Three-day international tourism mart starts in Tripura

AGARTALA: Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki, Union minister for tourism KJ Alphons and chief minister Biplab Deb on Thursday inaugurated the three-day 7th International Tourism Mart here to promote and showcase the tourism potential of the northeast.
A total of 41 foreign delegates from 18 countries - Australia, Canada, China, France, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, UAE and USA - will be in Tripura for the mart, said chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb.
These include 23 tour operators and travel agents, 18 media representatives, journalists, travel writers and bloggers. Besides the foreign delegates, 26 domestic tour operators from other parts of the country and 78 sellers from the northeastern states will participate in the mart, he stated.