BHUBANESWAR: The Centre has decided to reward travellers who visit 15 domestic tourist spots in a year by sponsoring their travel expenses as an incentive, Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel has said.The Union Tourism Minister said this on Friday at the concluding ceremony of the two-day National Tourism Conference, organised by Odisha government in association with FICCI at Konark. The Ministry of Tourism intends to reward those who complete the task within a year, he said. "This should not be construed as a monetary benefit but as an incentive. But participation of Odisha in this programme is very low and it needs to be enhanced, said Rupinder Brar, additional director general, of tourism. "Odisha government should encourage students and candidates to take part in the certificate course," she said.Chairman of Ficci Eastern Tourism Committee, Soubhagya Mohapatra said more tourist trains should be introduced to connect to more tourists sites.

Source: Economic Times January 25, 2020 06:11 UTC