{"id":278805,"date":"2026-02-28T01:46:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=278805"},"modified":"2026-02-28T01:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:16:41","slug":"sona-highlights-arunachals-tourism-potential-at-delhi-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/sona-highlights-arunachals-tourism-potential-at-delhi-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Sona highlights Arunachal&#8217;s tourism potential at Delhi exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ITANAGAR, 27 Feb:<\/strong> Tourism Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona highlighted Arunachal Pradesh&#8217; vast tourism potential and the state&#8217;s diverse tourism offerings, ranging from nature and wildlife tourism to historical, religious, spiritual, and adventure tourism during a travel and tourism exhibition in New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Participating in a consultative dialogue at SATTE, South Asia&#8217;s leading travel and tourism exhibition held at Yashobhoomi International Convention Centre, Sona said that Arunachal is often described as a &#8220;mini India,&#8221; home to over 23 major tribes and more than 100 sub-tribes, each with distinct tradition, dialect, attire, and culinary practices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also highlighted the significant improvements in connectivity in recent years, expressing confidence in a promising future for the tourism sector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the event, the state&#8217;s tourism department showcased the state&#8217;s rich cultural heritage, pristine natural beauty, and vast adventure tourism potential.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event, held from 25 to 27 February, witnessed participation of over 45,000 visitors from across India and more than 50 countries, according to a release from the tourism department.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The department said that platforms like SATTE provide valuable opportunities for emerging tour operators and hospitality establishments to connect with a broader audience and showcase the quality services available in the state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The event served as an effective networking platform for tourism stakeholders, fostering meaningful interactions between service providers and potential travellers,&#8221; the release said, adding that &#8220;several enquiries generated during the exhibition are expected to translate into increased tourist footfall to Arunachal in the coming months.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITANAGAR, 27 Feb: Tourism Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona highlighted Arunachal Pradesh&#8217; vast tourism potential and the state&#8217;s diverse tourism offerings, ranging from nature and wildlife tourism to historical, religious, spiritual, and adventure tourism during a travel and tourism exhibition in New Delhi. Participating in a consultative dialogue at SATTE, South Asia&#8217;s leading travel and tourism [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":278816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-278805","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278805"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278817,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278805\/revisions\/278817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}