To bounce back, hospitality industry needs to innovate and collaborate: Collector
The Hindu
On World Tourism Day, he promises to revive district advisory committee
Madurai has the potential of anchoring the region to develop into a holistic tourism circuit, Collector S. Aneesh Sekhar said while speaking on the occasion of World Tourism Day on Monday. To bounce back from the loss the industry suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, he said, all stakeholders in the sector need to ideate, innovate and collaborate.
He promised to revive the Tourism Advisory Committee in the district for regular interactions to actively promote and market tourism sites. He cited the example of Kerala’s district-level tourism promotion councils that are empowered to take care of tourism spots.
Everyone talks about the Airport Metro, but one look at the pillars and completion seems nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, a faster, cheaper, roomier alternative called the Suburban Rail Airport Corridor is finally getting off the drawing board. This dedicated corridor with its specialised coaches will link the airport to vast stretches of Bengaluru, where the metro connection is still years away.