TAWANG, Jul 25: A two-day training programme in rural tourism and homestay development 2.0 on the theme 'Revisiting and up skilling homestay operators for all tourism stakeholders of Tawang district' began today. The inaugural session at Zomkhang hall was attended by Deputy Commissioner Kanki Darang alongwith Director,Tourism Kesang Ngurup Damo, Deputy Director, Tourism, Bengia Manna Sonam, resource persons, few homestay operators from Taksing,Upper Subansiri district and more than hundred hoteliers and homestay operators from Tawang.
In his inaugural address, Darang informed that Tawang has emerged as one of the most sought after tourist destinations in India and he will try to promote more tourist towards Jemeithang, Lungla and Holy water areas. He discussed about the development of tract route taken by the Dalai Lama in 1959, while entering India from Kenzamani to Tawang headquarters. The DC suggested that this route can be of special interest for spiritual tourism. He stressed on maintenance and promotion of natural hot water springs  at Damteng,Mago,Thingbu and other locations in Tawang district and make those self sustaining.
While giving his observation as a tourist, he advised homestay operators that the visitors should feel at home in a homestay.
Director Tourism, Kesang Ngurup Damo informed about launching of Yuva Tourism Clubs recently. He expressed his happiness on seeing young homestay owners from Taksing who came to see homestay operations in Tawang. He further said that tourism stakeholders need to upgrade with more professional and skilled way, adding that behaviour and manners play important role in tourism and hospitality industry. 
Earlier, speaking on the aims and objectives of the training programme Dy.Director,Tourism Bengia Manna Sonam said that, Tawang has the highest footfall of tourists in Arunachal and to promote it further we need to showcase the tradition and culture through homestays. Our state is culturally very rich and we should take advantage of this rich cultural heritage, she said. She informed that tourism department has been  promoting all tourist destinations of the state and also imparting training to youths and tourism stakeholders. She also informed about various schemes under tourism department.
While DTO  Tawang,Tsering Deki in her welcome address informed that tourist footfall in Tawang has increased in last two years and appealed all tourism stake holders to work more sincerely.
Apart from upskilling of existing homestay, a parallel training session like refresher course for hotel and restaurant management and basic baking training is also being held during these two days.
The inaugural session was followed by technical session in which the resource persons gave many inputs to make tourism industry much better and stronger.

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