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Photo for representative purpose only In an effort to empower women and create an awareness about how women can succeed in hospitality industry, The Uday Samudra Groupl, Kovalam, in association with the major hospitality organizations, conduct the first ever International Waitress Race on the occasion of the International Women’s Week. It was announced by the organizers at a press meet in Thiruvananthapuram. The Race will be held on March 13, 2019 at Vellar Kovalam. Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran will flag off the race an 4 pm. The winners will receive cash awards and certificates The race is expected to encourage women ... Read more

WelcomHeritage (WH) has opened its new property in Coorg, Karnataka. The 53 cottage WelcomHeritage Ayatana, offers picturesque location and breathtaking views. WH Ayatana is spread over 100 acres and is a perfect location where you can breathe in fresh, clean air, take lazy walks or simply enjoy the natural surroundings. The magnificently designed individual cottages offer a spectacular view of the valley. “This is the 33rd property of WelcomHeritage and we are extremely happy to share that we are experiencing good occupancy from month it flagged off. WelcomHeritage is determined to promote the country’s cultural heritage as well as the natural beauty ... Read more

The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has won first prize in the category of TV Cinema Spot at the prestigious international Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2019. Yogendra Tripathi, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism has received the award on March 8, 2019 at ITB, Berlin. The promotional films/television commercials such as Yogi of the Racetrack, The Reincarnation of Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Sanctuary in Paris, Maharani of Manhattan and The Masala Master Chef, produced by the Ministry as part of its Incredible India 2.0 Campaign received the awards. The Golden City Gate Tourism Multi-media Awards are given annually in various categories related to the tourism and hospitality ... Read more

Institute for Peace Through Tourism Celebrating Her Awards was distributed at the ITB Berlin 2019 on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. The award – initiated by men, by the way – is supported by ITB Berlin and CSR Officer Rika Jean-François. Nothing is more effective than learning from one another – that is the motto of the women executives and entrepreneurs in tourism, politics, the media, and NGOs that come together at the Palais am Funkturm on the eve of International Women’s Day. Women and their qualities shape the business world by mutually supporting each other, working tenaciously to ... Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Noida City Centre-Noida Electronic City section of the Delhi Metro’s Blue Line on Saturday. The services will be available at 4 PM, stated a senior DMRC official. This 6.6 km elevated section consists of six stations namely Sector 34, Sector 52, Sector 61, Sector 59, Sector 62 and Noida Electronic City. The new section will provide a convenient and faster mode of transport for the residents of Noida. The extended metro line will decongest the roads and provide an environment-friendly mode of transport. The Noida extension line will bring the Blue Line close to ... Read more

ഇന്നലെ എയര്‍ ഇന്ത്യ വിമാനങ്ങള്‍ പലതിലും യാത്രക്കാരെയും കൊണ്ട് പറന്നത് സ്ത്രീകളാണ്. പൈലറ്റ് മാത്രമല്ല, യാത്രക്കാര്‍ക്കായി ഇന്നലെ എല്ലാ സൗകര്യങ്ങളും ഒരുക്കിയത് വനിതാ ജീവനക്കാരാണ്. അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര വനിതാ ദിനാഘോഷങ്ങളുടെ ഭാഗമായി കോക്ക്പിറ്റിലും ക്യാബിനിലും സ്ത്രീ ജീവനക്കാര്‍ മാത്രമായി 52 യാത്രകളാണ് എയര്‍ ഇന്ത്യ ഇന്നലെ നടത്തിയത്. 12അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര യാത്രകളും ഇന്ത്യയ്ക്കകത്ത് 40 യാത്രകളുമാണ്  ചരിത്രം സൃഷ്ടിച്ചത്‌. . എയര്‍ ഇന്ത്യയിലെ വനിതാ പൈലറ്റുമാരും മികച്ച വനിതാ ടെക്‌നീഷ്യന്മാരും ചേര്‍ന്നാണ് ഓരോ യാത്രയും നയിച്ചത്‌ ഡല്‍ഹി- സിഡ്‌നി , മുംബൈ- ലണ്ടന്‍, ഡല്‍ഹി-റോം, ഡല്‍ഹി-ലണ്ടന്‍, മുംബൈ- ഡല്‍ഹി, ഡല്‍ഹി- പാരീസ്, മുംബൈ-നേവര്‍ക്ക്, മുംബൈ- ന്യൂയോര്‍ക്ക്, ഡല്‍ഹി- ന്യൂയോര്‍ക്ക്, ഡല്‍ഹി-വാഷിംഗ്ടണ്‍, ഡല്‍ഹി-ചിക്കാഗോ, ഡല്‍ഹി- സാന്‍ഫ്രാന്സിസ്‌കോ തുടങ്ങിയ ഫ്‌ളൈറ്റുകളെയാണ് മുഴുവനായും സ്ത്രീജീവനക്കാര്‍ നയിക്കുക. B787 ഡ്രീംലൈനെഴ്സും B777 എയര്‍ ക്രാഫ്റ്റുകളും ഇന്നലെ ഓപ്പറേറ്റ് ചെയ്യതത് സ്ത്രീകളായിരുന്നു. എയര്‍ഹോസ്റ്റര്‍സുകളും പൈലറ്റുകളും മാത്രമല്ല എയര്‍ ക്രാഫ്റ്റ് എന്‍ജിനീയറുമാരും, ടെക്‌നീഷ്യന്‍സും ഫ്ലൈറ്റ് ഡെസ്പാച്ചേഴ്സും, ആളുകള്‍ക്ക് സൗകര്യമൊരുക്കാന്‍ ഡോക്ടറുമാരും ഡ്യൂട്ടി മാനേജര്‍മാരും ... Read more

The Bhindawas bird sanctuary in Jhajjar, the largest wetland of Haryana, will get a face-lift to promote tourism. The area spread over 1,017 acres will be developed to attract both domestic and foreign tourists and provide a good habitat with a plenty of food to migratory birds for breeding. As per records, thousands of birds of around 150 species from several countries flock to the sanctuary during the winter. A project has been chalked out by The Forest and Wildlife Department to construct a beautiful entrance gate, a boundary wall, a stylish watch tower, an interlocking pathway, comfortable benches for ... Read more

Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal, launched 3 projects supported through ‘Rail Sahyog’, which is a platform for the Corporates and PSUs to contribute to creation of amenities at or near Railway Stations through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds. These projects would help augment Railways infrastructure, improve passenger experience and enhance cleanliness and hygiene. According the initiative, Wi-Fi Facility at 4,791 stations will be carried out by Tata Trust. Indian Railways is striving to provide high speed internet services to its passengers over its network as part of the Prime Minister’s initiative to create ‘Digital India’. Out of 8,738 stations, 6,441 ... Read more

ദുബൈ ആഗോള ഗ്രാമത്തിലെ കാഴ്ചകളിലേക്ക് നയിക്കുന്ന സൈക്കിള്‍ റിക്ഷയും, റിക്ഷ കൊണ്ട് ജീവിതം ചവിട്ടുന്ന തൊഴിലാളികളും ശ്രദ്ധേയമാകുന്നു. ലോകം ഗ്ലോബല്‍ വില്ലേജിലേക്ക് ചുരുങ്ങുന്ന ആറുമാസക്കാലം മുച്ചക്രവണ്ടികാര്‍ക്ക് അതിജീവനത്തിന്‍റെ നാളുകള്‍ കൂടിയാണ്. ലോക സഞ്ചാരികള്‍ കാഴ്ചകള്‍ ആസ്വദിക്കാന്‍ ദുബൈയിലെ ആഗോളഗ്രാമത്തിലേക്കൊഴുകുമ്പോള്‍ അകത്തു നടക്കുന്ന പൂരത്തിലൊന്നും ശ്രദ്ധകൊടുക്കാതെ സന്ദര്‍ശകരെ സ്വീകരിക്കുന്ന തിരക്കിലാണ് ഈ സൈക്കിള്‍ റിക്ഷാ തൊഴിലാളികള്‍. ആഗോളഗ്രാമത്തിലെ പാര്‍ക്കിംഗ് കേന്ദ്രത്തില്‍ നിന്ന് പ്രവേശന കവാടത്തിലേക്ക് പ്രത്യേക വീഥിയിലൂടെയുള്ള യാത്രയുടെ ഗരിമയൊന്ന് വേറെതന്നെ. അറബി നാട്ടിന് പരിചയമില്ലാത്ത വണ്ടി അണിയിച്ചൊരുക്കി കവാടത്തില്‍ നിരത്തിയിട്ടിരിക്കുന്നത് കണ്ടാല്‍ ആര്‍ക്കുമൊന്ന് കയറാന്‍ തോന്നും. താഴ്ന്ന നിരക്കില്‍ ലഭിക്കും എന്നതിനൊപ്പം പരിസര മലിനീകരണം ഉണ്ടാവുന്നില്ലെന്നതും മുച്ചക്ര വാഹനത്തോടുള്ള പ്രിയം കൂട്ടുന്നു സഞ്ചാരികള്‍ക്കിത് വിനദോ സഞ്ചാര ഉപാധിയെങ്കില്‍ മറു വിഭാഗത്തിന് ജീവിതമാണ്. സൈക്കള്‍ റിക്ഷകൊണ്ട് ജീവിതം മുന്നോട്ട് കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്ന തൊഴിലാളികളിലേറെയും പശ്ചിമ ബംഗാള്‍ രാജസ്ഥാന്‍ സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങളില്‍ നിന്നുള്ളവരാണ്. കഴിഞ്ഞ പത്തുവര്‍ഷമായി തുടര്‍ച്ചയായി ഉത്സവനാളുകളില്‍ ദുബായിലെത്തുന്ന തൊഴിലാളികളും കൂട്ടത്തിലുണ്ട്. ആറുമാസത്തെ സന്ദശക വിസയിലാണ് വരവ്. ... Read more

Kerala Tourism has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a consortium led by Delhi-based E Factor Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. for branding, promoting, marketing and revenue generation activities of the Champions Boat League from 2019 to 2023. As per the MoU, the agency will be responsible for promotional activities for five years. The government will get 35 per cent revenue share. The other member of the consortium is AMP Communications Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai. The agreement was signed between P Bala Kiran IAS, Director, Tourism; and Rishi Maharwal, representative of E Factor Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., in the presence of Kadakampally Surendran, ... Read more

Norwegian Cruise Line, the innovator in cruising, has announced the complete expansion of its Cruise Norwegian app across its 16-ship fleet. Developed in-house and designed to enhance the guest experience, the app features a “pre-cruise” mode offering guests a comprehensive planning experience from pre-booking onboard activities, dining reservations, shore excursions and entertainment to accessing their vacation itinerary and leveraging mobile check-in and e-documents for paperless boarding. When used on board and connected to a ship’s Wi-Fi network, the app offers guests a best-in-class connected experience, allowing them to continue making reservations, book last-minute excursions, view ship activities, send messages and make ... Read more

Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Najib Balala addressing the gathering Kenya expects to attract visitors to the country by showcasing its pristine beaches and wildlife products in the ITB Berlin 2019, which kick started a couple of days ago. Over 40 Kenyan travel trade led by Najib Balala, the cabinet secretary for Tourism, are attending a three-day long International Tourism Bourse (ITB) in Germany to pitch for tourism business in the midst of over 180, 000 exhibitors, who are meeting to discover and negotiate the latest travel industry trends and opinions. Artists from Kenya performs the Maasai Jumping Dance ‘adumu’ The ... Read more

Bardia Natonal Park is awarded as the best sustainable destination in Asia-Pacific region at the Green Destinations Gala, an initiative that recognizes innovation and good practices in tourism management of destinations. The award ceremony was held on March 6th within the framework of the ITB Berlin 2019 fair in Germany. The CEO of Nepal Tourism Board, Deepak Raj Joshi received the award of best of Asia Pacific on behalf of Destination Management Authority. Experts from 12 international organizations analyzed the proper planning of tourism, monitoring elements related to sustainability, tourist experience towards nature, always encouraging their protection, among other aspects. ... Read more

Namom Railway station Indian Railways to build a new Coaching Terminal at Nemom in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways, laid the foundation stone for the terminal and unveiled WAP-7HS passenger locomotive through video conferencing on 7th March 2019. Ghanshyam Singh, Member (Traction), Railway Board, Rajesh Agarwal, Member (Rolling Stock), Railway Board, Vishwesh Chaubey, Member (Engineering), Railway Board and other Senior Railway Officers were present on this occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Piyush Goyal said that the present Government has consistently focused on development for all areas in the country. Focus has been on large scale infrastructure creation both ... Read more

Wilson Mathew, Former President of Manchester Malayali Association, handing over the invitation to Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran Kerala’s Responsible Tourism Mission has received official invitation for its artistes to participate in the world-renowned Manchester Day Parade. The invitation has been received as part of a long term cultural exchange program articulated by Kerala Tourism and State Responsible Tourism Mission along with Manchester City. Manchester expressed interest in a tie-up with Kerala after the tourism authorities of the City came to know about the activities of the Kerala RT Mission, which has received the prestigious Golden Award at the World Travel ... Read more