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German luxury car maker BMW said it will increase prices in India by up to 4 per cent with effect from January next year. The company sells a variety of vehicles in India ranging from SUV X1 to 7 Series sedan, priced between Rs 34.5 lakh and Rs 2.45 crore (ex-showroom). “From January 1, 2019, BMW India will increase the prices of its cars by up to 4 per cent,” BMW Group India Chairman Vikram Pawah said in a statement. The company, however, did not give any specific reason for the price hike. The range of locally produced BMW cars in ... Read more

Amaravati, Capital City of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said that Andhra Pradesh has vast potential for tourism development, and Amaravati would be developed as international tourism hub. The CM was speaking on the occasion of the three day Amaravati Air show 2018 at Punnamii ghat in Vijayawada, which concluded on Sunday. The CM said AP was ahead in tourism development, happiness index, ease of doing business and GSDP. Amaravati Airshow “Amaravati has turned to be a hub of international events. It is suitable for organizing air shows and the Amaravati air show is a huge success, ... Read more

Guatape Rock, Colombia Visitors of Colombia can have an unusual attraction waiting for them. It is huge natural rock with zig zag staircases to reach to its top – looks like the crack along the side of the rock is stitched together. La Piedra Del Penol is the name of the rock in Spanish, which means ‘The Rock of Guatape’, also known as El Penol Stone or simply as La Piedra. It is located in the town and municipality of Guatapé, in Antioquia, Colombia. It reminds a little bit of Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka. Top of the rock The ... Read more

New Bohol International Airport Philippines is going to have its first eco-airport in Bohol Panglao by next week. The Bohol Panlao International Airport (also known as New Bohol International Airport) will be inaugurated on Monday, November 27, 2018. It was after 15 years in the drawing board and rescheduled three times, the airport is becoming a reality now. Once the airport is functional the new airport will be the gateway to Panglao Island and the flag carrier of Philippine Airlines (PAL) will eventually move its Bohol operations to Panglao Airport. Bohol Panglao International Airport is going to become the most ... Read more

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands hopes to keep tourism to move on, despite the alleged killing of the US national by aboriginal tribals on North Sentinel Island. MHA is planning to further liberalize e-visa for foreign visitors intending to go to the islands. As per a senior MHA official, after lifting the Restricted Area Permit (RAP) tag from 29 islands, including North Sentinel Island where the incident took place, the government is now looking at further liberalizing the e-visa system by ‘embedding in it the automatic permission to foreign tourists to visit the islands’, ... Read more

Daringbadi – Kashmir of Odisha The eco-tourism programmes implemented by Odisha has been proved to be rewarding as the revenue generated from tourism activities is expected to reach Rs 6 crore by the end of the current financial year. The total investment in eco-tourism projects by the state government is around Rs 34 crore, which has utilized for the development of 37 eco-tourism destinations from 2016-17 to 2018-19 with an objective to increase the inbound tourism and to strengthen the local economy. “The revenue generation from tourism activities in these spots within this period has touched Rs 4 crore. Considering ... Read more

Hanoi province of Vietnam has hosted a vintage car show on Friday, exhibiting classic vehicles owned by Chinese people, which would help bolster multi-faceted cooperation between China and Vietnam, officials from the two countries said. The show has been hosted by the Forein Affairs Office, conducted by Hong Kong’s Xinhua Finance Agency, coordinated by the Classic Car Club of Hong Kong, supported by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and sponsored by Yunnan Energy Investment Logistics Company. “The exhibition and parade of vintage cars will contribute to closer trade and economic exchanges as well as win-win cooperation between ... Read more

The Goa Government has started work on developing two heritage tourism circuits in an attempt to showcase the state’s historical sites and promote tourism in the region. It reported that the State Archives and Archaeology Department has been working and making efforts to create such tourism circuits, where tourist will be given an opportunity to visit various architectural landmarks and historical monuments. Saptakoteswara Temple The heritage tourism circuits will be developed in association with the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC). “The first circuit will cover the Saptakoteshwar Temple at Narve village in Bicholim taluk and the monuments surrounding it, which ... Read more

Union Tourism Secretary Rashmi Verma interacting with delegates in the 7th International Travel Mart, Tripura The government is taking several steps to boost the tourism potential of northeastern states and the Union Home Ministry is very supportive in this regard, Union Tourism Secretary Rashmi Verma said here on Friday. Verma was speaking at the 7th edition of the International Tourism Mart, in which 52 foreign delegates from 18 countries are taking part. “Compared to 2016, the flow of foreign tourists visiting the northeastern states increased by 16.7 per cent last year while the domestic tourists visiting the region increased by ... Read more

China will build its first undersea tunnel for high-speed trains, connecting two cities in eastern province of Zhejiang which will substantially cut the travel time from 90 to 30 minutes, according to a media report. The project with 70.92 km in total length, with an undersea tunnel section of 16.2 km, will connect the city of Ningbo with the island city of Zhoushan in east Zhejiang, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The trains are designed to run at 250 km per hour, cutting the trip between the two cities from 1.5 hours to less than 30 minutes. China’s high-speed rail ... Read more

India attained third position in the tourism sector after China and the US and 13.92 million jobs have been created in the sector in the last four years, Union Tourism Minister K.J. Alphons said. He was speaking at the 7th edition of the International Tourism Mart at Agartala, Tripura. “We want to achieve more, both in foreign tourists’ arrival in the country and earning from tourism sector. Last year domestic tourists increased by seven per cent from the previous year while foreign tourists increased by 14 per cent. Over 13.92 million jobs have been created in the tourism sector in ... Read more

ഭക്ഷണ വിതരണ ദാതാക്കളായ ഊബര്‍ ഈറ്റ്സിന്റെ ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ബ്രാന്‍ഡ് അംബാസിഡറായി ബോളിവുഡ് താരം ആലിയ ഭട്ടിനെ തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്തു. യൂബര്‍ ഈറ്റ്സ് ബ്രാന്‍ഡ് അംബാസിഡറെ നിയമിക്കുന്ന ആദ്യ രാജ്യമാണ് ഇന്ത്യ.ആലിയ പോലുള്ളൊരു വ്യക്തിയെ കമ്പനിയുടെ ബോര്‍ഡിലേക്ക് വരുന്നത് ഏറെ സന്തോഷുമുള്ള കാര്യമാണെന്നാണ് ഊബര്‍ ഈറ്റ്സ് ഇന്ത്യ ആന്‍ഡ് ദക്ഷിണ ഏഷ്യന്‍ തലവന്‍ ഭാവിക് റാത്തോഡ് പറഞ്ഞത്. ‘ആലിയ ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ദശലക്ഷം ആളുകളുടെ പ്രചോദനമാണ്. യുവാക്കള്‍ ആലിയയുടെ ഊര്‍ജ്ജസ്വലതലും വ്യക്തിത്വവും പിന്‍തുടാന്‍ ശ്രമിക്കുകയാണ്. ആലിയയുടെ ചുറുചുറുക്കും തനത് ശൈലിയുമാണ് ഒരു നടി എന്ന നിലയില്‍ അവരെ പ്രശസ്തയാക്കിയത്. ഈ ഗുണങ്ങള്‍ ഊബര്‍ ഇറ്റ്സിന്റെയും അവിഭാജ്യ ഘടകമാണ്. ഇതുതന്നെയാണ് യൂബര്‍ ഈറ്റ്സിന്റെ ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ബ്രാന്‍ഡ് അംബാസിഡറായി ആലിയെ കമ്പനി തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്തത്,’ എന്ന് റാത്തോഡ് വ്യക്തമാക്കി. 2017-നാണ് ഊബര്‍ ഈറ്റസ് ഇന്ത്യയില്‍ സേവനം ആരംഭിച്ചത്. രാജ്യത്ത് 37 നഗരങ്ങളില്‍ ഊബര്‍ ഈറ്റ്സിന്റെ സേവനം ലഭ്യമാണ്. അമേരിക്ക ആസ്ഥാനമായി പ്രവര്‍ത്തിക്കുന്ന ഓണ്‍ലൈന്‍ ടാക്സി സേവനദാതാക്കളായ ഊബര്‍ തന്നെയാണ് ഊബര്‍ ... Read more

Indian tourist arrivals to Greece has more than doubled to 38,046 in the first nine months of the current calendar year. Around 17,376 Indian tourists visited Greece in the same period of 2017, according to a data by Greece National Tourist Office (GNTO) and Athens International Airport. “Greece as a destination has gained momentum over the years and we are glad to witness the rising interest of Indians for Greece as a popular holiday destination across the country. Our approach is to target the captive audience across various age groups simply by appealing to every kind of travel need,” said Konstantinos ... Read more

Bajaj’s quadricyle- RE 60 The government has included ‘Quadricycle’ as a ‘non transport’ vehicle in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, paving the way for such vehicles to carry passengers. The government has allowed non-transport usage of quadricycles with a view to providing a safe and cheap mode for the last mile connectivity, an official statement said. The press release posted on 23rd November 2018, states “Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified the insertion of the item ‘Quadricycle’ as a ‘non transport’ vehicle under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988. A Quadricycle is a vehicle of the size of a ... Read more

Iran has implemented a measure allowing officials to waive rules relating to stamping visas in foreigners’ passports. A report by Seday-e Miras, a news website affiliated to the country’s tourism department, said the decision is aimed at increasing visits by tourists. Since 2015, people that have travelled to Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen have faced restrictions when applying for visas to visit the United States. In June, Former NATO chief Javier Solana’s online application to enter the US was rejected for having previously travelled to Iran. Other countries, including Israel, have applied similar measures.