Tourism Department to formulate Tourism Start-up Promotion Policy soon
The Karnataka Tourism Department is set to launch a new policy aimed at integrating start-ups into the tourism sector. The initiative seeks to leverage innovation for improving visitor experiences, digital services, and sustainable destination management.
Why it matters
This policy could modernize the tourism industry by fostering collaboration between government bodies and young entrepreneurs to solve real-world infrastructure and service challenges.
The Karnataka Tourism Department will formulate and soon implement a Tourism Start-up Promotion Policy to harness the State’s strong start-up ecosystem for developing new technologies, products and innovative solutions for the tourism sector, said Tourism Minister K.J. George.
“Areas that could be opened up for innovation include visitor experience, digital services, destination management, sustainable tourism, cleanliness, mobility, safety, accessibility, tourist information and locally rooted experiences,” Mr. George said.
According to details shared by department officials, the proposed policy would seek to identify real-world challenges and emerging requirements in tourism and create opportunities for start-ups, young entrepreneurs and innovators to develop practical solutions around them.
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