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Every year, around millions people from all over the world visit Japan to explore the country and its rich and fascinating culture, a number that is ever increasing. In various locations around the metropolis, Japan organizes accessible short programs that offer foreign visitors and others the opportunity to gain authentic first-hand experience of traditional culture and performing arts, and programs that provide a deeper understanding by combining hands-on experience with the viewing of performances. We have compiled the top traditional cultural experiences for foreign visitors to get to know Japan first-hand! From the Traditional Japanese Dance Workshop to Kabuki, one ... Read more

KJ Alphons, Minister of Tourism (I/C), Government of India, will inaugurate the South Asia’s largest travel trade exhibition, SATTE 2019. The 26th edition of the event, will be held at a different venue. This edition of the event will be held at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida. In order to boost the image of India as the most sought-after tourism destination in the global tourism market, earlier this year the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Govt of India has also continued its support to SATTE’s buyer programme for 2019. The objective is to bring more and more international buyers and ... Read more

Singapore is expecting 14 per cent growth in tourist footfalls from India this year compared to 2017, and plans to tap the growing young travellers. “Last year was a record year where we received 1.27 million Indians travellers. This year, from January till September we have already received 1.08 million Indians. So looking at this growing trend we are hoping 14 per cent growth over last year,” said GB Srithar, Singapore Tourism Board (STB) regional director, South Asia, Middle East and Africa. “With the record arrivals in 2017, India has become the third highest contributor of visitor arrivals to Singapore,” ... Read more

Ideal weather, Christmas decorations, street entertainment, festive atmosphere and spectacular fireworks will let you celebrate Christmas and New Year holidays in the most spectacular way in Portugal. Go Ho! Ho! Ho! and all merry in absolutely amazing Lisbon. The churches and streets are so wonderfully decorated that gets you going all Christmas-y. Plenty to shop for in the amazing Christmas markets of Lisbon. Climb to the castle of Sao George and take a stroll through festally decorated Alfama and if you are lucky, you may get to treat your ears with Fado. Explore the festive beauty of nearby Belem district, ... Read more

The U S Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has approved Aemcolo (rifamycin), an antibacterial drug indicated for the treatment of adult patients with travellers’ diarrhea caused by noninvasive strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli), not complicated by fever or blood in the stool. “Travellers’ diarrhea affects millions of people each year and having treatment options for this condition can help reduce symptoms of the condition,” said Edward Cox, M D, M P H, director of the Office of Antimicrobial Products in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Travellers’ diarrhea is the most common travel-related illness, affecting an estimated ... Read more

Israel Tourism has set a new record for tourist arrival in the current year. It was announced by the The Ministry of Tourism on Friday. 3.6 million tourists have visited Israel during the year 2017. This follows a record set in October 2018 for the most visitors and pilgrims to Israel in one month – nearly 500,000, which broke the previous all-time incoming tourism set in April 2018 by almost 20 per cent. The Tourism Ministry expects the number of visitors to the Holy Land to exceed 4 million by the end of the year, with the domestic tourism industry ... Read more

The 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup will be held in Bhubaneswar, India, starting from November 28. In the run-up to the much-awaited hockey event, AR Rahman, renowned Indian musician, took to Twitter on Sunday and uploaded a teaser video of the official song of the Men’s Hockey World Cup. “Presenting the promo for ‘Jai Hind India’ the song for Hockey World Cup 2018 with Shahrukh Khan and wonderful musicians who have collaborated for this track” tweeted the music maestro. The song is composed and produced by A R Rahman and lyrics by Gulzar.  Shahrukh Khan, Nayanthara, Sivamani, Neeti Mohan, Shweta ... Read more

Bihar government plans a number of developmental programs in the Valmiki Nagar of West Champaran district to make it an eco-tourism destination. Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar has inaugurated the programme on Sunuday. 200 acres of land has been allotted by the The Water Resources department to Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department, for developing eco-tourism in Valmiki Nagar Tiger Reserve (VTR). “There will be a convention center in Valmiki Nagar, where people can hold programmes and also enjoy the natural beauty of the place”, said Nitish Kumar. “A cabinet meeting will be held to discuss the programme; the ... Read more

Ujjayanda Palace, Agartala Tripura will host the 7th International Tourism Mart from 22nd November 2018 at Agartala. The three day event, which aims at propagate tourism potentials of the northeast states, will have tour operator delegates from 18 countries. It was announced by Singha Roy, Tripura Tourism Minister on Sunday. As per the minister, Ministry of Tourism has allocated Rs 2.6 crores for conducting the event. “K J Alphons, Union Minister of State for Tourism will inaugurate the 7th International Tourism Mart on October 22 at Prajna Bhavan. The event will include cultural festivals and discussions on the theme for ... Read more

Emirates has scooped three industry-leading awards for its game-changing First Class Private Suites and in-flight entertainment system ‘ice’, in addition to being named the ‘Best Long Haul Airline – Middle East and Africa’. The airline clinched the prestigious accolades at the Future Travel Experience (FTE) Asia Awards 2018, held in Singapore yesterday, and at the AirlineRatings.com Airline Excellence Awards 2019. At the FTE Asia Awards, Emirates’ innovative and fully-enclosed first class suites topped the in-flight experiences amongst West Asian airlines to bag the “Best Customer Experience Initiative” award in the ‘Up in the Air’ category. The award in this category ... Read more

As part of the State’s policy to boost sustainable tourism, Goa has introduced electric bikes (e-bikes) for tourists who visit Goa. The programme, first-of-its-kind in India, as claimed by the officials, were launched by the tourism minister Manohar Azgaonkar and Chairperson of the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) Dayanand Sopte on Friday, 16th November 2018. The programme is implemented in association with Acris Tours Pvt Ltd. Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Azgaonkar and Chairperson of the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) Dayanand Sopte at the launch of e-bikes Conceptualized by the electric vehicle tourism platform ‘B:Live’, e-bikes are equipped with hi-tech ... Read more

Terence Cardoz, owner of Divine Line Productions and a prominent Line producer known to tourism board worldwide and also film commissions internationally, urging Indian and international film makers to explore the beauty of Philippines through their films. “I was always fascinated by the Philippines and visited the country several times. Philippines needs to be strongly promoted and there’s no other way than having films being shot in the Philippines, which can also boost tourism in that country. No Indian films have been shot in the Philippines till now. Only a survivor TV serial from India was shot in the country a couple ... Read more

Aadi Mahotsav – a National Tribal Festival to celebrate, cherish and promote the spirit of tribal craft, culture, cuisine and commerce has started at Delhi Haat, INA on 16th November 2018. Jual Oram, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, inaugurated the event. The festival has been organized by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) from 16 to 30 November, 2018 at Dilli Haat, Indian National Airways Market (INA). “Tribes constitute over 8% population of our country. This is a very significant number. In real term, it corresponds to 10 crore Indians. The ... Read more

Israel’s Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) is planning to increase its services in Kerala to woo more tourists from the state to the Jewish state. Hassan Madah, IMOT – India and Philippines- Director was in Kochi on Thursday, 15th November 2018, as part of a road-show to promote Israel’s tourism. As per the Direcotr, Arkia Israeli Airlines has expressed interest in operating regular direct flights from South Indian cities, including Kochi, to Israel. Similarly, Israel will open a visa centre in Kochi if the number of tourists from Kerala visiting Israel increases in the future. “The tourism industry has seen the ... Read more

Osaka, Japan As part of the efforts to increase the inflow of tourists from Southeast Asia, Tourism Bureau in Osaka has partnered with private company JCB, one of the original credit card companies in Japan. Despite the fact that the number of foreign tourists coming to Osaka, the merchant town; the Tourism Bureau have been in the process of a number of initiatives to attract more tourists, especially from Thailand. “We would like to offer the campaign called ‘Otoku Osaka’ till the end of March next year, and to convey the appeal of Osaka to Thai members. JCB has many ... Read more