, wildlife reserves, cultural and religious heritage with magnificent temples, caves and much more. In the first phase, Chhattisgarh Tourism Board plans to reach out to 9 cities namely Delhi, Bengaluru, Raipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Vishakhapatnam, Nagpur and Hyderabad.

Through this initiative a total of 400 preferred travel agents for classroom training program will be shortlisted and would be given insights about the tourist destinations in the state for a better understanding of the state ultimately resulting in better projection of state’s tourist attraction. This program is scheduled to be conducted at the Kuoni Academy Centers, by the Kuoni Academy faculty.

Mr. P. Sen Bhowmick, General Manager, Chhattisgarh Tourism Board says, “We are delighted to have Kouni Academy on board; this would be a great opportunity for us to work with them and help build awareness among travel agents across India about the exciting tourism opportunities in Chhattisgarh. We believe that tour operators and travel agents will play a crucial role in engaging with tourists both at a national as well as an international level and help boost tourism in the State.”

Prof. Chittaranjan Bhattacharjee, Dean & SBU Head, Kuoni Academy states, “We are very excited to work with the Chhattisgarh Tourism Board, it would be a great opportunity for us to train the travel agents about the great tourist destinations in the state. We at Kouni Academy have expert trainers, who would ensure that these agents get a complete picture about the state. Also, since these agents are bound to be busy during the week, these classes would be conducted over the weekends.” As per

Mr. Ashutosh Sharma, Consultant, Chhattisgarh Tourism Board, this initiative shall help Chhattisgarh Tourism Board to fill the information gap on the issues like connectivity, seasonality and actual prospects of Tourism in Chhattisgarh which for long has been elusive to the trade.