SIKKIM GETS TOURISM AWARD

A Tourism Double for Sikkim

Gangtok,1 August 2008

Sikkim’s effort in making Tourism a sustainable industry is bearing fruit with awards coming in at both the state and local level.

The state of Sikkim has been selected as the Emerging Tourism State of 2008 and is being awarded with the Today’s Traveller Platinum Award, in a ceremony being held at the Hotel Crowne Plaza, New Delhi on 25th August 2008.

Ms. Ambika Soni, Union Minister for Tourism will be presenting the award. In 2007, Today’s Traveller had awarded Sikkim for the Most Picturesque Destination and this year’s award is a confirmation of Sikkim Government’s continuing efforts in making Sikkim a tourist’s paradise.

Earlier on 3rd July, 2008 Hee-Bermiok Tourism Development and Heritage Conservation Society, West Sikkim was bestowed with the CNBC Awaaz Travel Awards 2008 for Best Example Of Community Based Tourism. The award acknowledges the outstanding contribution made by the Society towards Indian Travel and Tourism Industry.The award was handed over by Ms. Ambika Soni, Union Minister for Tourism and received by Mr. N. K. Subba, MLA and patron of the Hee-Bermiok Tourism Dev. and Heritage Society at Hotel Taz Lands End, Mumbai.

Tourism Department congratulates the people of Sikkim for the awards and acknowledges the work of all for helping Sikkim receive the awards, as per a press release received from Tourism Department.

(Source: IPR News Service)