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A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting between Badal and Tom Evers Swindell, Regional Director (Asia), Orient Express Group of Hotels Trains and Cruises, Singapore, at the Chief Minister’s residence on Monday.
Tom said that he had visited various tourist spots in Punjab and had discovered that there was a tremendous potential of train tourism in the state. He said at present, Orient Express Hotels was operating 50 luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist trains and river cruise businesses in 25 countries.
Badal directed the Tourism Department to chalk out an action plan and work out modalities in this regard. Referring to the untapped potential of heritage tourism in the state, Badal said the government was already contemplating to develop religious tourism circuits.
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