That West Bengal and culture go hand in hand is not news. But the prestigious Tourism Award for Best Destination for Culture just validates the fact. By Sreetama Basu
Adjudged as the ‘Best Destination for Culture’ by a global organisation of travel writers Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA), Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the news on September 5. Here’s everything you need to know.
Bengal wins the prestigious award for Best Destination for Culture
The Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) is an international professional organisation of travel writers founded in 1998. Its founding philosophy is to support sustainable development, growth and development of worldwide travel, tourism, hospitality and aviation.
PATWA works with both the public and private sectors to support sustainable growth and improve the quality of travel and tourism across the world. Adhering to the fundamental principles of UNESCO, the UN and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), every year the jury hands out awards at the biggest travel and trade fair in the world.
“I am proud to announce that Pacific Area Travel Writers Association, an affiliate of the UN World Tourism Organisation, will confer WB with the International Travel Award 2023, for Best Destination for Culture,” Chief Minister Banerjee tweeted.
I am proud to announce that
Pacific Area Travel Writers Association, an affiliate of the UN World Tourism Organisation will confer WB with the International Travel Award 2023, for Best Destination for Culture.
Bengal has made its mark in the global cultural map.
(1/2)— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 5, 2022
The award will be conferred at the World Tourism and Aviation Leaders’ Summit in Berlin on March 9, 2023, which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be collecting herself.
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Sreetama Basu
A journalism student who studied the subject only to meet SRK in person, she settled for the best way to meet him. Covering Entertainment throughout her career, and now Food, Health and Lifestyle as well, Sreetama is also a self-proclaimed plant mom. In love with all things slow and quiet, she can often be found hunting for quiet corners with a glass ..Read More
