Karwar: Mysuru Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has given his consent to be the ambassador of the Tourism Department to promote the tourism of Mysuru city.

Accepting the request of Minister for Tourism Sa Ra Mahesh for becoming the ambassador to promote tourism of Mysuru, Kodagu, Hassan and Chamarajnagar districts, Wadiyar, who is already the ambassador for Swachh Bharat activities in Mysuru city, agreed to promote tourism and make Mysuru region one of the foremost tourism circuits across south India.

“Mysuru has a lot to offer in terms of history and heritage. With the scion of the royal family himself acting as its ambassador, it will be able to attract more tourists, especially from abroad.

Even now around 30 lakh tourists arrive in Mysuru every year. But we have the potential to attract five lakh more,” said Prashanth B S, head of the Mysuru Travel Agents Association.