India and Japan have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for strengthening cooperation in the field of tourism.
Parvez Dewan, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Shigeto Kubo, Commissioner, Japan Tourism Agency signed the agreement on January 22nd, 2014 in New Delhi. The memorandum aims to exchange information and data related to tourism; encourage cooperation between Tour Operators and tourism stakeholders including Hotel owners; exchange visits of Tour Operators / Media / Opinion Makers for promotion of two-way tourism; exchange experience in the areas of promotion, marketing, destination development and management; participate in travel fairs/exhibitions in both the countries; and promote sustainable tourism. During 2013, India received 2.20 lakh tourists from Japan.
