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Thomas Cook (India) has opened new office at Gomti Nagar in Lucknow. Romil Pant, Senior Vice President and Jatin Sharma, Associate Vice President, Thomas Cook (India) has inaugurated the office. This expansion augments Thomas Cook India’s distribution and reach in Lucknow & Uttar Pradesh to 10 consumer access centres: three owned branches and seven Gold Circle Partner (franchise) outlets. Thomas Cook India’s internal data had highlighted Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh as a high potential source market for its holiday business. Hence, in an initiative to harness this opportunity, the company has identified Gomti Nagar, Lucknow to set up its new Gold ... Read more

As many as 17 grama panchayats in Calicut district of Northern Kerala, is planning to jointly host Malayora Mahotsavam, with an aim to overcome the crisis in the rural tourism sector caused by the floods. The event will showcase the unexplored destinations in the district and attract investments. The event, backed by the state Tourism Department, will be held in January and will offer venues to small-scale industrialists, rural innovators, and farm tourism entrepreneurs to display their products and services. “The aim of hosting the event is to let the world know that our eco-tourism destinations are fully back on ... Read more

Russia to reinforce its bonds with Kerala in the tourism sector, said Oleg Avdeev, Consul General of Russia to South India. He was speaking after inaugurating a seminar organised by the Russian Cultural Center and Yatrika magazine in Thiruvananthapuram. Avdeev said number of tourists to Kerala from Russia there had been increased substantially these days. “Kerala has always been the favourite tourist destination of Russian tourists. Although there was a dip in the number of tourists in the 90s, Kerala has yet again emerged as the favourite tourist spot of Russians,” he said. He further noted that the number of ... Read more

Photo for representative purpose only Tripura will host three-day 7th International Tourism Mart from November 22. As many as 80 international tour operators from 21 countries including Bangladesh, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, China, Thailand, South Africa and Russia will attend the fair and engage in dialogue with the state tour operators, attend seminars and visit different tourist spots of the state. The event is organised with an estimated budget of Rs 2.60 crores, which is provided by the Ministry of Tourism. Union Minister of State for Tourism K J Alphons will inaugurate the International Tourism Mart on November 22. The event will ... Read more

Airbus Bizlab India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Kerala to help establish an aerospace-focused innovation centre in Thiruvananthapuram. This state-of-the-art centre will be the nodal body for planning and executing all the activities to help start-ups. The Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) is aimed at fostering and nurturing an enabling ecosystem for aviation startups in the state. The move highlights Airbus India’s continued commitment to the ‘Startup India’ mission. The MoU was inked between Airbus Bizlab India’s Siddharth Balachandran and Saji Gopinath, CEO of the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), in the presence of Chief Minister Pinarayi ... Read more

Dubai Tourism expects a steady growth of 13 to 15 per cent in Indian tourist visits in the state. As per reports, India remained the top source market for Dubai during the year 2017 and it is expected to be a crucial contributor to their targeted 20 million international visitations by 2020. “The priority is to get the messaging tailor-made for each market in India to attract every segment of travellers to Dubai,” said Khalid Al Awar, Manager – India & Pakistan (International Operations), Dubai Tourism. He was interacting with the media in an informal chat on the side-lines of ... Read more

Polin Waterparks has opened the world’s first Storm Racer Waterslide at Aqualand Frejus in France. Storm Racer incorporates a variety of key features that set it apart from every previously designed waterslide in the industry: unique geometry, high capacity, a pioneering ride configuration and an exclusive, interactive “Watersplash” feature that ensures intense competition and blasts of adrenaline. “The addition of a Storm Racer to Aqualand Frejus is important in ensuring the park maintains its guests’ expectations of always delivering the best entertainment. We know how quickly people’s interests can change, and we want to make sure we are always top ... Read more

Abu Dhabi based Etihad Aviation Group has announced a strategic 15-year collaboration with Moog Inc. at the Bahrain International Airshow. The partnership will provide Etihad Airways with global access to the Moog Inc. component pool as well as complete repair support from Moog Inc. on a range of part numbers fitted to the airline’s fleet. Moog Inc. will support Etihad Airways Engineering, a division of the Etihad Aviation Group and the largest commercial MRO service provider in the Middle East. The support will expand the company’s component capability onsite to become a centre of excellence for component repair and overhaul. This ... Read more

After got recognized for the initiatives in Responsible Tourism at the World Travel Market, which concluded in London recently; Kerala tourism has bagged another prestigious award – the Best Honeymoon Destination in India – at the 7th edition of readers’ choice India’s Best Awards, organized by magazine Travel + Leisure India and South Asia. The award was received by Sreekumar, Deputy Director for Kerala Tourism at a function held at ITC Maurya in New Delhi. Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty Kerala also got two more awards in other categories. Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty was awarded the Best New Hotel in domestic ... Read more

Hot air balloon getting ready for flight (Photo courtesy: News.CN) Nepal tourism has initiated hot air balloon travel for the adventure seekers in Pokhara, in Gandaki Province of Nepal on November 17, 2018. The inaugural flight was attended by Prithvi Subba Gurung, the chief minister of Gandaki province. “The hot air balloon will definitely contribute to the tourism of Pokhara. I believe that it will enable the tourists to spend more days in the city to indulge in such recreational and adventurous activities. It’s a positive start,” said Gurung on the occasion. He further shared that the balloon flight is ... Read more

Sohra Town, Meghalaya As part of the state’s efforts to provide better health care facilities to the people, Meghalaya government is setting up an Ayush Hospital at Wahshari, Sohra (Cherrapunji). Alexander Laloo Hek (AL Hek), Health and Family Welfare Minister, has laid the foundation stone for the 50-bed Integrated AYUSH Hospital on Saturday, 17 November 2018. Delivering his address, the health minister expressed happiness that after years of continuous efforts and proposals, the Ministry of AYUSH under the National AYUSH Mission has allotted sanction for the setting up of two hospitals, one in Sohra and the other at Ri Bhoi ... Read more

Tachuan Village in the city of Huangshan, East China’s Anhui Province has been one of the sought after place for photography enthusiasts recently. With late autumn approaching, numerous domestic and foreign photographers and tourists are flocking to village to photograph the colorful autumn scenery. “I heard the red autumn leaves here are perfect for shooting,” Ren Jinlong, a photography enthusiast from the city of Wuhu, Anhui Province has tried several spots to take the best panoramic photos above Tachuan Village. In recent years, Yi County has been implementing favorable measures to develop a new model of rural tourism with photography. ... Read more

Nitin Gadkari , Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, to inaugurate two floating restaurants under the ongoing water front development work of Mumbai Port in Mumbai on 17th November 2018. It was announced by a press release by the Ministry of Shipping. Nitin Gadkari The Minister will also launch the Access Control and Radio-Frequency Identification System (RFID) as well as development of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Invitation of tenders for Mumbai-Elephanta Ropeway and a Super Specialty Hospital at the Port also will be initiated by the minister. The two Floating Restaurants ... Read more

IndiGo has launched non-stop flights between Allahabad and Bengaluru at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs 2,500. The flight started from Bengaluru on Thursday at 1:30 pm and reached Allahabad at 4:10 pm. The flight started from Allahabad at 4:40 pm and reached Bengaluru at 9:00 pm, an airline release said. With this new connectivity, Allahabad-Bengaluru has become the sixth RCS (Regional Connectivity Scheme – UDAN) route and the 60th destination on IndiGo’s network. Flight No 6E-5998 from Bengaluru will start at 1.30 pm and reach Allahabad at 4.10 pm. The flight will run daily except Tuesday, priced at Rs 2,500. ... Read more

You don’t have to wait for long to check-in your baggage at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, anymore. The whole process of baggage check-in will take only 45 seconds from now on as the airport has deployed fully-automated self bag drop machines at the airport. The self bag drop machines will accelerate the baggage transaction and reduce check-in queues. Bengaluru Airport is the first in the country to introduce a large deployment of fully automated baggage drop-off units. The system, called Air.Go, has been designed and installed by Materna IPS. To begin with, this self-drop baggage system will be available ... Read more