Tourism Minister pitches for India as a tourist hotspot
Addressing the ‘World Travel Market (WTM) 2016’ in London, Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday pitched for India as a tourism hotspot, saying the country has a diverse natural, cultural, and religious heritage. India has 35 World Heritage Sites including cultural properties and bio-geographical zones, he added. Further, Sharma said the Indian tourism outlook is “certainly very promising”.