The City of Chandigarh is all set to witness north India’s one of the biggest tourism meet – CII Tourism Fest 2014, being organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), partnered by ministry of tourism, GoI, with Punjab as the principal partner state and tourism department, Chandigarh Administration as the host city.
The event is inaugurated by S Sohan Singh Thandal, minister of tourism, Government of Punjab and RV Deshpande, tourism minister, Government of Karnataka on December 5, 2014 at 10 am at Parade Ground, sector 17, Chandigarh, the fest aims to aggressively showcase the enormous tourism potential in the region and create a roadmap for inclusive and seamless tourism across the region, nation and globe.
Besides Chandigarh and Punjab, various states like Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are participating in a big way as partner states while, Himachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are the focus states. They would also showcase their special and attractive tour and travel packages, tourist destinations, unseen tourist spots, serene locations, beautiful places, interesting tours and itineraries etc.
Internationally, five countries viz Abu Dhabi, China, Japan, Mauritius and Thailand will also showcase their best to the residents.