Tourism policy: Govt plans new policies and sky deck to boost tourism | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday announced that the Karnataka government is preparing to announce a new tourism policy aimed at boosting investments in the tourism industry. He also said that fresh tenders will be floated for the Skydeck, an observation deck in Bengaluru, within the next nine to 10 days. Speaking at the Dakshin Bharat Utsav event jointly organised by the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Karnataka Tourism Board, Shivakumar said the Skydeck is aimed at diversifying the city's tourism options beyond Cubbon Park and Lalbagh. Similarly, there are plans to develop Brindavana like a Disneyland, with budgetary provisions made in the last budget. However, the current GST rate of 18 per cent is adversely affecting the growth of the tourism sector, Shivakumar lamented.

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