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Indian film industry, tourist destinations come together for global cine tourism summit

A niche event in the film tourism space, the event is focused to bring the destinations, government, film fraternity, and other players on a common platform and engage them in discussions, where they can share ideas to drive the growth of film tourism in India and over the world

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With an aim to connect and bring together the Indian film industry and tourist destinations – both domestic and international, the Economic Times TravelWorld has organized the Global Cine Tourism Summit 2022 beginning on November 16.

The event will be in the shape of a summit cum networking event that will bring together the leading as well as the promising players in the space. A niche event in the film tourism space, the event is focused to bring the destinations, government, film fraternity, and other players on a common platform and engage them in discussions, where they can share ideas to drive the growth of film tourism in India and over the world.

The Summit is co-powered by Madhya Pradesh Tourism and Haryana Tourism while Chhattisgarh Tourism is the Associate Partner. The Producers Guild of India is the Knowledge Partner of the Global Cine Tourism Summit.

With an idea to highlight the issues affecting the interests of the film industry, the Summit will provide a platform for film commissions, production houses and international & domestic tourism boards, to promote their locations, incentives and services to the film industry.

  • In India, the film industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the country today and one of the largest producers of cinematographic films in the world

  • According to an EY and PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry report, from being valued at INR 183 billion in the financial year 2020, film tourism has a scope to generate USD billion by 2022 in India

  • This is because there is potential for up to 1 million film tourists to visit the country by 2022

Providing a knowledge sharing and networking platform, the Global Cine Tourism Summit will bring together the most popular faces of the Indian film industry interacting with leading state tourism boards and international destinations.

Highlighting issues faced by the industry, the Summit will see industry stakeholders brainstorm over topics such as uncovering new foreign attractions and how regional and remote locations can be promoted in India.

In India, the film industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the country today and one of the largest producers of cinematographic films in the world. According to an EY and PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry report, from being valued at INR 183 billion in the financial year 2020, film tourism has a scope to generate USD billion by 2022 in India. This is because there is potential for up to 1 million film tourists to visit the country by 2022.

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Tirthankar Ghosh
Tirthankar Ghosh
Tirthankar Ghosh is a senior journalist and presently Managing Editor, Newsline Publications. He has also been writing for well over 15 years for the New York-based Air Cargo News Flying Typers.

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