By IANS
New Delhi : The central government is laying greater stress on domestic tourism as it helps unite the country, Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Ambika Soni said here Friday.
“We are laying greater stress on domestic tourism as we believe it is an important factor in uniting the country. And that will lead to further development and progress,” the minister said at a launch of a Hindi travelogue “Safar Suhana Duniya Ka” written by Alok Mehta, senior journalist and editor of Hindi weekly Outlook Saptahik.
Soni said that even as she was promoting India as a tourist destination across the world, she would continue to promote domestic tourism with equal importance.
The minister also lauded Mehta’s effort, saying this book would act as a resource in many areas.
Earlier, Mehta said that while working on the book he kept one thing in his mind that “there were lessons to be learnt in the smallest of countries”.
The book, published by Samayaik Prakashan, is the outcome of Mehta’s visits to 36 countries during his career as a journalist.