Andhra Pradesh government is planning to develop specialised tourism circuits

Tourism Minister Kandula Durgesh has said that the State Government has been striving to revive tourism sector in Andhra Pradesh, which was completely neglected by the previous government. He said that the main agenda is to engage and attract tourists with various activities during their period of stay, for which the government is planning to develop specialised tourism circuits like religious, health, wellness, eco-tourism, adventure tourism etc connecting different places. He was speaking during the ‘CII Tourism Summit’, being conducted on theme ‘Building Tomorrow’s Tourism: Sustainable, Innovative, Resilient’, held here on Friday. The meeting was also attended by Visakhapatnam MP M. Sribharat and film producer Suresh Babu. Addressing the delegates, Mr. Durgesh said that the new tourism policy is being prepared keeping in view the needs of stakeholders and will be introduced in the next few months. Reminding that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had already accorded ‘industry’ status to the tourism sector, Mr. Durgesh urged investors to invest in luxury cruises, meditation decks, ropeways, tribal markets, caravan, film tourism, amusement centres, floating hotels, destination weddings, beachside shopping etc. Appealing to the film industry to organise shootings in beautiful locations across the State and set up studios and dubbing theatres, he said that the government is ready to give all permissions. Mr. Durgesh said that though there are ample number of shooting spots in Andhra Pradesh, not many shootings are taking place due to lack of amenities. He also urged the film sector to promote the tourist places by displaying the name of locations in their films.