Madhya Pradesh Tourism Bags Awards for Best Wildlife & Eco Tourism and Best Tourism Marketing Campaign
Friday - August 20, 2021 10:20 pm ,
Category : MADHYA PRADESH
Bhopal 20 August 2021: Madhya Pradesh Tourism is awarded as Best Wildlife & Eco Tourism State and Best State for Tourism Marketing Campaign in 7th edition of ITCTA B2B International Tourism Expo & Conclave, 2021 held here today at Le Meridien Hotel. The awards were presented by Principal Secretary, Tourism and Public Relations, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Sheo Shekhar Shukla who graced the function as the chief guest and lighted the lamp at the beginning of the award function.
The Best Wildlife and Eco Tourism Award was received by Deputy Director, MP Tourism Yuvraj Padole while the Best Tourism Marketing Campaign Award was received by Deputy Director, MP Tourism, Deepika Roy Choudhury.
Madhya Pradesh is blessed with rich wildlife. In a forest area covering 77,700 sq kms, it has numerous wildlife hotspots with 11 National parks & 24 Wildlife sanctuaries. The “Tiger State” of Madhya Pradesh with maximum tiger count of 526 has also recently gained the tag of 'The Leopard State' and the 'Ghadiyal State' which is reflective of its wildlife conservation efforts.
For active promotion of the state tourism, Madhya Pradesh Tourism has organized various promotional events like Orchha Cultural festival, Mandu Utsav, Jal Mahotsav, Go Heritage Run, Cycle Safari and Elephant Safari. It also organised social media campaigns like Buffer me safar, Intezaar Aapka, Intezaar Khtam Hua, Monsoon Magic, Sab kuch jo Dil Chahe, etc.
Earlier Yuvraj Padole, Deputy Director, Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board had given a brief presentation on Madhya Pradesh tourist attractions and initiatives like wildlife safaris, adventure activities, water sports, responsible tourism, wellness and mindful tourism, etc – Window to News
