Bubaneswar: Odisha Tourism was awarded the ‘Tourism Brand of the Year’ at the recently concluded SATTE, 2019.
Tourism secretary Yogendra Tripathy gave away the award at Greater Noida to Resident Commissioner Sanjeev Kumar and Tourist Officer GK Sahu.
A jury comprising high-profile dignitaries from travel trade, airlines and media picked Odisha for taking initiative to position the brand Odisha Tourism nationally and internationally.
The show was marked by 1,000 exhibitors and representation from over 50 countries and 90 cities from across India.
“It is always good to have our efforts being appreciated. I would like to thank the jury for recognising the same. We are really geared up to showcase the new Odisha to the world. We have intensified our marketing and media strategy,” said Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Odisha Tourism, Vishal K Dev.
“Of course, we are backing it up with on-ground efforts of developing more infrastructure. We were recently host partners of the successful Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar and I am proud to say the feedback we received from tourists both domestic and foreign was overwhelming,” he added.
