Arunachal Pradesh’s Governer, to have B D Mishra on Thursday urged the Centre Ministry to formulate specific plans to promote tourism in the state. Mishra has visited K J Alphons, Union Minister of State for Tourism in Delhi on Thursday, 200th September 2018. During the meeting the he has requested for implementing eco-friendly and socially […]
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Managing tourism sustainably from an economic, social, cultural and environmental perspective is very important for every country, says Kathleen Pessolano, US expert and Destination Program Director of Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). She was speaking at a programme at Puducherry, presenting the subject, ‘public-private partnerships for sustainable tourism’ on Thursday, 21st September 2018. The programme […]
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As part of the Paryatan Parv (Tourism festival) celebrations, a rally was organized at Aguada Fort by the Goa Tourism Department in Association with the India Tourism Goa and Institute of Hotel Management on Monday. Over 100 officials from India Tourism Goa, Goa Tourism and students from IHM and other local stake holders have participated […]
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India’s leading airline announces a 24-hours only sale with title “Fly With The Best”, giving travellers the chance to experience one of the country’s best airline at highly affordable fares! The sale fares are available in all three classes at discounts of up to 75% relative to non-sale fares, starting at Rs 999 for […]
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Navjot Singh Sidhu, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister of Punjab, states Tourism is going to be the major revenue earner of the state. He was speaking to the media in the India Tourism Mart 2018. The government is striving to make tourism contribute 20 per cent to the state’s GDP. “The State has a vivacious […]
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Minister of Tourism, Air Transport, Handicraft and Social Economy, Kingdom of Morocco, Mohamed Sajid and Minister of State for Tourism (IC), Government of India, K J Alphons held a bilateral meeting on Tourism Cooperation between India and Morocco in New Delhi. During this meeting both the Ministers agreed to enhance the tourism cooperation between India and […]
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The government is taking a slew of measures to increase the number of tourists visiting India from China. And, as part of this initiative, the ministry is planning to appoint a strategic adviser for the Chinese market. The strategic adviser is appointed to advice and coordinate strategies to attract more inbound tourists from China. This was revealed […]
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Tourism Min invites global tourism sector to Kerala; India Tourism Mart kick starts in Delhi
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Union Tourism Minister Alphons K J today invited the global tourism stakeholders to visit Kerala supporting the flood-hit state. “Though it was hit by one of the worst floods in the century, Kerala is emerging from the deluge at an amazing pace,” he said inaugurating the India Tourism Mart in New Delhi today. “The tourism […]
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Yoga is India’s greatest gift to the world, said Suman Billa, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India. Suman Billa was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the India Tourism Mart in New Delhi. “Give us 15 days, we will make you 5 years younger,” he said while talking about the importance of yoga […]
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Attract high spending, high quality international tourists to India: Railway min
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The focus, at present, needs to be on attracting high spending, high quality international tourists to the country, opined Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal. The minister was addressing the audience after inaugurating the ‘first ever’ India Tourism Mart (ITM) on 17th September, 2018 at Ashok Hotel, New Delhi. “The profile of the international tourists needs to […]
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Andhra Pradesh Tourism department has launched ‘Swachh Pakhwada’ (clean fortnight), a tourism and cleanliness campaign, to attract tourists to various destinations in the state. The Swachh Pakhwada was launched by the Union government in association with the State governments and Union Territories exhorting people to participate in the two-week campaign of cleaning. As part of […]
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Southern Railway is planning to operate round trip Udagamandalam-Ketti-Udagamandalam as part of Paryatan Parv 2018. The special train have seating capacity of 80 seats in First class and 40 in second class totalling 120 seats, with four trips consisting of three coaches.First Round trip service started from Udagamandalam at 10.00 am on September 16 and […]
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Union home minister Rajnath Singh reiterated that India is full of cultural diversity but yet it is unbreakable and it is being developed as a tourist destination. He was inaugurating the second edition of ‘Paryatan Parv’ (Tourism Festival) at Rajpath Lawns in Delhi on Sunday. K.J. Alphons, Union Minister for Tourism, Rashmi Verma, Secretary, Ministry of […]
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Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) is planning to enhance community based tourism in the capital city, Amaravati. Under this project the residents of a region invite tourists to visit their communities and provide them with overnight accommodation. APCRDA also plans to have feasible tourism projects in the region; in public sector and also […]
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India Tourism Mart aims to woo more tourists to the country: K J Alphons
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The first ever India Tourism Mart, organized by the Ministry of Touism, Govt of India, is the brainchild of K J Alphons, Minister of State for Tourism. “The Tourism Mart aims at attracting more tourists to the country,” said the minister while talking to Tourism News Live in an exclusive interview. Minister Piyush Goyal will […]