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Arunachal Governor Honors Tourism Excellence, Launches E-Portal for Industry Growth
- •Arunachal Pradesh Governor KT Parnaik emphasized tourism's role beyond economics, highlighting its impact on livelihoods, community empowerment, and cultural preservation at World Tourism Day celebrations.
- •Governor Parnaik conferred annual state tourism awards to key stakeholders and launched an online service portal under the ease of doing business initiative.
- •Parnaik stated that Arunachal Pradesh possesses the ideal elements to become a premier destination for responsible and experiential tourism, citing its pristine environment, rich biodiversity, and living tribal heritage.
- •The Governor advocated leveraging technology, including a comprehensive GIS platform and AI tools, to transform the state into a smart and sustainable mountain tourism hub.
- •He stressed the importance of scientific visitor management and carrying-capacity studies to prevent environmental degradation, while also releasing a book titled "Homestay Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh."
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Arunachal Pradesh Governor KT Parnaik conferred the annual state tourism awards to key industry stakeholders and launched the department's online service portal developed under the ease of doing business initiative. During the event, he also released a book titled Homestay Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh.
The governor advocated implementing a comprehensive Geographic Information System platform and Artificial Intelligence tools for visitor forecasting, multilingual assistance, and destination management to transform the state into a smart and sustainable mountain tourism hub.
The governor emphasized that the heart of Arunachal tourism is its people, noting that youth can become trained guides and entrepreneurs while women can lead homestays, food enterprises, and craft-based initiatives. He also previously urged tour operators to promote homestays and village tourism so local communities directly benefit from the sector's growth.