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PANAJI
Goa Tourism on Friday received a huge laurel at the National Tourism Awards 2019 bagging the prestigious award as the best State for adventure tourism.
The State also bagged the National Tourism Award for Comprehensive Development of Tourism (Rest of India) for the third consecutive year. This hat-trick of National Tourism Award for Comprehensive Development of Tourism has been attributed to the outstanding performance of the State in providing amenities, facilities, new tourism services, initiatives, activities etc for tourists visiting Goa.
The awards were presented at a glittering function in the national capital on the occasion of World Tourism
Day by Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu to Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar, GTDC Chairman Dayanand Sopte, Goa Tourism Secretary J Ashok Kumar and GTDC MD Nikhil Desai.
This year UNWTO has declared India as a host country for the World Tourism Day celebrations.
Speaking on the occasion, DyCM Ajgaonkar said, “It is truly an honour for Goa to receive two prestigious awards and to increase its award tally at the National Tourism Awards platform. We take pride in noting that we have been recognized as the Best State for Comprehensive Development of Tourism for the third time in a row. Our Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, who has always extended his wholehearted support to the tourism industry also needs to be congratulated”.
Dayanand Sopte, Chairman of GTDC said, “The National Tourism Awards are very prestigious and I am delighted that Goa is getting due recognition for its efforts in developing the State as a tourism destination”.
An award as the best state for adventure tourism is a feather in our cap and will encourage the GTDC to launch new and innovative activities”, he added.
