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Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkatta West Bengal Tourism Department is planning to appoint a consultant to provide detailed report on how to develop tourism infrastructure in the state. As per sources, Chief Minister Mamta Banarjee wanted to showcase West Bengal as one of the world class tourism destination. The government also envisages generation of employment opportunities in the tourism sector. As per an official from the tourism department, the state has received record number of visitors- both domestic and foreign, in recent years, which has contributed to the GDP of the state in a significant manner. Howrah Bridge, Kolkatta The proposed ... Read more

Looking at the increase in number of tourists, the Israel embassy has opened a visa application centre in Calcutta. The centre, housed on the seventh floor of Acropolis Mall, will cater to Bengal and the Northeast. “Residents of Calcutta and the Northeast will no longer have to send their documents to Delhi,” said Hassan Madah, Director, Israel Ministry of Tourism, India and Philippines. India has emerged as one of the best performing markets in Asia for Israel. “In 2015, we recorded a tourist inflow of about 34,000. We have already achieved that in the first six months of 2018. Now ... Read more