Tourism Ministers to discuss challenges faced by travel &

: Tourism Ministers of various states will be meeting here on September 16 to deliberate on key issues and challenges confronting the travel and hospitality sector and hammer out strategies to firm up India's position as a prime global destination of immense diversity.

Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture, Prahlad Singh Patel will be the chief guest at the conclave, to be inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

State Tourism minister, Kadakampally Surendran, will preside over the function.

Major topics on the agenda of the meet to be attended by Tourism ministers and officials include 'Best practices in sustainable tourism', 'Challenges faced by tourism industry' and Branding and promotion of state tourism boards.'

As the event coincides with the festival season in Kerala, the participants at the conclave will be treated to a colourful cultural pageantry, depicting God's Own Country's history, heritage and journey through ages, organised in the