Tourism Minister of the Union Gajendra Singh Sekhawat and Mugdha Sinha CEO with Japanese delegation after the JWG meeting on the cooperation of tourism between the two countries. | Photo Credit: x/@Tourismgoi
Initiatives such as promoting Buddhist places in India for Japanese tourists, encouraging visits to Japanese students in the country and improving the interconnection of aviation among the two countries were among the key problems discussed to expand two -sided tourism between India and Japan.
The fourth meeting of the joint working group (JWG) on the cooperation of tourism between India and Japan has also explored the increased involvement of the private sector and strategy to use media and influence contracts for increasing tourist flow.
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The meeting was co -chairmen of the CEO, the Ministry of Tourism, Mugdha Sinha and Haraikawa Naoy, Commissioner, Japanese Tourist Agency (JTA). Officials and private parties from both countries, including representatives of airlines, tourism and tour associations and other government institutions, were also present.
The key organizations included the Japanese National Tourism Organization (JNTO), the Japanese Association of Travel Agencies (JATA) and Japan Airlines from the Japanese side.
The Indian delegation included the Ministry of External Affairs, Civil Aviation, Education and Private Party, such as the Indian Touroperators Association (Iato), the Indian Tour Operators Association of India (OTOAI) and the Association of Buddhist Tour Operators (ABTO).
The delegations from each party shared valuable inputs and discussed new investment opportunities to strengthen cooperation in the tourism industry between the two nations, according to the official statement of the Ministry of Tourism.
Presidents of both countries exchanged notes about the profile of visitors and immerse themselves in data on tourists passengers between the two countries, including Buddhist destinations to perform appropriate political interventions to make destinations more attractive for millennia of tourists.
Published – April 10, 2025 20:36
