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We all know how powerful social media can be to transform a business. But, how to create attention-grabbing content for the social media promotions still remain a question for many. Here, at the International Conference on Tourism Technology, Heather Heuman M.A., will give you tips about creating content/blog for social media and other marketing promotions. Based in South Carolina, Heuman helps companies and business owners across the globe simplify social media marketing by creating solid strategy focused on relationships, value-driven content and processes and systems to increase business goals. Heather Heuman will be speaking on the topic on September 27, ... Read more

Livraria Lello presents a great show at the Coliseu Porto AGEAS to mark the worldwide debut of the wonderful book ‘Harry Potter Magical Places’, a special co-production edition with Insight Editions, inspired by the Harry Potter universe. A grand show of magic and music, with the famous, award-winning Portuguese illusionist Hélder Guimarães, and the Lisbon Film Orchestra, who will perform from the original scores of the film saga. In this show you will be able to see, on display to the public for the very first time, the original edition of the saga’s debut book ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s ... Read more

Summer Escapes 2019 by Cinnamon, a combination of three unique edutainment camps including West End Theatre Camp, Culinary Camp and Summer Camp was completed successfully last month! Facilitated by leading local and international experts, each camp not only helped children identify their talents but also encouraged them to take on new challenges whilst having fun, exploring their surroundings and developing important life skills. From receiving a boost of confidence to becoming more independent, each child was driven to think out of the box and work together with fellow team members during the many activities, games, excursions and lessons, that were ... Read more

Dynamic independent hotel management company Aleph Hospitality has signed a franchise agreement with global hotelier Marriott International for a new Protea Hotels by Marriott hotel in Kisumu, Kenya. On behalf of the hotel owner, Bluewater Hotels, Aleph Hospitality will operate the new-build property under the Protea Hotels by Marriott brand. “We are thrilled to work with Marriott International to bring the first internationally branded hotel to Kisumu, Kenya’s third largest city. As Aleph Hospitality continues to expand across Africa and the Middle East, we are delighted to once again collaborate with Marriott International, following the signing of Four Points by Sheraton ... Read more

Kerala Tourism’s week-long cultural extravaganza to mark this year’s Onam celebrations will kick off on September 10, showcasing the state’s vibrant classical and folk dances, modern art and performing traditions at multiple venues in the state capital and various District Centres. As part of the Onam celebrations, the capital city will also host the State Tourism Ministers’ Conclave, to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on September 16, the concluding day of the festival. Union Minister of State for Tourism and   Culture, Prahlad Singh Patel will be the chief guest at the meet at Leela Raviz, Kovalam. Besides ... Read more

As part of a new facility to ease visitors and skip the queue at Qutub Minar, tourists can now purchase tickets online at a discounted rate or just by scanning the QR code through their mobile cameras. Tickets can be booked at asi.payyoumoney.com. Tickets for foreigners is Rs 600, if bought online or by scanning QR codes, they will get it at Rs 550 and for Indians a ticket costs Rs 40, but after discount it will be Rs 35. The culture ministry is planning to extend the discount to all other monuments also. The ministry has also decided to ... Read more

Moving up six places up, India now ranks 34th position on world travel and tourism competitiveness index. The growth has been driven by the rich natural and cultural resources, alongside strong price competitiveness. “India, which accounts for the majority of South Asia’s T&T (travel and tourism) GDP, remains the sub-region’s most competitive T&T economy, moving up six places to rank 34th globally. India showed the greatest percentage improvement to its overall Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) score, which has helped it become the only lower-middle income country in the top 35,” said the report. China, Mexico, Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil, ... Read more

APO Group (APO-opa.com), the leading media relations consultancy and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East, today announced that Isaac Khisa from Uganda has won APO Group’s invitation to attend the 2019 Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) (AHIF.com), the premier hotel investment conference in Africa, which will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 23rd-25th September. APO Group will offer one round trip ticket and accommodation in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) for Isaac Khisa to attend the 2019 Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF). The Africa Hotel investment Forum (AHIF) attracts many prominent international hotel owners, investors, financiers, management ... Read more

Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) participated in the Global Panorama Showcase 2019 (GPS), a premier business networking event in order to reach out to tour operators beyond metro cities of India. Out of eight cities where the event took place, this year STB shortlisted Hyderabad, Lucknow and Kolkata to educate and network with the travel trade. “This year Seychelles Tourism Board conducted various workshops across India, however, participating in GPS helped widen our base of interaction with agents from tier II and tier III cities that have the potential and interest in Seychelles. While we have reached out to around 200 ... Read more

The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), Busan Tourism Organization, Gyeonggi Tourism Organization and Gimhae Tourism Organization recently hosted celebrities from India — Tanya Sharma, Kanika Mann and India TV Anchor Charul Malik who have a fan following of millions due to their super popular TV shows and on their social media handles. Tanya Sharma has been in the industry for almost a decade and is still remembered for her role in Saath Nibhaana Saathiya and last seen in Udaan. Kanika Mann started her career in the Punjabi movie Industry and made her TV drama debut through the ongoing television series titled ... Read more

A trip to Mleiha is like stepping back in time. The past few decades of excavations have turned up more and more evidence, dating back as far as the Palaeolithic age, that establishes how important the region is archaeologically. Many of these discoveries can be experienced by visitors as part of the Archaeological Tours conducted by the Mleiha Archaeological Centre. However, Mleiha is a lot more than just archaeology digs. It holds a vast field of exciting discovery for the nature lover as well. The region has a plethora of flora and fauna including some rare plants and animals that ... Read more

പുരാതനകാല കാഴ്ചകളിലേക്കും വിജ്ഞാനത്തിലേക്കുമുള്ള  തിരിഞ്ഞുനടത്തമാണ്  ഷാർജ മെലീഹ ആർക്കിയോളജി സെന്ററിന്റെ സവിശേഷത. കഴിഞ്ഞ കുറെ ദശകങ്ങളായി തുടരുന്നപുരാവസ്തു പര്യവേഷണങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് പ്രാചീനശിലായുഗത്തിലേക്കു വരെ നീളുന്ന നിർണായക കണ്ടുപിടുത്തങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടായിട്ടുണ്ട്. ആ കാഴ്ചകളും ചരിത്രവും സഞ്ചാരികൾക്കായി ഈകേന്ദ്രത്തിൽ സംരക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു. എന്നാൽ വെറും പുരാവസ്തു കാഴ്ചകൾ മാത്രമല്ല ഈ സ്ഥലത്തിന്റെ പ്രേത്യേകത, അറേബ്യൻ മരുഭൂമിയിലെ അപൂർവമായ ജൈവവൈവിധ്യം അടുത്തറിയാനും പഠിക്കാനും സാധിക്കുന്ന ഇടം  കൂടിയാണിത്. ചെറിയ ദൂരങ്ങളുടെ വ്യത്യാസത്തിൽ തന്നെ മണൽപരപ്പും ചരൽകല്ലുകൾ നിറഞ്ഞ പ്രതലവും ചുണ്ണാമ്പു പാറകളുമെല്ലാം മാറിമാറി വരുന്ന ഇവിടുത്തെ ഭൂപ്രകൃതി അപൂർവയിനംസസ്യങ്ങളുടെയും സസ്തനികളുടെയും വാസസ്ഥലമാണ്. അതിനാൽ തന്നെ  പ്രകൃതി സ്നേഹികൾക്കും സാഹസിക സഞ്ചാരികൾക്കും ഫൊട്ടോഗ്രഫർമാർക്കും മെലീഹ പ്രിയകേന്ദ്രമായിമാറുന്നു. “മനോഹരമാണെങ്കിലും  പ്രയാസമുള്ള ഭൂപ്രകൃതിയാണ് മെലീഹയുടേത്. എന്നിട്ടും വേനൽക്കാലത്തു കഠിനമായ ചൂടും തണുപ്പുകാലത്ത് മരം കോച്ചുന്ന തണുപ്പും ഒരേപോലെഅതിജീവിക്കുന്ന സസ്യങ്ങളും ജീവജാലങ്ങളും, മറ്റുള്ളയിടങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് വ്യത്യസ്‍തമായി കൂടുതലായി ഇവിടെ കാണപ്പെടുന്നുണ്ട്” – മെലീഹ ആർക്കിയോളജി സെന്ററിലെ വൈൽഡ്ലൈഫ് വിദഗ്ദ്ധൻ തരിന്ദു വിക്രമ പറയുന്നു. എല്ലാ മരുഭൂമികളിലെയും പോലെ ജലദൗർലഭ്യം മെലീഹയിലുമുണ്ട്. ‘അംബ്രല തോണ്’ എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്ന മരമാണ് കൂടുതലായി കാണപ്പെടുന്നത്. നമ്മുടെ നാട്ടിലെ വാക  മരത്തോടുസാമ്യമുള്ള ഈ മരം, ജലനഷ്ടം കുറയ്ക്കാൻ  തന്റെ ഇലകളുടെ വലുപ്പം ചുരുക്കിയാണ് ചൂടിനെ അതിജീവിക്കുന്നത്. ശത്രുക്കളിൽ നിന്ന് രക്ഷക്കായി വലിയ മുള്ളുകളുമുണ്ട്. യുഎഇയുടെ ദേശീയ വൃക്ഷമായ ഗാഫ് മരമാണ് മെലീഹയിലെ പച്ചക്കാഴ്ചകളിൽ പ്രധാനിയായ മറ്റൊന്ന്. വളരെ താഴ്ചയിലേക്ക് വേരുകളാഴ്ത്തി മരുഭൂമിയുടെ ഉള്ളറകളിൽ നിന്ന് ജലമൂറ്റിയാണ് ഈമരത്തിന്റെ നിലനിൽപ്പ്. അറേബ്യൻ പ്രിംറോസ്, പോപ്കോൺ ചെടി എന്നീ ഇനങ്ങളും മെലീഹയിലുണ്ട്, മറ്റിടങ്ങളെക്കാൾ കൂടുതലായി. അതുകൊണ്ടു തന്നെ ‘പച്ചപ്പിന്റെ കണികയില്ലാത്തഊഷര മരുഭൂമി’ എന്ന സഞ്ചാരികളുടെ കാഴ്ചപ്പാട് മെലീഹയിലെത്തുമ്പോൾ മാറുമെന്നാണ്  തരിന്ദുവിന്റെ അഭിപ്രായം. സസ്യങ്ങൾ മാത്രമല്ല, മരുഭൂ ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: Ram Kumar With an aim to introduce the tourism potential of Munnar to the world, Munnar Destination Makers is organising the Munnar Travel Mart from September 06 to 08 in Munnar. The event, which focuses on business-to-business meetings and destination tours, will feature over 400 buyers, including tour operators, writers and bloggers from all over the country. The tourism department of the state has invited bloggers from Arab countries as special invitees to participate in the Munnar Travel Mart. Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran will inaugurate the Travel Mart on September 7 at 10:30 am. Power Minister MM Mani ... Read more

A total of 39 new domestic services will be operated from Kerala from October, with 23 of them from Thiruvananthapuram airport. The decision came in the wake of a meeting held by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan with CEOs of various airline companies. Air India and Vistara will have one new service each, Air Asia will have seven new services, Spice Jet will have eight and GoAir will have 22 new services. IndiGo is looking to operate three new services, but it will be subject to a decision on Air Turbine Fuel (ATF) tax. The new services will be connecting ... Read more

All of us know the importance of being on top in Google. But, what do we need to improve the rankings? And, here comes E-A-T SEO, which stands for Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness (E-A-T) Search Engine Optimization (SEO). E-A-T SEO is not something you can fix quickly, it takes continuous efforts and commitment to get better results. Here, Sean Patrick Si will be speaking at International Conference on Tourism Technology (ICTT 2019) on Program tips to improve E-A-T SEO. Sean, SEO specialist, Growth Hacker, internet marketer, Copywriter and blogger, will be speaking on the topic on September 27, on the ... Read more