BJP Rajya Sabha member GVL Narasimha Rao on Sunday held discussions with travel industry and hotel association representatives for promotion of tourism in Visakhapatnam as part of ‘Vision Visakhapatnam 2030’ initiative.
He highlighted the need for positioning ‘Brand Visakhapatnam’ as a unique travel destination with its unique natural resources and beauty. Popularly known as GVL, the BJP leader held the meeting with representatives from the travel, tourism, and hotel sectors and stated that the discussion was aimed at identifying the possibilities of making Visakhapatnam a high-end tourist destination and preparing a roadmap to achieve the objectives. The meeting was attended by AP Chamber of Commerce city chapter chairman Srinath Chittori, CII zonal vice-Chairman Granthi Rajesh and others.
In his speech, GVL said he already held meetings with the representatives of shipping, pharma, fertilisers, chemicals and aqua sector industries from Visakhapatnam and arranged interactions of industry representatives with the Union Ministers to prepare a roadmap for development of these sectors in Visakhapatnam region.
The meeting identified an acute shortage of skilled workers with hospitality, housekeeping, and culinary skills. GVL suggested that the tourism sector should offer a great opportunity for training and employing the local youth by creating the necessary training facilities and infrastructure. He said that he will coordinate with the government agencies for setting up suitable facilities and infrastructure in Visakhapatnam.
