India and Singapore discussed ways to increase cooperation in the bilateral sector, Union Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni said.
Singapore Youth, Sports and Art Minister, Vivian Balakrishnan discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in tourism and culture sectors with Soni.
India is currently witnessing a boom in tourism sector and five million tourists arrived in the country last year, she added.
Soni said there are some challenges such as room shortage and better connectivity and infrastructure in India and the government is working to create more infrastructure facilities to sustain the boom.
She said Singapore airlines has one of the largest network and this can be utilised to promote tourist circuits in India, according to a release.
She informed the visiting dignitary that she is going to participate in the ASEAN tourism minister's conference in Bangkok from January 21
Balakrishnan thanked Soni to allow exhibition of Lord Buddha Relics in Singapore and said this is a special gesture by the government of India, the release said.
He suggested a joint marketing strategy to promote tourism with India and Australia on trilateral basis. He showered keen interest in the steps taken by the Indian government to sustain the tourism growth and related issues.
