Arunachal Pradesh has added another feather to its wings after being voted the ‘Favourite Upcoming Destination’ by a travel magazine.
Tourism Parliamentary Secretary P.D. Sona produced a letter sent by Outlook Traveller president Alok Srivastava to the state’s tourism secretary Sonam Chombay.
Informing that the outcome was the result of a survey conducted in 2012 by an IPSOS poll of readers through the magazine and its website, he said the survey “is an authoritative benchmark of consumer preferences in travel and tourism across 18 categories, including hotels, airlines and holiday destinations.”
The award will be presented to the tourism department in New Delhi on January 24, Sona said.
Sona, known for carving a niche for the state’s tourism, said Arunachal will showcase its vast tourism potential, rich cultural mosaic and the lifestyle of its hospitable people at the three-day International Tourism Mart (ITM), which is scheduled to begin in Guwahati from January 18.
Sona also disclosed that this is first of such global event being hosted for any region by the Government of India, especially to promote the North East Region (NER), which has huge tourism potential.