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Cycle transport in the city will be promoted as part of “Our Kozhikode” project. The aim is to make Kozhikode a green city. District Collector Tej Lohit Reddy said the plan was to implement a public cycle sharing system. The aim of the project is to facilitate the public and tourists alike to travel around the city at low cost and with eco-friendliness. The public can send feedback during the initial stages of the project. The project has already been implemented in eco-friendly cities and tourist destinations. It is suitable for the city of Kozhikode which has a large traffic ... Read more

Key Highlights: ECO Tourism being developed as part of “Niche Tourism” Financial assistance provided under Swadesh Darshan Scheme for development of tourism related infrastructure and facilities in the country Sustainable Tourism Criteria for India (STCI) for major segments of tourism industry developed Mandatory for approved Tourism Service Providers to follow Code of Conduct for safe and suitable Tourism Projects under Swadesh Darshan are identified for development in consultation with States/UTs Eco-tourism has been identified as one of the Niche Tourism areas by Ministry of Tourism for development in the country. Promotion and Development of tourism, including Eco Tourism, is the ... Read more

Key Highlights: National Medical & Wellness Tourism Board constituted to promote Medical/Wellness Tourism, AYUSH A draft National Strategy and Roadmap for Medical and Wellness Tourism formulated ‘E- Medical Visa’ introduced for 166 countries Assistance provided under Market Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme to medical/wellness Tourism Service Providers &Centres Medical & health tourism promoted at World Travel Mart (London), ITB, Berlin, Arabian Travel Mart etc.  Ministry of Tourism has taken several steps to promote India as a Medical and Health Tourism Destination. In order to provide dedicated institutional framework to take forward the cause of promotion of Medical Tourism, Wellness Tourism and ... Read more

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has released major new guidelines outlining how the global Travel & Tourism sector can work together to tackle illegal wildlife trade (IWT). The new guidelines from WTTC, which represents the global private Travel & Tourism sector, with support from Animondial, a key advisor to the global travel industry on animal welfare in tourism, aim to help interpret the ‘12 Commitments’ of its game-changing Buenos Aires Declaration. The declaration, which was launched at WTTC’s Global Summit in Argentina, showed how coordinated commitment and action could combat the illegal trade in wildlife (IWT) and unveiled ... Read more

A collaborated production between Tourism Malaysia, SHARP, and Chilli Pepper Films have won The Special Award for Best Camerawork at the 21st WorldMediaFestivals, under the Tourism & Travel Media Awards category. Based in Hamburg, Germany, the WorldMediaFestivals have been honouring creativity in media worldwide for the past 21 years, including audiovisual, print, and online production. The 2021 Hall of Fame is divided into two main categories: the Television & Corporate Media Awards and the Tourism & Travel Media Awards. Due to restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, winners were announced online on the WorldMediaFestivals’ official website. The two-and-a-half-minute video titled ... Read more

Shri JyotiradityaScindia, Union Minister of Civil Aviation along with Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh and Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare today virtually flagged off 8 new routes bolstering the aerial connectivity from Madhya Pradesh to Maharashtra & Gujarat. Shri Rakesh Singh, Member of Parliament, Jabalpur, Shri Pradeep Singh Kharola, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation along with other senior officials of the ministry were also present during the flag off. Shri Pradhuman Singh Tomar, Minister of Energy, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh; Shri TulsiSilawat, Minister of Water Resources, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh;Dr.Kirit Solanki, ... Read more

The restart of international travel could be seriously delayed without worldwide reciprocal recognition of all approved COVID-19 vaccines, says the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The global tourism body, which represents the global private Travel & Tourism sector, has issued its warning following concerns tourists face being turned away at the borders because countries don’t have a common list internationally recognised and approved COVID-19 vaccines. This comes just days after a number of British holidaymakers, who had been administered the Indian Covishield batch of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, were rejected entry into Malta despite the drug being chemically identical to ... Read more

Missing Samui? Finally, the wait is over! Samui will reopen under “Samui Plus Model” from July 15 , 2021 onwards for fully vaccinated tourists. Did you know the paradise Island “Samui” offers more than just a Beach and the sea? The diversity of cultural architectures reflected in many interesting places throughout the island, so as many other natural creations like waterfall! After 7-day-quarantine, you can also take a Boat trip to visit around the island For your safety, the tourists are required to stay at the hotels certified by SHA+ and please make sure to follow the policy and regulations ... Read more

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and It’s a Penalty, have joined forces to raise awareness on human trafficking and collaborate to advance the fight to put an end to this global crime. The global tourism body and It’s a Penalty (IAP), an organisation which aims to prevent abuse, exploitation and human trafficking worldwide, signed a ‘memorandum of understanding’ (MoU), highlighting the opportunity of the international Travel & Tourism community to proactively address human trafficking and develop best practices to eradicate it. The strategic partnership will see collaboration not just between WTTC and IAP, but also with WTTC’s Members ... Read more

Minister for Tourism Shri G. Kishan Reddychaired the BRICS Tourism Ministers’ meeting on 13 July, 2021, as part of India’s BRICS chairship. The Ministers of all the member countries viz. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa participated in the meeting. India organized the BRICS Tourism Ministers’ Meeting as an effective means to promote tourism cooperation among BRICS countries. The meeting reviewed the intra BRICS Tourism cooperation.The significant aspect of the meeting was the adoption of the Ministers’ Communique, an outcome document on cooperation and promotion of tourism between the BRICS countries. The Ministers’ Communique recognized that the COVID-19 pandemic ... Read more

Daily test positivity rates have dropped and restrictions in Kodagu have been lifted. The third phase of lockdown exemptions, including the Bangalore City District, came into effect on July 5. Accordingly, places of worship and malls were opened and business activities were allowed until 9 p.m. However, due to high diagnostic rates, the lockdown in Kodagu and Hassan was reduced to a second phase exemption. The district administration has decided to allow more concessions in Kodagu as the number of covid cases has come down and the Test Positive Rate (TPR) is below five. As per the special order issued ... Read more

Rail Transportation between India & Nepal got a major boost today with coming into force of authorization to all cargo train operators to utilize the Indian railway network to carry all containers bound for Nepal whether bilateral freight between Indian and Nepal or third country freight from Indian ports to Nepal. This liberalization will allow market forces to come up in the rail freight segment in Nepal and is likely to increase efficiency and cost- competitiveness, eventually benefiting the Nepalese consumer. These cargo train Operators include public and private container trains Operators, automobile freight train operators, special freight train operators, ... Read more

After taking on the new responsibility, Minister met Santhosh George Kulangara as part of his desire to talk to those involved in the tourism sector and hear their words. The Minister said that the conversation with Santhosh George Kulangara provided a lot of knowledge and experience. The video of the conversation will be shared on the official Facebook page at 7 pm today.

With the easing of lockdown restrictions, the flow of tourists to Kodaikanal, a major tourist destination in Tamil Nadu​. Meanwhile, authorities re-imposed restrictions due to congestion. Permission to visit here was granted since Monday. The government had given permission to tourists to visit Bryant Park, Chettiar Park, and Rose Park under the Department of Horticulture. But the authorities decided to close these centers temporarily until further orders. Tourists are not allowed to enter other hill stations in the state such as Ooty and Yercaud. With this, tourists flocked to Kodaikanal. Many of them were also accused of not following the ... Read more

Union Minister Shri G Kishan Reddy took charge as Union Culture Minister at Shastri Bhavan in New Delhi today. Simultaneously, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik and Shri Ajay Bhatt also took charge as Ministers of State in the Ministry of Tourism. Sh Kishan Reddy has also been assigned the charge of Union Minister of Culture as well as Development of North-Eastern Region. He was earlier holding the charge of Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Speaking to media, Sh. Reddy said that the Ministry will work to fulfill the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘New India’ by investing in ... Read more