HIGHLIGHTS OF DESTINATION EAST 2011

• The major objective of this initiative was to focus on the Eastern Indian states as world – class tourism destinations.
• The Conference cum business meetings gave an opportunity to Eastern India to interact with foreign buyers, registered Indian sellers, investors, travel writers and journalists and make serious business,
• It was an exploration of new territories, religious, rural, health, eco, riverine tourism circuits for the tourism stakeholders from South East Asia.
• DESTINATION EAST unveiled a hitherto unchartered territory for travel buffs from various parts of the world

ORGANISERS:
• Confederation of Indian Industry, Eastern Region
• Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal.

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES:
• Singapore
• Malaysia
• Thailand
• Myanmar
• Germany
• United Kingdom
• Bangladesh
• Vietnam

PARTICIPATING STATES:
• West Bengal
• Bihar

Number of Buyers: 51
Number of Sellers: 49

Familiarization Trips were organised for the buyers in:
• Assam
• Odisha
• Kolkata
• Bihar
• Murshidabad
• Jharkhand

With over 100 tourism stakeholders interacting over a period of one and a half days, DESTINATION EAST is already generating serious business in this part of the country.