The Hindu Business Line : 43rd tourism fair kicks off

Travel agents from Bangkok busy decorating the stall at the three-day Travel and Tourism Fair, which opened in Kolkata on Saturday. Badly damaged by the tsunami, the tourism industry in Thailand is slowly coming back to normalcy. — A. Roy Chowdhury

Kolkata , Sept. 3

THE 43rd Travel & Tourism Fair (TTF), one of Eastern India's major travel and tourism expositions, took off here on Saturday.

West Bengal's Minister for Tourism, Mr Dinesh Dakua, inaugurated the fair. Over 30,000 people are expected to visit the fair between September 3 and 5

This year, more than 200 participants, including those from 10 foreign countries, will showcase their offerings to potential tourists.

Twenty-one States are participating in TTF this year. Among those who have put up prominent presentations include Uttaranchal, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh.

These States have taken up large pavilions to showcase their tourist destinations.

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