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The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Africa for cooperation in the field of Tourism.
South Africa is an emerging tourism source market for India. India has also extended its e-tourist visa facility for the South African Nationals which elicited good response from the travel trade of both.
The MoU was signed on July 8, 2016. The chief objectives of the new pact are-
- to expand bilateral cooperation in the tourism sector
- to exchange information and data related to tourism
- to encourage cooperation between tourism stakeholders, including hotels and tour operators
- to establish exchange programmes for cooperation in Human Resource Development
- investing in the tourism and hospitality sector
- to encourage visits of Tour Operators/Media/ Opinion Makers and tourists from both countries for promotion of two way tourism
- to exchange experiences in the areas of promotion, education, marketing, destination development and management
- to participate in travel fairs/exhibitions in each other’s country
- to promote safe, honourable and sustainable tourism
Source: travelnewsdigest.in