TAAS SEEKS RECOGNITION FROM MOT

Thursday, February 05, 2009, 11:00 Hrs [IST]
TAAS seeks recognition from MoT and affiliation from travel trade associations
Sikkim government to celebrate 2010 as Tourism Year
By Anish V Punnackattu | New Delhi

The Travel Agents Association of Sikkim (TAAS) is in a process to seek recognition from the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India. It has decided to have a discussion, on receiving recognition from MoT for TAAS, with Roma Singh, Regional Director, India Tourism, Kolkata, in her upcoming visit to Sikkim. This was informed by Palzor Lachungpa, President, Travel Agents Association of Sikkim (TAAS), who is also the Managing Director of Blue Sky Tours and Travels located in Sikkim.

Lachungpa further informed that TAAS is also opting for membership from India’s national travel trade associations such as IATO, ADTOI, ATOAI and IMF along with the recognition from MoT. Currently, TAAS has the recognition of Sikkim government. Apart from this, TAAS plans to organise an annual convention in the month of September this year in Sikkim. The main idea of organising the convention in the state is to promote domestic tourism in the state in a bigger way and draw attention of the tourism officials and national and international travel trade associations for promoting tourism in Sikkim. This year, TAAS will invite large number of delegates to the convention,