The Ministry of Tourism – Government of India will add two new award categories - Best Heritage Walk and Best Heritage City – in the National Tourism Awards 2010-11. The last date of award application submission is January 5, 2012. A source from the Ministry informed that the award - Best Heritage Walk – will honour
groups who are promoting heritage walks or walking tours covering heritage destinations. The award - Best Heritage City – will honour the city administration that promotes heritage attractions of their respective city. According to ministry guidelines, Heritage Walks are Walking Tours on a set route covering the heritage sites of a city or destination. The award will be given to the Heritage Walk. The Walk should have been in operation at least for one year as on 1st December 2011. India’s Cities are repositories of the Heritage and Culture of the country and the monuments and other cultural manifestations of the City contribute to the promotion of that city as a tourist destination. The Heritage City award is open to cities/ urban areas that are at least a hundred years old as of 1st December 2011.
Click here to see the original article>groups who are promoting heritage walks or walking tours covering heritage destinations. The award - Best Heritage City – will honour the city administration that promotes heritage attractions of their respective city. According to ministry guidelines, Heritage Walks are Walking Tours on a set route covering the heritage sites of a city or destination. The award will be given to the Heritage Walk. The Walk should have been in operation at least for one year as on 1st December 2011. India’s Cities are repositories of the Heritage and Culture of the country and the monuments and other cultural manifestations of the City contribute to the promotion of that city as a tourist destination. The Heritage City award is open to cities/ urban areas that are at least a hundred years old as of 1st December 2011.