Siliguri, June 10 -- The appointment of Siliguri MLA Dr Sankar Ghosh as West Bengal Minister for Tourism and Parliamentary Affairs has generated considerable optimism across North Bengal's tourism and hospitality sectors, with stakeholders expressing hope that the region's vast tourism potential will receive renewed attention under the new government.
For the first time in years, tourism operators, conservationists, hospitality entrepreneurs and cultural personalities from North Bengal see an opportunity to place the region at the centre of the state's tourism policy. Their expectations range from sustainable tourism development and infrastructure expansion to destination branding, film tourism, adventure tourism and stronger international...