<span style="color: #222222;">The two-day Chintan Shivir on Tourism in Mission Mode: Convergence and Public-Private Partnership concluded in New Delhi yesterday. The Conference witnessed deliberations on a wide range of challenges and opportunities for the development of the tourism sector with the active participation of States, Industry Associations and leaders.<br />''<br />''Speaking on the occasion, Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy thanked the participants for sharing insightful thoughts and strategies that can be adopted nationally to implement Tourism in Mission Mode in India.<br />''<br />''Deliberations in different Sessions included the topics of Convergence of Government Programs in developing different sectors,  Developing Homestays, Souvenirs, Adventure Tourism and Rural Tourism in the Country.<br />''<br />''The Tourism Ministry also informed that the first Global Tourism Investors Summit (GTIS) will be held in New Delhi from the  17th to the 19th of May this year.<br />''<br />''It stated that it will serve as a platform to enable interaction between global and domestic business leaders and explore investment opportunities in the Indian Tourism and Hospitality sector.</span><br />