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Akshay Kumar – Mumbai
Atout France in association with The Link India is set to launch the ‘Chalo Paris’ mobile application in September, exclusively for the Indian travellers. ‘Chalo Paris’ mobile app is integrated with three languages namely; French, English and Hindi and will further decide on including other Indian languages to make it more user-friendly for travellers. The app will mainly focus on promoting Paris as a destination in France.
Speaking about the new application, Tim Guillois, chief executive officer, The Links India, said, “France welcomes over 3,00,000 Indian visitors annually and the numbers have been increasing year on year, which shows that the Indian travellers constitute a big chunk of tourist footfall in France. We have created this new application, so that the Indian travellers can have a seamless experience while they are in France. We have incorporated a language translator as well in the app, where one can translate French into English or Hindi and vice-versa. As of now we don’t have any plans, but in future we might also add other Indian languages and make the app more user-friendly. The application as of now is general and can be used by MICE as well as leisure travellers.”
The application includes features like geolocation tracker, food search, places to visit, maps, currency convertor, translator, etc. Also one can save the information provided by the app and can later use it offline.
Also, visas for France will be issued within 48 hours of application for Indian travellers with effect from January 1, 2015. This latest announcement is one of the new measures to boost the number of Indian tourists visiting France.
