Foreigners touring India need not go to the Foreigners Registration Office/Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRO/FRRO) in person to registration or visa extension services, as it is from now onwards, can be done online through an e-FRRO platform. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the web-based application e-FRRO scheme aimed at providing fast and efficient visa-related […]
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Kerala Tourism has gone one step ahead to mainstream the transgender community and empower the differently-abled by posting them as tourism resource persons (TRP) under the responsible tourism mission. Kerala Tourism will post 1,000 TRPs as part of a responsible tourism initiative to organise tourism grama sabhas and promote the destination at the grassroots level. […]
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It was a happy news for the tourism industry, as the foreign tourist arrival exceeds to over 13.4 per cent more than that of the previous year statistics. Foreign tourist arrival for the period of January-March 2018 was 31.27 lakh, while January-March 2017 recorded only 28.45 lakh arrivals. The statistics can be further dissected as […]
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Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the public central university located at New Delhi is all about to introduce new courses, that includes PG Diploma course in Religious Tourism. The university has also proposed courses on PG Diploma in Kalp Vedanga, PG diploma course in Vaastu Shastra. India having a diversity in religious and architectural aspect could […]
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Bulgaria, as part of providing a flawless tourism service to the neighbouring countries like Russia, has issued a fast processing of tourist visas within 48 hours. The new policy has been exclusively put forward by Nikolina Angelkova, Bulgarian Tourism Minister in a television interview. “Turkey is our main rival as its tourist industry has government support […]
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India’s first high-speed bullet train project is all set to start from January next year. The 508 km long range bullet train service is projected to start its service from Mumbai to Ahmedabad sector. According to Indian Railway, the project is predicted to cost around Rs 1.08 lakh crore, that would be completed by the end […]
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The India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has signed an MOU with Hyderabad-based Suraas Impex for developing a mega tourism destination project at Bairav Lanka in Kakinada, East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. The first phase of the project is estimated to cost Rs 550 crores. This project is the first of its kind for the […]
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Okinawa Scooters, the Gurugram based electric scooter manufacturing company, has launched the new Okinawa Praise. Unbelievably the scooter can cover a distance of about 150-200km on a single charge. The scooter has a top speed of about 75 kmph, with aggressive futuristic designs. The Okinawa Praise comes with a bunch of features like digital instrument […]
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Kuwait Airways has announced that it has suspended flights to Beirut because of security concerns. According to the airline, the decision was made following “serious warnings” from authorities in Cyprus. Earlier, Lebanon’s national airline, Middle East airline, said it was rerouting some flights because of the “recent security situation” between the United States and Syria. On […]
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Sri Devi bags the National Award for Best Actress and A R Rahman takes home two of the awards for the best music director and best background score. Malayalam films including ‘Bhayanakam’ and ‘Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum’ has bagged ten awards in total in the 65th National Film Awards declared today. The List of winners: Dada Saheb […]
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With an aim to attract more tourists from Buddhist countries like that of Japan, the Indian Tourism Ministry is planning to promote Buddhist tourism. The country is organizing international Buddhist conclave every other year and is also aggressively developing Buddhist Circuit, which connects key places associated with the religion’s heritage. “We are receiving a minuscule […]
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Apr
Italian luxury supercar manufacturer Lamborghini concludes the world tour, coordinated as part of a marketing drive of its latest Super-SUV Lamborgini Urus. The 4-month trip was concluded by covering over 114 cities, that spreads in over 4 continents. The car has the same design philosophy in terms of its other sports car such as Aventador […]
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Etihad, Emirates to curb operations to UK, Asia, Australia
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UAE’s two leading international airlines, Emirates and Etihad, have confirmed the temporary reduction and suspension of services to a number of its global destinations during the summer and autumn periods. Emirates is set to reduce its Dubai to Fort Lauderdale and Dubai to Orlando services from daily to five times a week from early July. Emirates […]
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Many of the picturesque destinations of Jharkhand will soon be on film, as the state tourism department feels it will help prospective visitors make up their minds to select their choice of place to visit when they plan their vacation. The State tourism department has started the process of empanelling a private agency to make the […]
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The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai, (GDRFA-Dubai) will soon launch the “Smart Gate,” a quick and easy alternative to the standard manual passport control counters and e-gates. The new Smart Gate system has undergone testing and will go live next month. “The new gate enables each passenger to pass through immigration without assistance or […]