Chandigarh College of Hospitality celebrated the World Tourism Day
in the college campus here today. Some students from the college
went to the Chandigarh airport to welcome the tourists from various
parts of the country and abroad by offering them flowers, garlanding
them and offering sweets.
Those present on the occasion included S Satnam Singh Sandhu,
Chairman, CGC, S Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal, President, CGC and
others. The college working under the aegis of Chandigarh Group of
Colleges has been celebrating the World Tourism Day for the last
four years on 27th September every year to inculcate the
spirit for spreading appeal for tourism development among students.
S
Satnam Sigh Sandhu and S Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal addressing the
students on the occasion said that tourism is a fast growing sector
and is now playing a big part in the growth of economy of various
nations in the world.
They
said that the purpose of celebrations is to display awareness that tourism is vital to the international community and to show how
it affects the social, cultural, political and economic values
worldwide. Worldwide, Travel and Tourism is expected to grow
at a level of 4.3 per cent per year over the next ten years,
creating an opportunity for every country in the world to be a part
of this process and to share the benefits, they added.
With three more airports coming to Punjab in near future the growth
of tourism is imminent, said Mr Kamal Piyush, Director, Chandigarh
College of Hospitality.
He
said that there are greater opportunities for the growth of tourism
today than ever and we have a challenge for competing with the world
with the opening up of markets.
Jagvir Kaur a student of the department made the students aware
about various tourist destinations in the country with their
description.
Another student of the department Loveleen introduced the students
present to Indian Railways and its contribution to the development
of tourism in the country.
Gagandeep Sharma introduced the students to the concept of rural
economy and rural tourism which he said needs lots of attention as
it has a lot of potential for growth in a country like ours.
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