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With an aim to encourage more Indian film productions to shoot in its scenic and historic locations, the Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan is planning to roll out an attractive incentive scheme next year. “There will be 20 per cent capital subsidy available for film production units interested to shoot films in Uzbekistan from 2020. Twenty per cent of the expenses incurred for film production in Uzbekistan will be reimbursed by the Uzbek government to make it an attractive proposition for film production companies,” said Temurbek, Representative of the Tourism Committee of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan intends to expand tourism co-operation and ... Read more

Alitalia has recently launched its B2B community platform, called ‘Alitalia Connect’ in Italy to offer personalised relationship between Alitalia and its B2B customers like travel agencies, companies and SMEs. Now, Alitalia is all set to launch ‘Group Connect’, a web platform under Alitalia Connect in India on November 13, aimed to manage and speed up quotations and group bookings. “Other prominent features of ‘Group Connect’ include requesting an offer, booking a group and having the quotation and the contract in real time, monitoring the contract terms and conditions, changing the reservation (increasing or decreasing the group) and entering passengers’ names ... Read more

AirAsia India has launched flight services to Imphal, Guwahati, Kolkata and Delhi from Agartala, the capital of Tripura. Biplab Kumar Deb, Chief Minister, Tripura flagged off the first AirAsia India flight to Kolkata from the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport. Sanjay Kumar, COO, AirAsia India informed that 14 flight per week would be operated from the Maharaj Bir Bikram Airport on the Agartala-Kolkata, Agartala-Delhi, Agartala-Guwahati and Agartala-Imphal routes. “We also have plans to extend our service for connecting Agartala with Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai. This is our 20th destination in the country,” he said. On the occasion, Sanjay said that air ... Read more

No celebration in India is complete without a touch of sweets. Desserts are the highlight of every Indian festival but when we talk about Diwali, the sweets add much more enthusiasm to the festive spirit. But just when you think you are all set to celebrate, the dilemma of what sweet to gift preoccupies your mind. Courtyard by Marriott Pune Chakan brings to you gifting ideas with their Diwali Sweet Boxes. Make the celebration memorable by gifting your loved ones the Diwali Sweets Boxes which has come with variety of mouth-watering Indian flavoured sweets in different sizes and packages of ... Read more

If you are a fan of cocktails and love to get out of your comfort zone, you are probably familiar with Smoked Cocktails. If you are not, here is the scoop: smoke is added to drinks through a variety of methods that adds depth to the flavour of your cocktail. Visit Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia where you can get these awesome specially curate Smoked Cocktails that will light you up on fire. The talented mixologists there will strive their best to provide you with the ultimate Smoked Cocktail experience as the menu stays hyper-fresh with updates every season, but also retains the signature ... Read more

The first venue where Champions Boat League (CBL) was hosted consecutively reinforced the winning skills of Tropical Titans, who finished first yet again at Kottappuram backwaters today and remained atop the table with an emphatic total of 98 points after the seventh round. The finals at the 900-metre track near the historical Kodungallur turned out to be a thriller this evening when it ended in a photo-finish for the second and third winners, behind Tropical Titans (3:30.42). It required camera’s assistance for the judges to declare Backwater Knights the runner-up (3:40.01) and Mighty Oars third (3:41.13). A surprising element in ... Read more

Travel Tours, the leisure travel brand of FCM Travel Solutions – Indian subsidiary of Flight Centre Travel Group Australia, has launched their first ever store in Mangaluru to increase their presence in the south markets. This store will be Travel Tours’ 40th such store in India and 6th in Karnataka. The store will be inaugurated by the chief guest M Ravalnath Prabhu. Travel Tours aims to ensure their customers receive life-defining experiences every time they choose to travel with them. As such, the stores are designed to give consumers a convenient access to the best tour packages and options with ... Read more

This festive season, come to Sayaji Pune and get a tempting tour to the world of aromatic flavours of the age-old traditional Hyderabadi Cuisine that would tingle your taste buds. Hyderabadi delicacies are an amalgamation of Turkish, Mughlai and Arabic influences blended with native Telugu and Maratha culinary traditions. The cuisine represents the princely legacy of the Nizams of Hyderabad. The legacy of authentic Hyderabadi cuisine and its unabridged royal saga of dishes and recipes still continue and Sayaji Pune now brings to you the chance to taste and experience the food of the Nizams. The festival will have Hyderabadi ... Read more

Maldives goes on Guiness World Record for the most people freediving simultaneously, with 520 participants on Tuesday, 1 October 2019. The small island nation renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and luxury hospitality broke the world record previously held by Italy; ‘La Scuola del Mare 2’ (Verona), in Torri del Benaco, Verona with 280 people. The President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih joined the event titled Neyvaa, freediving with the participants including freediving world champion William Trubridge, a double world record holding freediver from New Zealand. Officials from the Guiness World Record declared the achievement as a new world record ... Read more

Some of Jerusalem’s most fascinating architectural treasures will open their doors to the public for the Annual Open House Jerusalem festival, which takes place this year from October 31 – November 2, 2019. As part of the international Open House festival, one weekend a year Jerusalem offers a once in a lifetime access to unseen artistic treasures and private spaces, including designer lofts, urban villas, unique synagogues, architecturally significant public buildings, curious construction sites, plazas and gardens. During the event weekend, the public can visit, explore and attend lectures about these sites. Open House Jerusalem, which began in 2007, was ... Read more

If you have a Schengen visa, you can now apply for Saudi Arabia’s new Tourist e-Visa. Last month, Saudi Arabia launched a Tourist e-Visa, a first for the Kingdom which so far did not allow foreigners to enter simply for tourism purposes. Those eligible for Saudi Arabia’s new Tourist e-Visa included all Schengen Area nationals as well as the USA, Australia, Japan, South Korea, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. However, according to new regulations that were announced last week, the list of who can apply for the new Tourist e-Visa has been extended to include all visa holders of the ... Read more

The 2019 Annual Conference of International Mountain Tourism Alliance is scheduled to be held from 27 to 29 October. The focus of the conference will be on ecology, green, environmental protection, poverty alleviation and innovation. With the theme “Working Together to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Mountain Tourism”, focusing on major issues such as ecology, green, environmental protection, poverty alleviation and innovation, the conference will explore a path for the sustainable development of world mountain tourism in a global context. The conference has three key activities: IMTA Council Meeting, Inaugural Ceremony of IMTA Headquarters Building, and Opening ... Read more

Tinder, the world’s most popular app for meeting new people is dedicated to you living your best single life, and they know the city you live in might make a difference. So, they crunched some numbers, pulled some data and did some digging to find the cities in India with one thing in common: the most active community on Tinder. Since they were doing the digging, they also decided to check which cities Swipe Right the most. And the results are in. The first list is the list of cities with the most activity on Tinder (this means they are ... Read more

Popular television couple Sanaya Irani and Mohit Sehgal took some time off to enjoy romantic moments in the Seychelles Islands before the hectic promotions for her movie Ghost. Blessed with pristine beaches and breathtaking natural beauty, Seychelles islands are ideal for those who like less crowded beaches for some private moments together. These stunning Instagram photos and stories showcase their amazing and luxurious stay at a Private island resort Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa and Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa located in Mahé. Their romantic pictures of floating breakfast in the villa’s private pool, candle light dinner setup ... Read more

Ar. Madhav Joshi, Madhav Joshi & Associates won the prestigious IIA Awards for Excellence in Architecture 2018 for Backpackers’ Hostel, Panchgani in the ‘Hospitality and Recreation’ category. The hostel for backpackers is situated near a hill station Panchgani, the strawberry capital of India in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra. The design has evolved in response to the need for backpackers (18 to 40 years of age) for a safe, comfortable and hygienic place to stay at a scenic location while traveling on a shoestring budget. Since its opening last year, this place has been re-visited by many, in different seasons ... Read more