ITDC LAUNCH INDIAN HANDICRAFTS
BOUTIQUE AT INDIRA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
India
Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has opened an exclusive
Indian Handicrafts duty free boutique at the Indira Gandhi International
(IGI) Airport at New Delhi. Inaugurated today by the Minister
of State for Civil Aviation, Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, the boutique
offers hand picked merchandise from TRIFED – the House of tribal
Crafts and COHANDS – the handloom Development Corporation and
other specialty products. Besides showcasing the rich and traditional
arts and crafts from different parts of India, this outlet will
also serve a social objective in promoting and uplifting the cause
of tribal and other Artisans.
Inaugurating
the beautiful boutique, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation
said that tourism along with the civil aviation is very important
for the economy. The Government has given high priority to tourism
and civil aviation, and is working for development of infrastructure
in both the areas. Very soon Mumbai and Delhi Airport will be
modernised to the world standard.
On
the occasion, Secretary, Tourism, Smt. Rathi Vinay Jha said those
tourism arrivals in the country was picking up very fast. Marketing
strategy was being made more pockets oriented to attract more
visitors. A number of projects were being launched for the improvement
for tourism projects. These steps certainly boost the tourism
in the coming days, she said.
ITDC
has finalised the layout plans for a massive refurbishment of
main duty free shop at IGI Airport. This will be a completely
open and walk-in shop with attractive wall units and Gondolas
designed to International Standards. Simultaneously, the arrival
shops at the IGI airport, which are being relocated, will have
a brand new look.
