2nd Edition of CII Tamilnadu Travel Mart and Medical Value Travel Mart 2019 Inaugurated.
- “Tamil Nadu stands first in investment potential; number of factories; number of skilled manpower and people employed. In the area of education and healthcare, the State stands in second position”.
Chennai, September
19, 2019: Hon’ble Minister
for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Mr D
Jayakumar, Government of Tamil Nadu; and Hon’ble Minister for Tourism Mr
Vellamandi N Natarajan, Government of Tamil Nadu inaugurated
the 2nd Edition of CII Tamilnadu Travel Mart and Medical
Value Travel Mart 2019 exhibition here in Chennai today at the Chennai Trade Centre.
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Mr D
Jayakumar, Honourable Minister for Fisheries, Personnel &
Administrative reforms, Government of Tamil Nadu; and Hon’ble Minister for Tourism Mr Vellamandi N Natarajan,
Government of Tamil Nadu inaugurated the 2nd
Edition of CII Tamilnadu Travel Mart and Medical Value Travel Mart 2019 exhibition
here in Chennai today at the Chennai Trade
Centre.
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In his special
address, Mr D Jayakumar, Honourable Minister for Fisheries, Personnel &
Administrative reforms, Government of Tamil Nadu, said “ Tamil Nadu stands
first in investment potential; number of factories; number of skilled manpower
and people employed. In the area of education and healthcare, the State stands
in second position. In FDI inflows into India, the State contributes 7.7% and
in exports it is around 10%.Tamil Nadu ranks first in India in the number of
foreign and domestic tourists arrivals and Tamil Nadu is home for five UNESCO
world heritage sites in India, highest among all the States. Tamil Nadu has all
the ingredients to provide travellers a world class experience in the areas of
religious, leisure, beach, fine arts, medical tourism added Mr D Jayakumar .
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Mr D
Jayakumar, Honourable Minister for Fisheries, Personnel &
Administrative reforms, Government of Tamil Nadu addressing the gathering.
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Speaking
on the Occasion, Mr Vellamandi N Natarajan, Minister for Tourism, Government of
Tamil Nadu,
Said “Tourism is seen as
an engine of development and a catalyst to economic prosperity of a country. Tamil Nadu is the country’s top destination for
domestic tourists for the fifth consecutive year. Of the total number of medical
tourists to India, Tamil Nadu Attracts 40% of the tourists. To sustain the
inflow of Tourist to the state and to create more awareness of the unseen
destination and better infrastructure towards Tourism, the state government has
taken various initiatives and the government is investing for the development
of basic infrastructure facilities at tourist destinations for the
benefit of tourists visiting tamil nadu, added, Mr Natarajan.
The
3 day exhibition starting from 20-22 September 2019 will showcase the potential
of the Tamil Nadu Tourism and make Tamil Nadu as a preferred medical tourism
destination of the world. TheTamil Nadu Travel Mart 2019 is jointly organised by Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII) in association with Tamil Nadu Travel Mart Society. Tamil Nadu Travel Mart is supported by the Ministry of
Tourism, Government of India and Department of Tourism, Government of Tamil
Nadu.
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| Mr D Jayakumar, Honourable Minister for Fisheries, Personnel & Administrative reforms, Government of Tamil Nadu |
Mr Apurva Varma,
IAS, Additional Chief
Secretary to Government, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department,
Government of Tamil Nadu; Mr Sanjay Shrivats, Regional Director (SR),
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, Mr T Udhayachandran, IAS, Commissioner,
Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu, Ms V Amudhavalli,
IAS, Director of Tourism & Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Tourism
Development (TTDC) addressed the Inaugural Session, followed by Cultural show.
The
exhibition is scheduled from 20-22 September which would have more than 150
exhibitors showcasing the Tourism business opportunities in the state of Tamil
Nadu. 1000 International and domestic buyers are expected to participate in the
expo. The Visitors will be offered specially arranged tours to experience the
culture and culinary styles of the Chera, Chola, Pandya and Pallava kingdom of
Tamil Nadu. A Live demo of weaving, Sculpting, Wood carving, Tanjore Painting.
Tamil Nadu Medical
Value Travel Mart 2019 is organised in association with the Health Department,
Government of Tamil Nadu. The event will reiterate the importance of Tamil Nadu
in the medical value travel sector. Hospitals, Super Speciality centres, Health
and wellness centres, Insurance Companies, Medical tourism promoter, Central
and state health departments will showcase the world-class medical
infrastructure, cutting edge technology available in the state of Tamil Nadu
Mr S Chandramohan, Chairman, CII Tamil Nadu said, “Tamil Nadu is
the country’s top destination for domestic tourists and the State has evolved
and continued to be a land of lively culture and literature making it a
destination of choice among the travel fraternity across the globe.
Dr S Chandrakumar, Convenor, CII Tamil Nadu Medical Taskforce
said, “Tamil Nadu has been one of the most favoured destinations for
Medical tourism in India. The State attracts about 40-50% of medical tourist
arrivals in the country, he added.
Mr Nataraajan T, Founder President, Tamil Nadu Travel
Mart Society said, “The Travel Mart is an ideal platform for
the smallest players in the industry to showcase their products to the global
audience at an affordable cost. Tamil Nadu Travel mart will help the
travel business fraternity to enhance business opportunities and to conduct
successful business in lines with global conditions. 💢💢💢
