BIAL to collaborate with government to promote Karnataka tourism

The Bangalore International Airport Ltd. (BIAL), relation of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) is moving with the Karnataka Tourism Department to presumption Karnataka arsenic a beardown destination.

Girish Nair, main operating officer, BIAL said Karnataka is simply a beardown destination, and the airdrome plays a precise important relation successful promoting it.

“We are moving with the tourism section to spot however we tin collaborate and beforehand Karnataka arsenic a beardown tourism destination. We are besides talking to airlines and reaching retired to circuit operators jointly with the tourism department. We privation to behaviour associated presentations to airlines to amended planetary connectivity,” Mr. Nair told The Hindu.

He added that the BIAL, on with the department, would besides beryllium jointly representing the State successful satellite question exhibitions and different events.

“Airports are an integral portion of tourism. We’re talking to them (tourism department) successful presumption of however we tin jointly correspond the State successful satellite question exhibitions and truthful on,” helium added.

Mr. Nair said that BIAL has already collaborated with the State authorities to beforehand Karnataka’s affluent craft, civilization and heritage. “We already person the Kala Loka Pavilion, which has been opened astatine the Domestic Bay of Terminal-2 to beforehand Karnataka’s craft, civilization and heritage,” Mr. Nair said

According to BIAL, the Kala Loka Pavilion is dispersed crossed 132 sq. metres and showcases the Geographical Indication- (GI) tagged and practice products from Karnataka, curated from institutions similar the Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation, Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd., Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation, Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation, Dr. Babu Jagajeevan Ram Leather Industries Development Corporation, and GI-tagged specialty coffees Coffee Board.

“Visitors tin research an eclectic postulation that ranges from Mysore Silk Sarees, Ilkal Sarees, Bidriware, Mysore Rosewood Inlay, Channapatna Toys and Sandalwood artefacts, to good leather products and an exclusive Coffee Bay serving freshly brewed varieties of Karnataka’s world-renowned GI-tagged coffees,” BIAL said.

Another outlet is expected to unfastened successful the planetary departure country of Terminal-2, covering 140 quadrate metres.

The State government, done the Karnataka State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, holds a 13% involvement successful BIAL.