Category: Festival and Events

Come July and its that time of the year where expert kayakers from across the world will sweat it out for top spots at the International White Water Kayaking Championship scheduled to be held at Thusharagiri in Kozhikode district from July 12 to 22. Two-time world extreme kayaking champion Joe Morley from the United Kingdom, 2012 London Olympics finalist Mike Dawson from New Zealand and noted kayaker from Italy Max Benetton were the big names featured in the previous years. Comprising an international kayaking championship, kayaking training programmes and rafting sessions, the Malabar River Festival is organised by the Kozhikode ... Read more

Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Fair (AITF) is all set to begin from 5th April at Baku Expo Centre in Azerbaijan. The 17th version of the three-day expo features all the ingredients a country can offer, in terms of tourism and associated destination marketing. AITF 2018, will be supported strongly by the Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism, UNWTO and PATA, with its prominence to increase the country’s GDP through tourism. The expo further aims to unite the associates in the field of tourism agencies, organisations under one umbrella. Azerbaijan, for a long extend, has been promoting tourism with useful services ... Read more

Kerala Tourism’s new campaign has bagged the prestigious ‘Golden City Gate Award’ at the world’s leading travel trade show ITB in Berlin. Titled ‘Live Inspired’, the multimedia campaign that seeks to promote God’s Own Country as an art and cultural hub, is directed by Samir Thahir. The Golden City Gate Award is dubbed as the Oscar of tourism communication at the Internationale Tourismus-Borse Berlin (ITB-Berlin). The campaign’s ad film made for the Kochi Biennale ‘A Room with a View’ had earlier bagged the Kyoorius award in the 60 second film category. The film is conceived and scripted by Stark Communications ... Read more

With an aim to draw focus on the benefits of tourism and reinforce the principle of “Tourism for all”, the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, along with SPIC MACAY, has kick started the Classical Heritage Series programme in Kochi. The event, which aims at increasing the tourism aspects in Heritage cities, was inaugurated by Mohammed Y Safirulla IAS, Ernakulam District Collector, at the Bastion Bungalow in Fort Kochi. Various artists from across the nation will lead the events, which are scheduled to be conducted on March 10, 11, 17 and 18.  Ustad Shujaat Khan in Sitar and Vidushi Shubha ... Read more

Lufthansa Group is present at the International Tourism Fair Berlin (ITB) with the motto “Welcome to an open world,” and offers visitors numerous interactive travel experiences. Thanks to augmented reality, you can travel to the world’s metropolises New York, Mumbai or Shanghai in just a few seconds. Visitors can dive into virtual worlds and experience a street band in New York, a Holi festival in India or see Shaolin monks in Shanghai. A special feature of this experience is that guests can interact directly with their surroundings, for example, drum with the street musicians in New York. Every vacationer participant ... Read more

It’s that time of the year for the travel and tourism industry players and professionals from every nook and corner of the world to hurry to the German capital of Berlin to participate in their dream get-together organised by Messe Berlin GmbH. The platform for this meeting is none other than the much talked about Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin (ITB Berlin), world’s largest tourism trade fair. As usual, this year too the event is attracting hundreds of thousands of exhibitors and participants. Around 10,000 tourism companies from 186 countries and regions are represented on an area covering 160,000-sq-m at the Messe ... Read more

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, launched the eight edition of the ‘Live Our Heritage Festival’ in the Global Village under ‘An Eye on Emirati Cultural Heritage’ theme. Running until 7th April 2018, the festival offers Global Village visitors a chance to enjoy an action-packed six-week programme of workshops and events focused on handicraft education in the UAE. The festival programme includes educational workshops focusing on traditional crafts in the UAE, such as: palm fronds braiding, veil making, thread weaving, perfume making, silver crafting and coffee making. Craftsmen will explain ... Read more

Mysore is going to be well connected by air with Goa, Mumbai and Kochi, under the UDAAN scheme, promised K J Alphons, Union Minister for State for Tourism, while addressing the inaugural function of Mysuru Travel Mart 2018. The minister also said Dussehra, celebrated at the end of Navratri every year in October-November, would be celebrated as a global festival. “Our aim is to double the travel annual economy of India in 3 years. We are capable to rise up to global standards, with much cleaner cities/destinations compared to the ones earlier,” said the minister. “Mysore, which is known for its ... Read more

Goa’s all-time vibrant Hindu festival known as the Shigmo Fest is all set to be held from 3rd to 17th March. This year a majestic display of Goan ethnicity and mythology will be displayed by talented performers, along with folk songs and dances. The main attraction of the event is the Shigmo Parade, that signifies a religious Hindu festival which includes colours, music, dance and float. The festive mood is further enhanced by decorating streets vibrantly. On behalf of the event, the tourism ministry of Goa is expecting over thousands of tourist arrival to the state, after the Goan Carnival, that demonstrates ... Read more

A large number of Kuwaiti nationals and people from many other nationalities participated in grand celebrations held in Dubai marking Kuwait’s National Day on 25 February. The celebrations featured concerts by Miami Band from Kuwait and singer Bader AlShaibi, a culinary session by famous Kuwaiti chef, Jameela Al Lenqawi, an appearance by popular Kuwaiti foodie influencer, Talal Al Rashed, in addition to a spectacular fireworks show and cultural activities including performances by traditional bands. During a dinner hosted by influencer Al Rashed, Emirati artiste Omar Al Marzooqi performed a special song to celebrate Kuwait’s National Day.

Philippines is calling travellers across the world for its annual Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. An absolute extravaganza for the eyes, the event features hundreds of hot air balloons at Omni Aviation Complex inside the Freeport. Photo Courtesy: Philippine International Hot Air Balloon The event is called as “A weekend of everything that flies” is the longest as well as biggest fest in the aviation sports history of Philippines.  The event will be witnessed by around 1 lakh visitors – both domestic and international. This year the festival will be held from 8th to 11th February and will exhibit over ... Read more

Haryana Tourism is all set for the 32nd ‘Surajkund International Crafts Mela’, to be held from 2nd to 18th February at Faridabad this year. The fest is all about showcasing the abundance of distinct handicrafts, handlooms and cultural fabric of India followed by a display of colours, rhythm and drum beats. More than 15 lakh domestic and international visitors are expected this year marking Surajkund Craft Mela as the largest craft fair in the world. The fest is conducted by Surajkund Mela Authority and Haryana Tourism in association with central tourism ministry. Photo Courtesy: youtube.com Theme state selected this year is ... Read more

Photo Courtesy:goa-tourism.com Traveller’s Paradise, Goa is all geared up for ‘The Great Goa Carnival’. The fest is all about showcasing Goan Food and Cultural extravagance, followed by a float parade among different parts of the city. The event is to be held from 10th to 13th February. The carnival is celebrated every year based on the Christian belief of Mardi Gras (Fat Wednesday). Great Goa Carnival includes a feast, drinks, dancing and is observed throughout the state. The fest is celebrated following the traditions passed by Portuguese who had controlled Goa for 500 years. ‘Every year a Goan native is ... Read more

Kenya is all set for the ‘Maesabit-Lake Turkana Cultural Festival’ which is into its 12th  year.  The event, to be held at Loyangalani town,  is a celebration of a cluster of 14 communities that form a larger unity of Marsabit County’s total strength. The event, started in 2008 and conducted annually at Lake Turkana from 28th to 30th June 2018. Lake Turkana, the largest desert lake in the world, often termed ‘The Jade Sea,’ is a World Heritage Site. El Molo, Rendille, Samburu, Turkana, Dassanatch, Gabra, Borana, Konso, Sakuye, Garee, Waata, Burji, Somali etc are the communities. Photo Courtesy: Youtube.com Speciality of the ... Read more

The silver jubilee edition of SATTE, South Asia’s leading travel and tourism exhibition, kick starts at the Le Meridien in New Delhi. THe evnt was inaugurated by Chief Guest KJ Alphons, Minister for Tourism (I/C), Govt. of India, along with TS Rawat, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand;  Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog; Faiyaz Koya, Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Fiji; I Gde Pitana Dy. Tourism Minister, Indonesia;  Bo Keun Choi, Senior Officer, Regional Programme for Asia and the Pacific, UNWTO; Subhash Goyal, Member, National Tourism Advisory Committee; Navin Berry, Founder, SATTE; Michael Duck, Executive Vice President, UBM Asia and Yogesh Mudras, Managing ... Read more