Q&A Prince Jacob

Please let us know your future plans to develop Indian Tourism Asia - Pacific . Are you planning to open a new office in Korea?

India is a well-known tourist location attracting as over 6 million tourists every year. We have lived in the region for over a decade and we understand the importance of tourism for people from this region, and fully understand the needs of the tourists from this region. We have worked with TTDCclosely in promoting Enchanting Tamil Nadu with new tailor-made packages. We have opened our office in Seoul, South Korea and will concentrate on promoting various tour packages to Tamil Nadu from the region.

India as whole is beautiful country. But you have decided to concentrate on Tamil Nadu. Is there any special reason for that?

India as a whole is a beautiful country but we have decided to concentrate and promote Tamil Nadu since we come from that state and we understand the fullness of the ancient relics of Tamil Nadu. It is a land where the amalgam of traditions and culture makes a unique place of its own in the cultural face of India. The state proliferates in monuments and temples that are ancient and each has its own story of religious, artistic and cultural achievement and specialty waiting to be heard. Mostly tourists from this region have focused on touring to the Northern India as Taj Mahal and the Red fort are well-known to the world, but there are many places which will be of interest to tourists in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu has a long coastline that stretches nearly 1000 km. The Coromandel Coast, along the Bay of Bengal and the hill stations remain major tourist attractions in Tamil Nadu because of the salubrious climate and serene ambiance. Tamil cuisine is also a major draw for the visitors to the state. Tamil Nadu boasts a fantastic tradition of cuisine that has captured many hearts across the world. The specialties of Chettinad are real gastronomic delights.

As a representative of Tamil Nadu tourism in Korea what will be your main priorities to strengthen tourism to the area?

We are planning to a launch the project TTDCKorea which will throw a lot of light on the various tourism packages offered to Korean tourists. This will continue with number of road shows showcasing the highlights of Tamil Nadu. This project is not like other private tour operators. We are launching this tourism office along with the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC), a government organization. We envisage to have joint promotional activities with the KTOto create awareness of the enchanting Tamil Nadu.

Is the Tamil Nadu tourism department giving you some special package to promote Tamil Nadu abroad?

Yes, we have carefully-planned packages that would ideally suit tourists like the Hop-on Hop-off tour package of Chennai city, Honeymoon packages at the real cool hill stations, education tour packages and a medical tourism package.

As you know there are already many tourist agencies concentrating on India. What will be the main service and incentive for the tourists to use the services of your office?

There are a number of tour operators who organize tours to India, but there are not many who do this to Tamil Nadu. Mainly we would concentrate on tailor-made packages and corporate packages. We will have our own team of trained tour guides in India to give the best flawless service to our valuable tourists. Moreover our niche in this operation would be that we would get each group together before their departure and have a short seminar on the various aspects of the tour along with a taste of Indian food in order to possibly avoid culture shock.

Is there any thing else you will be like to say to your guest tourists to come to Tamil Nadu?

Our operations would concentrate on the guests to give them full satisfaction and the ultimate pleasure with very cost-effective travel since we have launched this operation along with TTDC, a government organization.