On World Tourism Day, Twitterverse was abuzz with netizens sharing beautiful photos and videos of places. Here are some of the reactions...
There cant be a country as colorful, diversified, beautiful landscapes, architecture, foods as INDIA. @incredibleindia
— Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) September 27, 2017
#WorldTourismDay â¤ï¸ pic.twitter.com/bXSgO4D9d9
Celebrate #WorldTourismDay with #Maharashtra, land of brave history & real tourist destination with lots of Heritage Sites #VisitMaharashtra pic.twitter.com/mzkMyWH21H
— MAHA INFO CENTRE (@micnewdelhi) September 27, 2017
Akan Lake, Kushiro , Japan ð¯ðµ #WorldTourismDay pic.twitter.com/UMf6XvHqGX
— Thirukumaran R (@ThiruHR) September 27, 2017
Explore a paradise, where colours are heard and every archway tells a story. This #WorldTourismDay come,explore #Rajasthan #JaaneKyaDikhJaye pic.twitter.com/z0ciVTdEOv
— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) September 27, 2017
Happy #WorldTourismDay! A few pics from my trips this year (all taken with mobile phone). #WTD2017 pic.twitter.com/NwNREFiei7
— Liu Yuan (@liuyuan) September 27, 2017
India is mystic & beautiful. On #WorldTourismDay enjoy this Anu Malik ji created song showing beautiful Arunachal Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/QSDQkJnmgq
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) September 27, 2017
#GoodMorning with clicks from #AttabadLake aka #GojalLake:
— Pakistan in Pictures (@Pakistaninpics) September 27, 2017
A lake in #GojalValley #GilgitBaltistan on #WorldTourismDay #BeautifulPakistan pic.twitter.com/FiJxv5i45a
Wishing all World Tourism Day.Let us also work four Tourism of our IncredibleIndia #WorldTourismDay #IncredibleIndia https://t.co/uKrPj6UP5o pic.twitter.com/zHOhnCgxuQ
— Parimal Bhakare (@parimal_bhakare) September 26, 2017
The centre of a powerful ancient civilisation, Mohenjo Daro (2500 BC).#BeautifulPakistan #WorldTourismDay #WTD2017 Credit: @NatGeo pic.twitter.com/nZlsaiDbHP
— Govt of Pakistan (@pid_gov) September 26, 2017
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation has celebrated World Tourism Day as international observances on September 27 since 1980s.
To celebrate World Tourism Day, the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, presented the National Tourism Awards Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at a function held in New Delhi.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that tourism is one of the largest industries in the world. Its evolution can be estimated from the fact that the number of tourists all over the world has increased from 2.5 crore in 1950 to 123 crore in 2016. The tourism industry contributes 10.2 percent of the world's GDP. It is estimated that every 10th person in the world works in the tourism industry.
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