Dr Mahesh Sharma also announced the Discover India fares of Air India. Under the scheme, a tourist can discover India in one or two weeks at a reasonable travel cost. A tourist can buy 5 coupons for Rs 32,500 (15 days validity) or 10 coupons for Rs 60,000 (30 days validity) for exciting Indian destinations, serviced by Air India and Alliance Air without worrying about ticket price fluctuation. In another initiative, Air India will introduce Incredible Air India holiday packages from December 1, 2015. Air India will also launch Delhi-San Francisco flight from December 2, 2015 onwards which will fly thrice a week, he announced. Secretary, Tourism Mr Vinod Zutshi; CMD, ITDC Mr Umang Kumar; CMD, Air India, Mr Ashwani Lohani; senior officials and stakeholders from the travel industry were in attendance. Highlights included:

Medical and Wellness Tourism Promotion Board

The Board will be chaired by the Union Tourism Minister and consists of members representing the related Government Departments, Tourism and Hospitality sector and experts in the Medical, Wellness and Yoga.

Ashok Institute of Hospitality and Tourism Management – Centre of Excellence

As part of its contribution towards supplying trained manpower to the Hospitality Industry, ITDC has envisioned to set up a Centre of Excellence in Hospitality Education at Hotel Samrat, New Delhi.

Tourism Vision Document 2030

The document goes into the challenges for the sector and details the way towards Vision 2030. ‘Tourism vision 2030’ has been commissioned by the Experience India Society and prepared by KPMG.

Launch of Bi-Lingual Website of Ministry of Tourism

The official website of the Ministry http://tourism.gov.in/ has been revamped and translated in Hindi.

Audio Visual Presentation ‘Introduction to India’

The Indian Association of Tour Operators has produced a 6 minutes AV presentation depicting all tourism products of India and a element of human engagement with the various tourism products.

“One Billion Tourist, One Billion Opportunities”

A seminar was held with Mr Vikram Oberoi, President, Hotel Association of India; Mr Subhash Goyal, President, Indian Association of Tour Operators and Mr Atul Bhatnagar, Chief Operating Officer, National Skill Development Corporation as panelists.