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Stream in Amani Nature Reserve Tanzanian tourism is planning to explore the possibilities of nature-based tourism in the east African nation’s forest reserves. “The project will enrich the country’s tourism sector and open up more unexplored investment opportunities, which in turn will also enhance the conservation activities,” said Dos Santos Silayo, CEO of the Tanzania Forest Services. “We have a number of nature reserves with its inimitable tourist destinations; but they’re yet to be explored to its maximum. With this promotion campaign, we hope to increase their visibility to domestic and foreign tourists,” he added. Amani Nature Reserve located in ... Read more

Korean Girls Performing in Restaurant (Photo Courtesy: CNN) Recent shift in the national focus of North Korea, from nuclear arms to economic development, is prompting optimism in Chinese tourism sector, especially in the bordering Chinese region of Dandong. As per reports form the travel agents, the tourism industry is showing increased interests in investing in the region, which was affected by the UN sanctions to North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong UN’s economic reform plans and his recent visit to Beijing has helped to increase the confidence in the tourists from across the borders to travel between the countries. ... Read more

Rajasthan tourism department is going to have a new tourism policy with priority to Destination Weddings and MICE activities (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions). It also focuses on encouraging film shooting in the state. The state expects to have improved private participation in its tourism projects. As per a recent report, wedding and MICE activities contribute around Rs 5,000 crores to the tourism industry in a year and have become major factors for increased hotel occupancy. By the new tourism policy, Rajasthan tourism aims at providing an atmosphere suitable for destination wedding and MICE activities, to surpass the existing competition ... Read more

From the ‘Andhra Vantalu’ cookery competition (Photo Courtesy: The Hindu) AP Tourism Authority (APTA) has initiated a cookery competition named as ‘Andhra Vantalu’ in Tirupati, aiming at propagating the traditional ‘Andhra Thali’ and to brand it. Such a competition was organized on Wednesday, 1st August 2017, in association with Ramee Academy of Catering, Tourism and Hotel Management. The focus of the programme is to make Andhra Thali’ a brand and to get it familiar among the visitors of the state. As part of popularizing Andhra Tali, participants are asked to bring a set of dishes. Three best combination of dishes ... Read more

ITB Asia, ‘Asia’s Leading Travel Trade Show’, has seen a record number of buyers registering for this year’s show with nearly 1,000 approved buyers set to attend, a 12 per cent increase on last year. Hosted at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Marina Bay Sands, the conference will take place from 17 – 19 October 2018. This year, the top ten source markets for buyers from the Asia Pacific region include China, Oceania, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand. ITB Asia has been working closely with new industry partners to bring in a fresh ... Read more

  The Oberoi group is planning to start three resorts – one in Kenya and two in India- to explore benefits of wild life tourism. As per reports, The EIH group, one of the giants in the hospitality industry, will start a luxury resort on the outskirts of Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Named as The Oberoi Wildlife Resort, the new hospitality center will spread on a 5000-acre site overlooking the Mara valley offering views of Mara Triangle and annual migration of animals from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania into the Maasai Mara in search of green pasture.. ... Read more

Rwanda targets to raise revenue of USD 74 million through its Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Events and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism strategy this year, Rwanda Convention Bureau said on Tuesday, 31st July 2018. As part of its diversification strategy of tourism sector, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has introduced the MICE tourism policy in 2014. It aims at providing innovative products in the tourism sector, while preserving existing popular tourism sectors like gorilla tourism, eco-tourism, cultural and community-based tourism. The new products will work as complimentary to the existing tourism sectors. “Last year Rwanda hosted 192 conferences, generating revenue of USD 42 ... Read more

The Mangaluru district administration and the Department of Tourism will hold a series of capacity building training programmes in August for different stakeholders of tourism initiatives. As per a press release on Tuesday, 31st July 2018, an orientation class for travel agents and hoteliers will be held at Koteshwar in Udupi District on August 6. A training programme for home stay providers in and around Udupi will be held on August 8. Another training programme for taxi drivers operating around Byndoor, Kollur and Kundapur will be held on August 9. Taxi drivers associated with Udupi tourism packages operating in Udupi ... Read more

Jet Airways has commenced new flights on the Indore – Chandigarh – Indore – Hyderabad and Bengaluru – Guwahati routes. It has also commenced services from Indore to Hyderabad and Chandigarh. Jet Airways flight 9W 955 departed from Indore at 1245 hrs arriving at Chandigarh at 1445 hrs. On its return journey, flight 9W 958 will depart from Chandigarh at 1515 hrs and land at Indore at 1715 hrs. The flight will then depart for Hyderabad at 1800 hrs arriving at its destination at 1925 hrs. This flight will be operated by on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Similarly, Jet ... Read more

“The Walled City of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India” is the next proposed site for UNESCO World Heritage recognition, informed Dr Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (independent charge) for Culture and Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate change . The site namely “The Walled City of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India” has been proposed for World Heritage. As per Operation Guidelines 2017, only one site can be nominated by the state party each year. The recognition of World Heritage is a matter of great pride. It impacts the local economy by giving a boost to domestic and international tourism leading to increased employment ... Read more

Deogarh Under the PRASHAD Scheme, 26 religious cities/sites in 19 States have been identified for development. The cities/sites are Amaravati and Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh), Kamakhya (Assam), Patna and Gaya (Bihar), Dwarka and Somnath (Gujarat), Gurudwara Nada Saheb (Haryana), Hazratbal and Katra (Jammu & Kashmir), Deogarh (Jharkhand), Chamundeshwari Devi (Karnataka), Guruvayoor (Kerala), Una (Himachal Pradesh), Omkareshwar (Madhya Pradesh), Trimbakeshwar (Maharashtra), Puri (Odisha), Amritsar (Punjab), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Kanchipuram and Vellankani (Tamil Nadu), Varanasi and Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Badrinath and Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) and Belur (West Bengal). The Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial Assistance to State Governments/Union Territory (UT) Administrations under the schemes of ... Read more

As part of their mega ‘Destination Uttaraghand’ programme, the state government is planning various events to attract investment for the development of the state, especially in the tourism sector. An Investors Summit is scheduled in Dehradun on 4th and 5th October 2018. It will organize sector-specific Mini Investors Conclaves in different parts of the State in August. Out of the four Mini Conclaves, two conclaves specific to tourism sector will be held in Tehri and Nainital on August 7 and August 10 respectively. While the Tehri conclave will discuss tourism and wellness, the Nainital Conclave will focus on investment opportunities ... Read more

Representative Photo The Horticulture Department of Tamil Nadu is conducting a flower and vegetable show at Eco Park near Five Falls in  Courtallam. The event was inaugurated on 29th July 2018. There are different kinds of artistic decorations made of flowers, condiments, vegetables etc., at the show. A Taj Mahal made of aromatic condiments; a tractor, Indian gaur and dancers, all made of flowers are among a few of the eye catching exhibit items at the flower show. Kadambur Raju, Minister for Information and Publicity; Vellamandi N  Natarajan, Minister for Tourism; V M Rajalakshmi, Minister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal ... Read more

Food lovers will soon to have the spicy flavours for ‘bongu biriyani’ and ‘bongu chicken’ (dishes made in bamboo logs), in Kadapa and Tirupati. As an initiative by the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC), Chefs from both private and public sector restaurants in the districts had a training programme to cook ‘bongu biryani’ and ‘bongu chicken’, delicious dishes popular in local Andhra Pradesh. The event took place at the State Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (SIHMCTAN), in Tirupati. “Bongu Biryani is prepared by stuffing rice and chicken mixed with required spices in a bamboo log, ... Read more

Goodricke Group Ltd is coming up with an innovative idea of ‘Tea Tourism’, by making one of its tea estates to a tourism hot spot. “Thurbo Tea Estate of Mirik in Darjeeling district will be the tourism spot,” said Atul Asthana, Managing Director, GGL. An unused bungalow in the estate, which is built in 1872 will be refurbished for the purpose. Thurbo estate is located near Nepal and is surrounded by orange and orchid farms. With its tittering streams and rivulets flowing along and scenic beauty of the Nepal Mountains at a distance, Turbo estate becomes an ideal tourism spot. ... Read more