Gwalior, gets Best Heritage City award.
Q. President Pranab Mukerjee on 19 September 2015 presented the National Tourism Award 2013-2014 to which city for being the Best Heritage City?- Published on 22 Sep 15a. Gwalior, MP
b. Varanasi, UP
c. Cuttack, Odisha
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Gwalior, MP
Gwalior, gets Best Heritage City award.
President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the National Tourism Awards 2013-2014 to following awardees -
- The state of Gujarat: Best State/UT for Comprehensive Tourism Development
- Heritage City Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh: Best Heritage City
- Municipal Council of Maheshwar (Distt.Khargone) in Madhya Pradesh: Best Civic Management of a Tourist Destination in B Category.
- Gujarat: Best Film Promotion Friendly State/Union territory.
- Department of Tourism of Kerala: Most Innovative use of Information technology.
- The Great backwaters of Kerala by Kerala Tourism: Best Tourism Film.
- The Coffee Table Book Gujarat’s 50 Golden Destinations by Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd: Best Tourism Promotion Publicity material.
- M/s Kuoni Travel India Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon: Best Inbound Tour Operators/Travel agents in the category of earning Foreign Exchange of 100 crore rupees or more annually.
- M/s Trail Blazer Tours India Pvt: earning Foreign Exchange of 50-100 crore rupees in a year.
- M/s Eco Mobility and Hospitality Pvt Ltd: Category I of Tourist Transport Operator.
- M/s Snow Leopard Adventure Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon: Best Adventure Tour Operator.
National Tourism Awards are presented each year Union Ministry of Tourism to various segments of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. These awards are being given since the early 1990s.
The following are awarded-State Governments, Union Territories, hotels, travel agents, tour operators and individuals in recognition of their performance in their respective fields.
Comprehensive Development of Tourism, Best Rural Tourism Project, Medical Tourism Facilities, Best Heritage City, Best Heritage Walk, Best Hotels, Awards to Inbound Tour Operators and Travel Agents are some of the categories in which the award is given.
