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Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, said Wednesday it will eliminate small plastic bottles of shampoo, conditioner and bath gel from its hotel rooms worldwide by December 2020. They’ll be replaced with larger bottles or wall-mounted dispensers, depending on the hotel. The move follows a similar announcement last month by IHG, which owns Holiday Inn, Kimpton and other brands. IHG said it will eliminate about 200 million tiny bottles each year by 2021. Last year, Walt Disney Co. said it would replace small plastic shampoo bottles at its resorts and on its cruise ships. Many smaller companies, like the ... Read more

Emirates is celebrating the beginning of the Malayalam calendar with a burst of flavours, making it even more special for Keralites. From 1 to 13 September, the airline will serve authentic Onam dishes across all cabin classes on all its flights to and from Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. Emirates’ chefs and catering teams have curated delicious festive menus with the distinctive flavours of the season that remain true to the taste buds even at 40,000ft. Enjoy traditional appetisers such as kaya varuthathu or crisp banana chips, sharkara upperi, banana roasted in jaggery, and kondatta mulaku —fried sundried chillies steeped in yoghurt. ... Read more

മയ്യഴിപ്പുഴയുടെ മനോഹാരിത പോലെ പ്രകൃതിയെ അതിൻറെ സമസ്‌ത രൂപത്തിലും ഭാവത്തിലും ദൃശ്യാചാരുതയോടെ ആസ്വദിക്കാനാവുന്ന വേറിട്ടൊരിടം! നാട്ടുമ്പുറത്തിൻറെ ലാളിത്യവും തെളിമയുമുള്ള കൊച്ചുമനോഹരതീരം… മയ്യഴിയോട് തൊട്ടുതന്നെ ഏറെ അകലെയല്ലാതെകിടക്കുന്ന ന്യുമാഹിയിലെ ഉസ്സൻമൊട്ടയിൽ നേഷണൽ ഹൈവേയോട് ചേർന്നുകിടക്കുന്ന ലോറൽ ഗാർഡൻ ഉദ്യാനപ്രേമികളെ സ്വാഗതം ചെയ്‌തുകൊണ്ട് ശുഭാരംഭം കുറിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. മലയും കുന്നും കൃത്രിമ തടാകവും വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടങ്ങളും പാറക്കെട്ടുകളും പുൽപ്പരപ്പുകളും നിർമ്മിച്ചുകൊണ്ടുള്ള പതിവ് ലാൻഡ്‌സ്‌കേപ്പിംഗ് രീതികളിൽ നിന്നും വേറിട്ട ശൈലിയിൽ പ്രകൃതിയെ അശേഷം പരുക്കേൽപ്പിക്കാതെ സ്വാഭാവികത്തനിമയിൽ രൂപകൽപ്പന നിർവ്വഹിച്ച ലോറൽ ഗാർഡൻ ഈ അടുത്ത ദിവസം വിപുലമായ ഒരുക്കങ്ങളോടെ സന്ദർശകരെ സ്വാഗതം ചെയ്യുകയുണ്ടായി . വർണ്ണശബളമായ ഉത്‌ഘാടനച്ചടങ്ങിൽ അടുത്തും അയലത്തുമുള്ള പ്രദേശങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നും ആയിരങ്ങൾ ക്ഷണിതാക്കളായെത്തിയവരിൽ ബഹഭുരിഭാഗംപേരും കുടുംബസമേതമുള്ള സന്ദർശകർ. അലങ്കാര സസ്യങ്ങളുടെയും പൂന്തോട്ട നിർമ്മാണ വസ്തുക്കളുടെയും വിപുലമായ വിതരണ കേന്ദ്രം എന്നതിലുപരി കുടുംബസമേതം ഒഴിവുസായാഹ്നങ്ങൾക്ക് നിറംപകരാനും അനുയോജ്യമായ ഒരിടം . രണ്ടര ഏക്കർ വിസ്‌തൃതിയിലുള്ള കുന്നിൻചെരിവിനെ സഞ്ചാരയോഗ്യവും ഹരിതാഭവുമാക്കിയിരിക്കയാണ് പുന്നോൽ സ്വദേശിയും പ്രകൃതിസ്നേഹിയുമായ ജസ്‌ലിം മീത്തൽ എന്ന ... Read more

SpiceJet is planning to introduce six new flights to expand its network across domestic and international routes. The low-cost carrier has introduced a second non-stop flight on the Kolkata-Bangkok-Kolkata sector and also increased frequencies on the domestic sectors of Kolkata-Chennai and Chennai-Shirdi. The airline will now connect Kolkata and Shirdi with a direct flight via Chennai. “We see tremendous potential in the Kolkata-Bangkok sector. Our second non-stop flight on this route will offer a tremendous boost to the city”s connectivity, considering it will also connect passengers to and from other Indian cities to Bangkok via Kolkata,” said Chief Marketing Officer ... Read more

Recognizing the need to uplift Sri Lanka’s travel industry in the wake of 4/20 incident, Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts is set to host the third edition of the ‘Future of Tourism Summit’ (FOT 2019) on the 23rd September at Cinnamon Grand Colombo, Sri Lanka. Running under the theme ‘Challenges and Growth in the Face of a Crisis’, this year’s event will bring together top global destination experts who will share their specialist knowledge and insights on how tourism industries can implement sustainable strategies in the long-run and recover and rebuild following a variety of incidents ranging from terror attacks to ... Read more

Pallathuruthi Boat Club, Alappuzha won the 67th Nehru Trophy Boat Race and topped the first round of the Champions Boat League (CBL) here today, as the pioneering three-month sporting event got off to a racy start in the sprawling Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha. Today’s winner, whose CBL name is Tropical Titans, earned nine points, clocking 4.25.83 minutes to cover the distance of 1,050 metres. Tropical Titans were followed by Coast Dominators (United Boat Club, Kainakary: 4.28.40) and Raging Rowers (Police Boat Club) 4.29.84, securing eight and seven points, respectively. Mighty Oars (NCDC, Kumarakom) finished fourth with 4:30:28, having made it ... Read more

Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) conducted a roadshow in Kochi on 29th August to enhance commercial ties with the Indian travel trade fraternity. In an effort to retain the growth momentum of Indian arrivals to Israel, the team interacted with over 150 key travel and tour operators, MICE providers and up-market leisure operators. The event commenced with a presentation leading to an interactive session with the IMOT team. The roadshow included interactive B2B sessions, education programmes and workshops to aid trade members in planning itineraries and responding to customer queries. The Israeli delegation was led by the newly appointed Director ... Read more

Nayan Seth joins Taj Palace, New Delhi as General Manager. With over two decades of prolific experience, Nayan is an admired leader in the industry and a veteran with The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL). In his new role, Nayan will be responsible for the continued success of the Taj Palace, New Delhi through his strategic leadership, and ensuring margin enhancement and overall operational excellence. In his last assignment, Nayan led the fabled Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, nestled in the midst of Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan. “We are indeed fortunate to have Nayan join the team at Taj Palace, New ... Read more

Music pillars of Hampi, Karnataka Karnataka Tourism is planning to develop tourism in the state by developing almost 41 destinations. “We have identified 41 focus destinations for priority development and promotion. The master plan for the development of 21 of those destinations has been completed, and implementation of projects has been initiated,” said BS Yediyurappa, Chief Minister, Karnataka. The state government is also planning to increase its gross state domestic product contribution from tourism to 20 per cent. It is also looking to create more than 65 lakh jobs in the tourism sector by 2025. This is going to be ... Read more

India Convention Promotion Bureau (ICPB), marketing arm of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has launched the second State chapter in Kerala. The Kerala Convention Promotion Bureau ( KCPB) will have Secretary Tourism of the state, Rani George, as Chairman with stakeholders from the private industry as office-bearers. “Kerala Tourism Department will appoint a CEO and set up an administrative section for the bureau soon. The set up will strive to build seamless linkages among the stakeholders of the MICE industry like hotels, tour operators, PCOs, etc. A dedicated budget will be set apart for MICE promotions as well,” said ... Read more

Global icon, Bollywood star and former Miss Sri Lanka, Jacqueline Fernandez visited Sri Lanka as the first guest under Cinnamon’s ‘Bring a Friend Home’ (BAFH) campaign. This unique initiative by Cinnamon is to encourage Sri Lankans living here and overseas as well as expats in the country to nominate their foreign friends to visit the island nation. Hence, the hotel chain hosted Jacqueline from 10th to 14th August and created unique experiences for her in the country. As a Sri Lankan herself who is proud to support the recovery of the tourism industry, Jacqueline kick started the initiative by travelling ... Read more

Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) conducted a roadshow in Mumbai on 27th August to enhance commercial ties with the Indian travel trade fraternity. In an effort to retain the growth momentum of Indian arrivals to Israel, the team interacted with over 200 key travel and tour operators, MICE providers and up-market leisure operators. The event commenced with a presentation leading to an interactive session with the IMOT team. The roadshow included interactive B2B sessions, education programmes and workshops to aid trade members in planning itineraries and responding to customer queries. The Israeli delegation was led by the newly appointed Director ... Read more

An air-conditioned baby feeding room was inaugurated by Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel at the premise on August 29.  Earlier this year, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had announced to build a breastfeeding room as a relief to female visitors. “It is the first baby feeding room to open at any Indian monument,” said Vasant Kumar Swarnkar, Superintending Archeologist at ASI. “It’s a 12-by-12 feet room within the Taj Mahal campus. It has a diaper-changing table, sofa sets specially designed so one can feed her baby, and there is also rubber flooring. One woman employee will be there to ... Read more

Travel and tourism generated 10.4 percent of the world’s total economic activity in 2018. According to Gloria Guevara, WTTC’s president, travel and tourism now is responsible for creating one out of every five new jobs worldwide. WTTC said in one of its reports that it is expecting travel and tourism to generate 100 million new jobs worldwide over the next 10 years, which would push the total number of people working in travel and tourism to 421 million by 2029. Brian Marrinan, Managing Partner at Journey Partners, will speak on How Innovation in Travel and Tourism is Driving Economic and ... Read more

Soon, visitors will be able to access Taj Mahal even at night. “Taj Mahal will remain open beyond its 10:00 am to 6:00 pm public access time. We have been receiving a lot of requests to keep the monument open during the night hours. We are dedicated to make this a reality,” said Union Tourism and Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel. At present night access to the monument was allowed at a premium only for five nights in a month – on full moon night and on the two nights preceding and following the full moon. Only 400 tourists — ... Read more