Panaji, Dec 4 Union Tourism Minister G. Kishen Reddy on Saturday urged people to travel to tourism destinations while following all the Covid-related protocols.
Addressing a press conference here, Reddy also said that the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 could prove to be a dampener for international tourist footfalls in India.
“The tourism sector, not just in India but across the world, has been affected. Domestic tourism is picking up pace now and people are travelling to destinations in a big number. But today there is a debate about the third wave,” Reddy told mediapersons.
“I urge people to follow all the Covid protocols while travelling to tourist destinations. The state governments have also taken their own decisions regarding following the protocols,” he said.
Commenting on the immediate future of chartered tourism flights to Goa, which had recently been allowed by the Union Home Ministry, Reddy said that the emergence of Omicron globally could prove to be a…