2019-08-03_Outlook

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Using local materials and local

crafts is key – this leads to easy and

affordable maintenance options for

homestays and lodges, especially

for things that need to be replaced

often, like bed and bath linen.

Manisha Pande, Founder,

Village Ways

It is always good for craftspeople to tap

into the full potential of the local

market first, instead of trying to reach

out to buyers in places like Delhi or

New York. Tourists visiting a place are

always eager to buy local crafts as

souvenirs after a trip. This eliminates

the overhead costs of transportation,

storage, breakage and travel.

Jaya Jaitly, Founder, Dastkar

Haat Samiti

Manisha Pande, Founder, Village Ways,
spoke about setting up and running homestays Handpainted Arunachali bamboo tumblers

Release of pocket guidebooks by

Kesang Ngurup Damo, Project Director, DRDA,

Roxana Ashtari, Project Specialist, UNWTO,

and Soity Banerjee, Editor,

Outlook Responsible Tourism Initiative

Jaya Jaitly, Founder, Dastkari Haat Samiti,

interacting with the local artisans

Raj Basu, Founder, Help Tourism,

with Dr Tsewang Namgail, Snow Leopard

Conservancy Trust India

Kesang Ngurup Damo, Project Director,

District Rural Development Agency

(DRDA), West Kameng

ICAR- National Research Centre on Yak, Dirang

Delegates at the Future Forum