India

Tourist Facilitation and Information Counter opens at IGI Airport

Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi – Terminal 3

K J Alphons, Union Minister for Tourism, inaugurated the Tourist facilitation and information counter at Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi, today. The facilitation counter is located at the T3 terminal arrival gates of the IGI Airport on 5th November 2018. The Tourism Ministry is also starting Facilitation Counters in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Gaya and Varanasi.

Opening the facilitation center for visitors, which is first-of-its-kind by the Government in IGI airport, the minister said that this shall be of great help to the tourists visiting the country.

The Minister of State for Tourism, Alphons Kannanthanam at the inauguration of the Tourist Information and Facilitation Counter

“The counter shall cater to non-English speaking tourists also as the counter will also be connected to the 24×7 Helpline – ‘1363’ of the Tourism Ministry where the tourists can speak directly with the foreign language agents and get guidance in French, German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Arabic” added the minister.

The Ministry of Tourism has setup this counter with an objective to provide 24×7 information to both domestic and international visitors arriving into IGI Airport, New Delhi. The tourist facilitation counter will be manned by 2 staff and a supervisor to answer the queries of the tourists and also guide them with information. The counter is also stocked with sufficient high quality tourist literature and brochures to be provided to the tourists.