New York Times Travel Show 2019

New York Times Travel show 2019

Question: Name the country who won the Award of Excellence for ‘Best in Show’ at the recently concluded New York Times Travel Show 2019?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Bhutan
(d) Sri Lanka
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • India received the Award of Excellence for ‘Best in Show’at the recently concluded New York Times Travel Show 2019(NYTTS 2019) organized at Jacob K Javits Centre, New York. This is largest travel show in North America, held from 25th – 27th January 2019.  
  • The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India participated as the ‘Presenting Partner’ in the travel show with a view to scale up its tourism promotional efforts in The US, enhance India’s visibilityand to increase its share of US Outbound travel market.
  • A high level delegation led by Mr Yogendra Tripathi (Secretary, Ministry of Tourism), Government of India and a number of stakeholders from India’s tourism industry participated in the Show.
  • Numerous Indian centric activities were organized at the Show including ‘Focus on India’ and Consumer Seminars, Indian cultural performances, Indian Culinary Demonstration, Food tasting, etc.
  • India was honored during the Closing Bell Ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange.

Links:

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=187846

https://zeenews.india.com/india/india-bags-award-of-excellence-for-best-in-show-at-new-york-times-travel-show-2019-2175246.html