In a bid to increase tourist flow to the US, the Indian chapter of Visit USA Committee (VUSACOM) that started functioning from Mumbai four months back, is branching to cities like Pune. VUSACOM is organising roadshows and will be opening its offices in several cities to facilitate people in getting visas and thereby increasing tourist arrivals from India to the US.
Manoj Gursahani, vice-president, VUSACOM said, “On an annual basis 6,50,000 tourists visit the US from India and our target is to increase it to 1 million in the next few years.” VUSACOM, a non-profit initiative, is supported by the US commerce department. “The committee comprises leading travel companies in India and the number of members is increasing rapidly,” an official said. Gursahani said this tourism promotion effort comes in the backdrop of US President Barack Obama’s speech in Florida’s Disneyland, on January. He had said that in the years...
Click here to see the original article>Manoj Gursahani, vice-president, VUSACOM said, “On an annual basis 6,50,000 tourists visit the US from India and our target is to increase it to 1 million in the next few years.” VUSACOM, a non-profit initiative, is supported by the US commerce department. “The committee comprises leading travel companies in India and the number of members is increasing rapidly,” an official said. Gursahani said this tourism promotion effort comes in the backdrop of US President Barack Obama’s speech in Florida’s Disneyland, on January. He had said that in the years...