Telangana the youngest state of India is a place, which boasts of rich culture and a plethora of eye-catching destinations that offer an enchanting experience to tourists. In the recently announced National Tourism Award, Telangana Tourism has bagged the coveted award for Best State for the innovative use of IT from Ministry of Tourism; Government of India for its outstanding performance innovative use of IT-related and social media-based marketing initiatives to attract more tourist to the state.
Telangana state tourism department has introduced a first-of-its-kind mobile app, ‘I Explore Telangana’, which provides information on tourist destinations and access to a wide range of information. The app also integrates and improves services on destinations, public transport, health, police stations, helpline numbers and currency conversions, among others. Providing information on a wide and varying range of services right from healthcare to amenities to transport, the application ‘i Explore Telangana’ is turning out to be a boon for tourists and first-time visitors to Hyderabad. Introduced by Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation (TSTDC), the application offers a host of destinations for tourists to explore in the categories of heritage, nature, spiritual destinations and others. It enables tourists to explore distance and other important details related to each destination.
Out of 9.20 crore tourists arrivals in the State last year, Greater Hyderabad, which includes Medchal-Malkajgiri, Rangareddy and Vikarabad, had a footfall of close to two crores.“A tour to Telangana promises cherishing experiences, religious destinations, majestic monuments and the aroma of cuisine. Tourists can book Telangana Tourism packages online on www.telanganatourism.gov.in,” added Ms Sunitha.
According to Ms Sunita M.Bhagwat, IFS, Commissioner of Tourism, Government of Telangana, for the last five years the domestic tourist arrivals has witnessed steady growth and sum up by nearly two crores since 2014. Total domestic arrival to the Telengana destinations has increased to 9.20 crore by 2018 from 7.20 crore in 2014. Our pilgrimage centres, dams, lakes and majestic hills are the major tourist attractions of the state. The state has a beautiful natural landscape with an abundance of flora and fauna, wildlife sanctuaries, imposing monuments and breath-taking waterfalls attracted tourists all year round.
For long, tourism has been prohibitively expensive for many. Today, it has become a way of life, especially for Millennial and Generation X. The rising number of tourists visiting Telangana has increased by quite a bit over the past few years.
According to travel agents and industry experts, a lot of this growth can be attributed to women travellers
Telangana Tourism has welcomed more than 3.18 lakh foreign tourist arrivals in 2018, which is far ahead of its tally of just 75,171 in 2014, Out of this latest figure, Greater Hyderabad alone witnessed a footfall of 3.11 lakh.
Mr B Manohar, Managing Director, Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation said, “In the last few years, there has been a steady rise in the percentage of women tourists, travelling with their friends or going solo. In Telangana, we have seen an increase of 10-12 per cent. A lot of these women tourist groups come from countries such as Japan and Nepal to visit heritage sites in Hyderabad. Indian women groups also very keen to visit the city and explore the heritage and culture of the state”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v41zk97Qjek
https://tourismindiaonline.com/culinary-journey-from-bengal-to-bengaluru-the-chancery/
