Madurai Travel Club will soon launch an exhaustive portal on the sights and sounds of the district for tourists and residents to explore.
Speaking about project on Sunday, S. Sundar, president of the club, said that they wanted to curate information from resources who were experts in the history and heritage of the city and make it available online.
“Apart from well-known spots, there are many villages and places in the district which are of historical significance and interest to the tourists. Since there is very less information available about them, these places are not considered much by the tourists,” he said.
While a lot is being done to improve infrastructure for the tourists and maintain heritage sites, there was a need for a dedicated interface to effectively connect them, Mr. Sundar added.
The travel club was also working on an exhaustive map and handbook of the city, which would detail the places of tourism and heritage interest. The club planned to make the map available at all major bus stops and hotels.
On the occasion of World Tourism Day on Sunday, the club organised an interaction by G. Vasudevan, past president of the club, on the opportunities in the hospitality industry with college students.
“Since the theme for the day is ‘One billion tourists, one billion opportunities,’ the club has decided to go to colleges and speak to the students about career opportunities in the travel industry, which offers a lot of scope,” Mr. Sundar said.
More than 50 students from 14 city colleges participated in a travel quiz on the theme of ‘Know your Tamil Nadu’ and were given prizes by Collector L. Subramanian.
This was the second edition of the quiz conducted by the club.
Source:http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/club-to-launch-portal-with-travel-information-on-madurai-district/article7696480.ece?ref=tpnews
Speaking about project on Sunday, S. Sundar, president of the club, said that they wanted to curate information from resources who were experts in the history and heritage of the city and make it available online.
“Apart from well-known spots, there are many villages and places in the district which are of historical significance and interest to the tourists. Since there is very less information available about them, these places are not considered much by the tourists,” he said.
While a lot is being done to improve infrastructure for the tourists and maintain heritage sites, there was a need for a dedicated interface to effectively connect them, Mr. Sundar added.
The travel club was also working on an exhaustive map and handbook of the city, which would detail the places of tourism and heritage interest. The club planned to make the map available at all major bus stops and hotels.
On the occasion of World Tourism Day on Sunday, the club organised an interaction by G. Vasudevan, past president of the club, on the opportunities in the hospitality industry with college students.
“Since the theme for the day is ‘One billion tourists, one billion opportunities,’ the club has decided to go to colleges and speak to the students about career opportunities in the travel industry, which offers a lot of scope,” Mr. Sundar said.
More than 50 students from 14 city colleges participated in a travel quiz on the theme of ‘Know your Tamil Nadu’ and were given prizes by Collector L. Subramanian.
This was the second edition of the quiz conducted by the club.
Source:http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/club-to-launch-portal-with-travel-information-on-madurai-district/article7696480.ece?ref=tpnews
Needful move,tourists can easily clarify about their travel, and it will be more wellcomed that instructions visualize in all spoken languages makes convenient to all people.
ReplyDeleteExcellent Portal launched by Madurai travel club. Map available at all bus stops and hotels is an impressive idea. Very useful one for vacationers.
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