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At the Maldives Travel Awards Gala 2018 held recently, Cocoon Maldives won in the category of ‘Leading Beach Resort’. Cocoon blends the best of Italian design with the Maldives’ stunning natural beauty, all set against the backdrop of the azure Indian Ocean. Cocoon’s interiors are exclusively designed by Lago, one of Italy’s finest design companies. This 5-star, family-friendly, stylish resort, based on the principle of ‘affordable luxury’, is the perfect destination from which to discover the Maldives, whether you are honeymooning, scuba diving, or just looking for a place to unwind and relax. Inspired by the concept of lightness, Cocoon aims ... Read more

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced extension of the visa-on-arrival fee waiver for citizens of 20 countries until 30 April 2019. The decision was announced in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on 11 January, reasoning it as a measure to stimulate and promote tourism as well as to enhance the kingdom’s attractiveness among foreign visitors during the high travel season. “The extension of the stimulus visa-on-arrival measure came at a perfect time as Thailand is set to celebrate Chinese New Year in February and the Thai New Year (Songkran) in April,” said Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of the Tourism ... Read more

വയനാട് ജില്ലയിലെ കാര്‍ഷിക ടൂറിസത്തിന്റെ സാധ്യതകളെ കൂടുതല്‍ ഉപയോഗപ്പെടുത്തണം എന്ന ആവശ്യം ശക്തമാകുന്നു. അധികൃതരുടെ ഭാഗത്ത് നിന്ന് ജില്ലയിലെ കാര്‍ഷിക മേഖലയെ ടൂറിസത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗമാക്കുന്നതിനായി കൂടുതല്‍ ശ്രദ്ധ വേണമെന്നാണ് ആവശ്യം. വിദേശികളടങ്ങുന്ന നിരവധി സംഘങ്ങള്‍ വര്‍ഷം തോറും ജില്ലയിലെ ആദിവാസി വിഭാഗത്തിന്റെ കൃഷി-ഭക്ഷണ രീതികള്‍ അറിയാനും പഠിക്കാനും എത്തുന്നുണ്ട്. എന്നാല്‍ ഇങ്ങനെ എത്തുന്നവര്‍ക്ക് കൃത്യമായ നിര്‍ദേശങ്ങള്‍ ലഭിക്കുന്നില്ല എന്നതാണ് പ്രശ്‌നം. കൂടുതല്‍ പ്രധാന്യം നല്‍കി ജില്ലയിലെ കാര്‍ഷിക സാംസ്‌കാരവും കാര്‍ഷിക രീതികളുമെല്ലാം ടൂറിസത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗമാക്കുന്നത് വിനോദ സഞ്ചാര മേഖലയില്‍ മികച്ച നേട്ടമാകും. കാര്‍ഷി ടൂറിസത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗമാക്കാന്‍ കൂടുതല്‍ സാധ്യതയുള്ള അമ്പലവയല്‍ മേഖലാ കാര്‍ഷിക ഗവേഷണ കേന്ദ്രത്തില്‍ കാര്‍ഷിക ടൂറിസം പ്രോല്‍സാഹിപ്പിക്കുമെന്ന് മുന്‍പ് പ്രഖ്യാപനങ്ങളുണ്ടായെങ്കിലും അതിനും തുടര്‍ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങളുണ്ടായില്ല. നിലവില്‍ ജില്ലയിലെ മുളയുല്‍പന്നങ്ങളുടെ കേന്ദ്രമായ ഉറവ്, പരാമ്പരഗത കര്‍ഷകര്‍, മത്സ്യ-വളര്‍ത്തു മൃഗങ്ങളെ വളര്‍ത്തുന്നവര്‍ എന്നിവിടങ്ങളിലെല്ലാം കൃഷിയും അതിന്റെ സംസ്‌കാരവുമറിയാന്‍ ഒട്ടേറെ വിദേശ സഞ്ചാരികള്‍ എത്തുന്നുണ്ട്. കൂടാതെ ജില്ലയിലേക്ക് എത്തുന്നവരെ ടൂറിസ്റ്റ് ഗൈഡുമാരുടെ നേതൃത്വത്തില്‍ ... Read more

Wayand district is ranked first in the implementation of Swatch Bharat programmes in the country. It was acknowledged by the Central Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Wayanad scored more points as per various parameters to win the position. As per reports, eight districts from Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Kerala have implemented to programmes in an efficient manner, where Wayanad topped the list. The ministry has noted that the programmes have been implementing in an effective way by the the district, under the leadership of collector, S Suhas. Among other guidelines, efficiency and transparency were considered the key ... Read more

Ebix Inc., leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance financial, healthcare and e-learning industries, has announced today  that one of its Indian subsidiaries has signed agreements to acquire the assets of Delhi based Pearl International Tour & Travels and Mumbai based Lawson Travels & Tours. The two companies cumulatively conduct a Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) of approximately USD 140 million. Both these companies will be tightly integrated into EbixCash’s Via travel Division. The acquisition of the assets of the two companies will increase EbixCash’s travel expanse across its two travels brands Via & Mercury, to ... Read more

The expert team comprising of 11 foreigners, who have landed in the Kollam Port in a luxury ship named MY Bravado, on January 11, is all praising the God’s own country and its immense tourism possibilities. “You have everything in your state – lakes, beaches, forests, mountains – to be the best tourism destination in the world,” said cruise expert team. MY Bravado team is expected to be in Kerala for 10 days, and is scheduled to be sailing back on January 21 after conducting a feasibility study and the possibilities of cruise tourism in Kerala, especially in Kollam. “We ... Read more

The Navi Mumbai Airport in Maharashtra is expected to be inaugurated by 2020. “We hope the airport will be ready by late 2019 or early 2020,” said Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of the state, while speaking at the Global Aviation Summit in Mumbai. Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, said that Nagpur would soon be developed as a global maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) hub in India. He was also speaking at the summit. The Navi Mumbai International Airport is being developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) model between GVK Group subsidiary Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) and City and ... Read more

Aditya, the first solar powered ferry in the country, has completed two years of operation today. It was a major step from the part of the state government in public transport. With the introduction of Aditya, The Department of Water Transport has accomplished the concept of utilizing modern ideas in a beneficial way. It was announced by the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in his Facebook post. Aditya could reduce the problem of environmental pollution and the consumption of fuel. Aditya has already traversed a distance of 38,000 km carrying around 6.5 lakh passengers so far. A typical boat requires around ... Read more

To commemorate the momentous occasion of 70th Republic Day, AF Station Thoise conducted a trekking expedition in the daunting terrain of Ladakh region. This arduous expedition on the frozen Zanskar river was undertaken by the air warriors of Air Force Station, Thoise. The team leader and overall coordinator of this adventurous expedition was Wg Cdr Vikrant Uniyal, a qualified mountaineer from Army Mountaineering Institute, Siachen. The expedition team comprising seven air warriors covered a total distance of 65 kms in five days through a treacherous route on the frozen Zanskarriver. The Chadar Trek is one of the toughest and most ... Read more

Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has stopped physical stamping of boarding passes by security personnel for domestic passengers. Passengers travelling within the country from Terminal 2 can authenticate their boarding pass at the pre-embarkation security check points by scanning its barcode or QR code with their mobile phones at the e-gates reader, using Live Passenger Dataset. This makes the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport the first in the country to introduce the latest technology, proposed by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). This authentication will eliminate the responsibility of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel to stamp ... Read more

Ayyappancoil (Ayyappan Kovil) is a village, approximately 12 km far from Kattappana in Idukki District. It is said that   Ayyappancoil was a big township in early 1960s. During the construction of Idukki hydro-electric project, the township was evacuated by the Kerala government. When the dam came, the area was submerged in water and transportation for the people on the other shore became difficult. The authorities have built a hanging bridge across the river for facilitating movement of the people, who are mainly tribal communities, across the river. The hanging bridge is popularly known as the Ayyappancoil hanging bridge, which is ... Read more

The country is planning to have a total of 200 airports by 2040, against the 99 at present. “We would also be adding 1000 aircrafts in the next 7-8 years and one billion trips in the next 15 years,” said R N Choubey, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation. He was speaking at the Global Aviation Summit organized by FICCI in Mumbai today. “The domestic aviation has been growing at 20 per cent every year, for the last four years and, this growth has been the highest in the world and it has sustained,” he said. “This growth will be inclusive ... Read more

പ്രകൃതിയോട് ഇണങ്ങിയുള്ള ജീവിതത്തിലേക്കു വിരൽചൂണ്ടുന്ന ഹരിത കേരളം മിഷൻ സ്റ്റാൾ വസന്തോത്സവവേദിയുടെ ശ്രദ്ധയാകർഷിക്കുന്നു. പൂർണമായും പ്രകൃതിദത്ത വസ്തുകൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് കേരളീയ തനിമയിൽ ഒരുക്കിയ സ്റ്റാൾ കാണാൻ നിരവധി ആളുകളാണ് എത്തുന്നത്. ഹരിതകേരളം മിഷന്റെ വിവിധ പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾ സംബന്ധിച്ച പ്രദർശനമാണ് ഇവിടെ പ്രധാനമായുള്ളത്. പരിസ്ഥിതി സൗഹൃദത്തിനു പ്രാധാന്യം നൽകിയാണ് സ്റ്റാളിന്റെ നിർമിതി. പ്ലാസ്റ്റിക് രഹിതമായ സ്റ്റാൾ നാട്ടറിവുകളുടെ ദൃശ്യവിരുന്നൊരുക്കുന്നതുകൂടിയാണ്. ഹരിത ഭവനം എന്നു പേരിട്ടിരിക്കുന്ന സ്റ്റാളിന്റെ മധ്യത്തിൽ ജലചക്രവുമായി ഇരിക്കുന്ന കർഷകന്റെ മാതൃകയാണ് ആരെയും ആകർഷിക്കുന്നതാണ്. പ്രകൃതിയോട് ഇഴുകിച്ചേർന്നുള്ള ജീവിതം, ഹരിത ജീവിതരീതി തുടങ്ങിയവയാണ് സ്റ്റാളിലെ മാതൃകയിലൂടെ ഹരിതകേരളം മിഷൻ മുന്നോട്ടുവയ്ക്കുന്ന ആശയങ്ങൾ. മാലിന്യമുക്തമായ സമൂഹത്തിനു മാത്രമേ പരിസ്ഥിതി സൗഹൃദ സുസ്ഥിരവികസനം എന്ന പുതിയൊരു സംസ്‌കാരത്തിനു തുടക്കം കുറിക്കാൻ കഴിയൂ. ഇതിനായുള്ള കർമ പദ്ധതിയാണ് ഹരിതകേരളം മിഷൻ മുന്നോട്ടുവയ്ക്കുന്നത്.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the project “Development of Spiritual Circuit: Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple-Aranmula-Sabarimala” being implemented under the Swadesh Drashan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in the presence of Palanisamy Sathasivam, Governor of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister of Kerala, K J Alphons, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, in Kerala today. The project ‘Development of Spiritual Circuit: Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple-Aranmula-Sabarimala’ was sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism in 2016-17 for Rs 92.22 crores. Majority of work under this project has been carried out at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. The Sree Padmanabaswamy Temple is ... Read more

Union Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, K J Alphons announced that the Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned projects worth Rs 85.23 crore for the development of Spiritual Circuit III for Kerala under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme. The sites identified under the circuit are spread across all 14 districts of the state and cover 133 religious places. He said the districts where the projects would be implemented are : Kasargode, Wayand, Kannur, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Malappuram, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Pathanamhitta, Kollam and Thiruvanathapuram . The Minister said the destinations have been selected keeping in view the inherent historic, cultural ... Read more