ITANAGAR, Aug 22: Secretary Tourism & Civil Aviation Swapnil Naik chaired the co-ordination meeting of tourism stakeholders to discuss the issues and way forward concerning the Tourism Industry of the state, organized by the Department of Tourism, at the State Food Craft Institute.
Members from Arunachal Pradesh Tour Operator Association & All Arunachal Pradesh Transport Federation attended the meeting along with Tourism Officers.
Deputy Director Gedo Eshi welcomed all the participants and stressed on the need of conducting co-ordination meeting with the stakeholders’ time to time. He also requested the participants to utilize the opportunity to put forward their views & discuss ways to work with the department for promotion of Tourism.
Secretary Tourism reiterated the importance of Tourism Stakeholders as they are the key players and the Dept. of Tourism is the main facilitator for Tourism & its stakeholders. He sought suggestions & feedbacks on the Arunachal Tourism Trade Act-2016 which has been uploaded in the tourism website
Director Tourism,  Kesang Ngurup Damo highlighted the importance of nature and preservation of flora & fauna. While declaring the bright future of tourism in the state, he insisted on creation of new tourist circuits and identification of unexplored tourist destinations.
Members of APTOA headed by John Panya, representatives of AAPTF Techi Freedo and other senior Tour operators discussed various topics related to PAP, ILP, TFCs, trekking routes, marketing, Safety & Security etc. and other important aspects for the growth of the state tourism as a whole.
The meeting concluded with Vote of Thanks by Deputy Director Bengia Manna Sonam.

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