Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 27: The two- day International Conference on “Reflections on New Tourism and New Normal in the Post COVID-19 World”, organized by Department of Tourism and Travel Management, School of Business Studies, Central University of Jammu (CUJ), concluded today
Renowned academicians Prof Manjula Chaudhary and Prof S C Bagri were the guests of honour on first day of the event. They emphasized on Post Covid-19 strategies for tourism and elaborated on the various essentials which still need to be taken care of. Dr Parikshat Singh Manhas from University of Jammu, Dr EngZdzislaw from Jan Wyzykowski University Poland and Dr Nikolaos Pappas from Sunderland University, UK were the key speakers in the plenary session.
In the technical session, 36 participants delivered their papers in their respective tracks. The sessions were chaired by Dr Anil Gupta and Dr. Bhupesh Kumar and Co-chaired by Dr Ranbir Singh, Dr Sonia Sharma and Dr R Manjushree.
On the second day of the event, renowned academicians Prof Nimit Ranjan Chowdary, Prof Sampada Kumar Swain, Prof Vinay Chouhan, Prof Flavia Stara, and Prof Chander Mohan Parsheera were the guests of honour. The presenters emphasized on the recovery methods for reviving tourism following the Post-Covid- 19 era.
In the technical session, 27 participants delivered their papers in their respective tracks. The sessions were chaired by Dr Jitendra Mohan Mishra, Dr Sandeep Walia, and Dr Saurabh Dixit. The session was Co-chaired by Dr Ramjit, Dr Amit Katoch and Dr Umesh Chowdhary.
The valedictory session started with welcome address by Dr Bharti Gupta, Conference General Chair and followed by address of Dr Amit Gangotia, Head of the Department. Prachi Mahajan, research scholar of Tourism and Travel Management, presented a report on the outcomes of theme tracks presented during the two-day conference.
The guest of honour was Major General (Retd) Goverdhan Singh Jamwal, who emphasized on the importance of identifying and promoting tourism potential in Jammu for generating socioeconomic advantages for the J&K.
Manjeet Singh proposed a vote of thanks The organising committee members of conference include Dr Ranjeet Raman, Rahul Thakur, Dr Rabinder Singh and Dr Swati Samnotra.
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