Now Foreign Tourists to Get 'Gift' Kits On Arrival

BENGALURU: Now India to give a boost to its foreign tourists by gifting ‘Gift Kits’ to tourists who visit India on an e-tourist visa upon entering the country. The ‘Gift Kits’ would consist of maps, booklets and CDs with information about various tourists destinations, guidelines relating to do’s and don'ts, details regarding whom to contact in case of any emergency, among other things, according to indiatimes.com.

This initiative has been taken up by the tourism ministry to boost tourism as well as to show hospitality towards foreigners. The ‘Gift Kits’ which will be given to tourists with an e-tourist visa consists of a SIM Card and other useful contents like CDs and some emergency guideline for their own safety. The SIM Cards can be used by the tourists for calling facilities after recharging it.

According to latest data, in October 2015, a total of 56,477 e-Tourist Visa were issued compared to 2,705 during the month of October 2014, registering a growth of 9 percent in a year. Currently e-tourist visa facility is available for citizens from 113 countries in 16 international airports across India. The airports are Bengaluru, Chennai, New Delhi, Goa, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Amritsar, Gaya, Lucknow and Trichy.

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