{"id":77701,"date":"2021-01-20T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T09:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=77701"},"modified":"2021-03-01T13:50:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T08:20:38","slug":"mice-tourism-policy-of-gujarat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mice-tourism-policy-of-gujarat\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018MICE\u2019 tourism policy\u00a0of Gujarat\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Why in\u00a0<\/b><b>News:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gujarat C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">M<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has announced the tourism policy for 2021-25<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0seeks to make Gujarat a hub of \u201cMICE\u201d tourism.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is MICE Tourism?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The \u201cMICE\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is an acronym that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stands for \u201cMeetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a version of business tourism that draws domestic and international\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">business\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tourists to a destination.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What are the salient features of<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0MICE tourism<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0policy<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">International Events:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>P<span data-contrast=\"auto\">olicy has announced an assistance of Rs 5,000 to the event\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">organiser<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0per\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">overnight stay of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">foreign participant<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Incentives are<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0subject to an upper limit of Rs 5 lakh.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Domestic Events:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0For domestic events, the policy promises financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh per event, capped at three events per\u00a0organiser\u00a0per year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Big Convention\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Centres<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The policy promises 15% capital subsidy on the eligible capital investment<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for building big convention centers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Centers are required to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">organize<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0big national and international conferences.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"9\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Land on Lease:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The policy also promises land on lease, if required. A precondition to avail the incentive is that the convention\u00a0centre\u00a0should have at least one hall that can seat a minimum of 2,500 persons.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Which tourist attractions is the policy promoting?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some of the tourist attractions are:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Statue of Unity,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the world\u2019s tallest statue<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gir,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the only home of the Asiatic lion;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Girnar\u00a0ropeway,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Asia\u2019s longest;\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ahmedabad<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the first UNESCO World Heritage City in India;\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lothal<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the earliest known dock in the world, and India\u2019s first port city;\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dholavira<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a showcase of the urban\u00a0civilisation\u00a0of the Indus Valley;\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shivrajpur<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, one of India\u2019s \u2018Blue Flag\u2019 beaches; and\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India\u2019s first seaplane service\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad to the Statue of Unity in\u00a0Kevadia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/gujarat-mice-tourism-policy-explained-7145779\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Article Source<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why in\u00a0News:\u00a0\u00a0 Gujarat CM\u00a0has announced the tourism policy for 2021-25.\u00a0It\u00a0seeks to make Gujarat a hub of \u201cMICE\u201d tourism.\u00a0 What is MICE Tourism?\u00a0\u00a0 The \u201cMICE\u201d\u00a0is an acronym that\u00a0stands for \u201cMeetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions\u201d.\u00a0It is\u00a0a version of business tourism that draws domestic and international\u00a0business\u00a0tourists to a destination.\u00a0 What are the salient features of\u00a0MICE tourism\u00a0policy?\u00a0 International Events:\u00a0Policy&hellip; 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