Andhra Pradesh wins 'best state' at National Tourism Awards

29 Sep 2019

Andhra Pradesh wins ‘best state’ at National Tourism Awards

Andhra Pradesh wins ‘best state’ at National Tourism AwardsAndhra Pradesh won Best State at the National Tourism Awards 2017-18 on Friday. Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu presented the awards on World Tourism Day in New Delhi.

Andhra Pradesh won the Best State Award for overall growth in the tourism category, beating Kerala and Goa.
 	Goa and Madhya Pradesh were the joint winners in the Adventure Tourism category.
 	Uttarakhand won the award for the Best Film Promotion-Friendly State.
 	Telangana won the award for the Best State for the innovative use of IT (information technology).
 	They presented a total of 76 awards under various categories this year.

Other winners include Kerala, Orchha, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (Mumbai), Vishakapatnam railway station (Andhra Pradesh) and more.

Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Prahlad Singh Patel and Secretary-General of World Tourism Organisation Zurab Pololikashvili also attended the event.

The National Tourism Awards are presented every year by the Union Ministry of Tourism
on World Tourism Day. It recognizes achievements in the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors.

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