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Pamodzi carnival is one of the major cultural events of Zambia, which showcase traditional dance, food and drink, music and handcrafts. The event is organized by the Department of Arts and Culture, Ministry of Tourism. This year’s carnival is on 18th August 2018 at Lusaka. The event is expected to have participation from international groups with representation in Zambia. The event will also include a section of the traditional festive foods, where highly nutritious Zambian foods and drinks will be offered to visitors.   A handicraft exhibition will also be arranged at shopping malls around Lusaka and in the show ... Read more

Neelong Valley The Uttarakhand government has decided to build basic facilities like toilets, cafes etc in the Nelong Valley. The decision was followed by the discussion of the Tourism Minister with the Army Chief. Nelong Valley has been under the control of the army with restrictions for tourist engagements.  It is located just 45 KM from the Indo-China Border. Only recently the region was opened for tourists. “Once we get official clearance, we will start the construction of toilets, cafeterias etc. in the region to provide more facilities to the tourists,” said Satpal Maharaj, Tourism Minister. Bhuwan Singh Rana, gram ... Read more

Come August and it’s for Delhiites to observe some strict traffic restrictions during the Independence Day celebrations. Traffic restrictions will be in place for the Independence Day function at the Red Fort and on its full dress rehearsal tomorrow. Six roads – Netaji Subhash Marg, Lothian Road, S P Mukherjee Marg, Chandni Chowk Road, Nishad Raj Marg and Esplanade Road – and its Link Road will be closed for general public from 5 am to 9 am on August 14 and 15. Parking facilities will not be available at the Delhi Metro stations from 6 am on August 14 till 2 ... Read more

Ethiopia is striving to boost the capacity of its hospitality industry and welcome more foreign tourist, said an official from the tourism ministry. “My ministry has been working with public and private stakeholders to boost the country’s hospitality industry capacity and diversify the nationality of foreign tourists visiting the African country,” said Gezahegn Abate, Public and International Relations Director of the Ethiopia Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCIT). Around 934,000 tourists visited the country during the fiscal year 2018, that ended on July 7, with total earnings of USD 3.5 billion. As per the minister, their efforts to attract more ... Read more

PP Khanna has got re-elected as the President of Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) for the term 2018-20. Khanna, leading the Team Progressive, won his second term as the President with 183 votes at the term elections held in New Delhi. Khanna has defeated Team Innovative’s Rajat Sahney, who has secured 105 votes. Rajesh Arya has been elected as the Vice President with 152 votes, Chetan Gupta, with 164 votes, as the General Secretary, Dalip Gupta, with 169 votes, as Treasurer and with 168 votes, Anil Kr Rajput has been elected as Joint Secretary. The Executive Committee (EC) of ADTOI for the term ... Read more

Tasaduq Jeelani, Director Tourism, Kashmir, has flagged off a 5-day motorsports expedition on August 11. The event, organized by Moto Explorers Club in collaboration with Department of Tourism, features 35 participants. The participants will drive 4×4 off-road vehicles to cover the 2000 kilometers from Kashmir to Ladakh. “This is one of the biggest motorsports expeditions, which would move from Srinagar and pass through Sonamarg, Kargil, Leh, Turtuk, Pangong Lake and other adjoining famous offbeat attractions in Leh,” said the organisers. “The tourism department will promote tourism products including adventure sports in a big way across India by participating in roadshows, travel marts ... Read more

Gwalior Fort Madhya Pradesh Tourism is all set to promote its tourism products in international markets. Madhya Pradesh will highlight the spectacular offerings of this colourful and vibrant state to international travellers during two travel and tourism shows from October – December 2018. With more than 10,000 sq km of national parks, Madhya Pradesh accounts for about 20 per cent of India’s tiger population and is known as the ‘Tiger State’ of India. MP is home to 6 tiger reserves, several natural and architectural wonders and 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the exquisite Khajuraho temple complex, Sanchi- a ... Read more

Looking at the increase in number of tourists, the Israel embassy has opened a visa application centre in Calcutta. The centre, housed on the seventh floor of Acropolis Mall, will cater to Bengal and the Northeast. “Residents of Calcutta and the Northeast will no longer have to send their documents to Delhi,” said Hassan Madah, Director, Israel Ministry of Tourism, India and Philippines. India has emerged as one of the best performing markets in Asia for Israel. “In 2015, we recorded a tourist inflow of about 34,000. We have already achieved that in the first six months of 2018. Now ... Read more

Malta, a small Mediterranean Island is hoping to have 20 per cent growth in Indian tourist arrivals this year. Last year around 4,000 Indian tourists visited Malta in 2017. “With India being one of the biggest upcoming markets for tourism in Malta, we want to exploit its full potential. We expect the number of tourists will continue to increase in the coming years,” said Konrad Mizzi, Malta tourism minister. “Our vision is to register sustained increases of tourism from the Indian market,” he added. With the aim of development of tourism through encouraging the film industry in Malta, a three ... Read more

The government is planning to open around 100 islands in Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep for the development of eco-tourism. The project will be implemented on public private partnership (PPP) basis, Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, said on Friday, 10th August 2018. Ten islands in Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep have already been taken up for development in the first phase under the Holistic Development of Islands programme. “Now we have taken up 10 islands as the first phase of the programme; around 100 islands will be open up by the next 12 months. We invite all prospective entrepreneurs to ... Read more

Tamarind Global has bagged Gold in Best Destination Wedding (India) category, two Silvers in Best Sangeet Ceremony and Best Mehendi Ceremony categories respectively, and a Bronze in the most coveted category of Wedding of the year (overall) at the GIWA Awards. GIWA are prestigious awards which are organised by the ‘International Convention of the Wedding Fraternity’ and was hosted at Fairmont, Jaipur. This niche platform allowed an enriching exchange of ideas, from all the industry leaders, foreign and domestic delegates as well as influencers. “We are extremely proud to have grown to 50+ people in our wedding team and the ... Read more

Pon Radhakrishnan, Minister of state for shipping and finance stated that five major ports have developed to facilitate cruise tourism. “Chennai  in Tamilnadu, Mormugao in Goa, New Mangalore in Karnataka, Cochin in Kerala and Mumbai in Maharashtra are developed with dedicated cruise terminals and other related infrastructure for docking of cruise vessels and embarking and disembarking of cruise passengers,” said the minister while replying to a question in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Earlier, a Task Force on Cruise Tourism has been formed jointly by the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Shipping with representatives of all major ports and ... Read more

Areal view of Aluva / Ernakulam by Indian Coastguard Team In an advisory issued by Jeevan Babu  District Collector of Idukki, on behalf of the District Disaster Management authority, tourism and operations of heavy vehicles are banned in the Idukki District, until further notice. The advisory states” As the rain is continued to be strong, there are chances of damages to the roads. Considering this, operation of tourist vehicles and heavy goods vehicles would be unsafe in this region. Therefore, as per section 34 of the Disaster Management Act 2005, the tourism and heavy goods vehicle operations in this region ... Read more

Manipur Tourism has won the Best State for State for Promotion of Festivals & Fairs under the Domestic Tourism category for the first time at the TODAY’S TRAVELLER AWARD 2018. The awards ceremony was held at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi on 7 August 2081. The award was presented by the Chief Guest, Minister of Commerce & Industries and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu and received by Dr Sapam Ranjan Singh, Chairman, Tourism Corporation of Manipur Limited and W Ibohal Singh (MCS), Director (Tourism)Government of Manipur. “We are delighted with the recognition given to us by Today’s Traveller Awards 2018. Manipur ... Read more

Pootharakulu Sweet AP Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) is all set to prepare the largest ‘pootharekulu’, a traditional sweet from Andhra Pradesh, and set a Guinness record on Thursday. APTDC is hosting this event at the Berm Park, aiming spreading the name of the traditional sweet around the world.  The process of making the 10 meter Pootharekulu will start in the morning and go on till the evening. The entire process may take 6-8 hours. “The department was striving to give a global identity to the traditional dishes of Andhra Pradesh and unique event is part of that objective,” said Himanshu ... Read more