CORPORATES SHOW INTEREST
V Ayyappan TNN
Mar 10, 2009
Chennai: Public Private Partnership (PPP) is going to be the watchword for Tamil Nadu Tourism, which is planning to tie-up with industry and private firms to provide better facilities, logistics and even packages for tourists. Sources said that the department was planning to open up more spheres for PPP initiatives, encouraged by the feedback received from industry in a recently held seminar on the role of corporate sector in tourism promotion. Construction of accommodation, infrastructure development, providing basic amenities to tourists and maintenance of tourist spots will be some of the areas that may be outsourced to private agencies in the future. “We have received good response from industry for partnership. They have expressed interest to promote tourism promotion, development of tourist spots, and provision of infrastructure at tourist spots,” said Tourism commissioner M Rajaram. Taking a leaf out from the India Tourism initiative to lease out heritage monuments, Tamil Nadu Tourism also wanted to outsource maintenance of state-owned monuments and tourist spots for maintenance, he added. “It will be a good idea to lease out monuments like Tarangampadi to private agencies to maintain it and also to provide and operate facilities for tourists. The India Tourism’s initiative to lease out heritage monuments will have to be implemented when the project is expanded to other states also.” Tourism secretary V Irai Anbu said that “the tourism department will like the corporate sector to provide accommodation and install infrastructure facilities at lesser known and small tourist spots across the state. Infrastructure and accommodation for tourists are two areas that require more attention.” Tourist arrivals to the state have not decreased even after the slowdown has hit the number of tourist arrivals to other parts of the country. Tamil Nadu expects more tourists to visit its tourist attractions in the coming months.
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