Bollywood Tourism Tours Started by Mumbai

A series of tours related to the film industry, The Bollywood Tourism project, has been started by The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC). Only through

Travelmartindia.com, the tours are now obtainable, for the medium- and high-end packages, and MOS Utility for the Hit tour.

 
High-end Blockbuster (Rs3,250), and the midrange Super Hit (Rs1,999, US$32) packages comprise visits to Bollywood gully, Bollywood Museum and the homes of movie stars, among others, and the Economy package Hit includes a three-hour guided tour through the film studio Filmcity.

 
Managing director, MTDC, Jagdish Patil, said, “Bollywood is one of the biggest film industries in the world. With our maiden offer, we will take tourists to Filmcity and TV show sets, where they can see live shooting and spot film stars.”

 
Ashwani Gupta, managing partner, Dove Travels, predicted, “International visitors to India will have reason to spend more time in Mumbai rather than use it as a gateway to other destinations in India. Room nights in Mumbai hotels will increase, as will spin-offs to tourist attractions in and near Mumbai. It is a win-win product.”

Chairman of Mumbai-based Bollywood Tourism and Travelmartindia.com, Manoj Gursahani, said, “Promotions at World Travel Mart in London had stirred interest as well.”