Bhubaneswar among the four initial “shopping tourism destinations”
Arts n crafts, Arts village, Bhubaneswar- Cuttack- Puri, Handicrafts, TOURISM, ENTERTAINMENT and SHOPPING, Tourist promotion August 18th. 2007, 2:52pmFollowing are excerpts from a report in newpostindia.com on this:
… Talking on the prospects of shopping tourism, Soni said initially the government had identified four places across India – Noida, Hyderabad, Aurangabad and Bhubaneswar – to develop as shopping tourism destinations.
‘This new concept of shopping tourism will help local artisans get a good market for selling their traditional artefacts. Subsequently, it will create tremendous amount of job opportunities in different rural pockets and will also promote the cultural heritage of our country. The union ministry is also looking at some other places, including West Bengal, to develop as shopping tourism destinations,’ she said. …
This PTI report in Hindu elaborates on one point.
Noida in Uttar Pradesh with world-class facilities, Shilpagram near Hyderabad, permanent art and crafts fair at Bhubaneswar and another at Aurangabad near Ajanta-Ellora in Maharashtra are the shopping tourism destinations coming up.