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Gujarat Unveils Tourism Year Logo, Single-Window Film Permit Portal to Boost Global Appeal
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News18•27-09-2026, 19:15
Gujarat Unveils Tourism Year Logo, Single-Window Film Permit Portal to Boost Global Appeal
- •Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi launched the official logo for ‘Gujarat Tourism Year 2026-27’ and a single-window film-shooting permit portal on World Tourism Day at GIFT City.
- •The new ‘Gujarat Film Shooting Permission Portal’ aims to simplify, accelerate, and enhance the transparency of obtaining permissions and NOCs for film shoots, promoting cinematic tourism.
- •Sanghavi announced major international sports tourism events, including a Hyrox event in Gandhinagar from November 26-28 with 10,000 tourists and 1,000 foreign athletes, and an Ironman/Half-Ironman event in Ahmedabad on February 14, 2027.
- •Eight MoUs were signed to strengthen the tourism ecosystem, covering sports tourism partnerships with ‘Hyrox/Ironman’ and ‘BookMyShow’ for digital ticketing, along with skill development initiatives with various educational institutions.
- •The state is modernizing religious destinations, developing homestays in 100 villages under a new policy, and providing gap funding to tour operators to attract foreign tourists to festivals and eco-tourism sites.
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Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi unveiled the official logo for ‘Gujarat Tourism Year 2026-27’ and launched the ‘Gujarat Film Shooting Permission Portal’, a single-window system designed to simplify and speed up film permits and NOCs.
Gandhinagar will host a global Hyrox event from November 26 to 28 with around 10,000 tourists and foreign athletes, while Ahmedabad is scheduled to host an Ironman or Half-Ironman competition on February 14, 2027.
The Gujarat Tourism Corporation signed eight MoUs covering sports, technology, skill training, and education, including partnerships with Hyrox/Ironman, BookMyShow for digital ticketing, Kutch University, SVNIT, and Tata STRIVE.
