Le Corbusier Centre

Remember the old building of the architect department in Sector 19. The makeshift building housed the first office of the French architect Le Corbusier who along with the teach of architects and engineers, planned our great city.

The Chandigarh Administration has decided to convert that building into a heritage buillding and would be known as the Le Corbusier Centre, which will house some of the exhibits of Le Corbusier's work and would be a tourist attraction. It will have three sections comprising of a museum where his original office is being recreated with the same old ambiance, a display gallery and a research and publication wing.

To be completed in two months time, it would be lit-up at night. So here is another attraction for the tourists, and a place to be proud of for the citizens.

International Trade Expo

ITEX07 by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with the Chandigarh Administration, and Govt of Punjab as the Event Sponsor, got underway on December 1, featuring diverse products and services. The exhibition is in the popular event space in your city, Parade Ground, Sector 17, Chandigarh. The exhibition is on till December 5.

Innovation is the key

Chandigarh Tourism is making every possible effort to popularise the city as the ultimate tourist destination. With beautiful infrastructure and greenery abounding in the city, the tourism department is also promoting the city as a destination for high profile weddings, sports and medical tourism. It does not want to lose out on any opportunity.
In the years to come, tourism would be a major component of service industry and the tri-city's economic growth.

What makes a city great?

There is a lot of debate on what makes a city or a country great from the point of view of a visitor or tourist. Is it the infrastructure? The convenient transport system? The entertainment facilities? The historical sites?
One can list out numerous options which ARE definitely important but the single most important factor is the people...the people who live there...the people who man various facilities...the people who are in the business of hospitality and tourism and numerous allied areas.
The people matter. There never was a greater need to sensitise and train the people right from the porter at the airport or railway station to taxi driver, rickshaw puller, waiter, and whole lot of people everywhere. It is the people who can make the difference to a tourist through a concerted training modules for every stakeholder.
Tourists or visitors do not take home only the images of the buildings, bridges, rivers and mountains...they take home memories of their interaction with the people they meet during the course of their visit. CJ