Kaziranga National Park host the 12th International Tourism Mart 2024

The 12th  International Tourism Mart is being held in the UNESCO World Heritage site Kaziranga National Park, Assam, from 26- 29 November  2024. The International Tourism Mart will highlight the vast potential of tourism in the North-Eastern Region to domestic and international audiences and bring together the Tourism and hospitality industry stakeholders to promote tourism in the region.

Kaziranga National Park is celebrating its 50th anniversary of being declared a national park. 

Who organises the International Tourism Mart?

The International Tourism Mart has been organised by the Union Ministry of Tourism every year since 2013.

The International Tourism Mart is held on a rotational basis in one of the eight North Eastern States: Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, or Sikkim.

The first International Tourism Mart was held in Assam, and the 11th edition was held in Shillong, Meghalaya.

Aim of the  International Tourism Mart

• Highlight the tourism potential of the region,
• provide a platform for the promotion of new tourism products of the region,
• Bring together the stakeholders of region tourism businesses and entrepreneurs on a single platform.
• Boost employment and promote the region's economic growth.

Who inaugurated the 12th International Tourism Mart?

Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the 12th  International Tourism Mart. 

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu were also present during the inaugural ceremony.

Participants of the 12th International Tourism Mart 

At the 12th International Tourism Mart, senior officials of the central government, state government and Tourism sector representatives are participating.

Representatives of 30 foreign countries are also participating in the Tourism Mart.

Kaziranga National Park

The Kaziranga National Park was formed in 1908,

• declared a National Park in 1974, 
• declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 and a 
• Tiger Reserve in 2006.

It is spread over a 430 square kilometre area in the Brahmaputra Valley region of Assam,

It is the home to the world’s largest population of Indian one-horned Indian rhinoceros.

Over 2,200 one-horned rhinos are found in the park, constituting around 2/3rd of the world's population.

The Park is also the breeding ground of elephants, wild water buffalo, lesser white-fronted goose, ferruginous duck, Baer’s pochard duck, lesser adjutant, greater adjutant, and black-necked stork, among others.