Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) is organizing various recreational activities to mark the World Tourism Day, which falls on 27th September. The festivities will start on 18th September with the title ‘Paryatan Parv’, means tourism festival. The events include Yoga, meditation and photography competition. Themes of the photographic completion are heritage, forests and wildlife, […]
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Odisha government is planning to conduct road-shows to promote sports tourism in the state, in view of the forthcoming Hockey Men’s Cup to be taken place at Kalinga Stadium from 28th November to 16th December. The campaigns may start from 27th September, in 17 cities including four metro cities. The organizers claim that this is […]
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The PATA Grand and Gold Awardees were felicitated at the PATA Travel Mart 2018 held at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre in Langkawi, Malaysia on September 14. SOTC Travel won the award for Marketing Media – Travel Advertisement Broadcast Media while Yalla Kerala campaign of Kerala Tourism and the PATA Gold Award for Marketing Media […]
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K J Alphons, Minister of State for Tourism (IC), Government of India, has inaugurated India’s first Tribal Tourism Circuit in Gangrel, Chhattisgarh on 14th September 2018. The project “Development of Tribal Circuit: Jashpur- Kunkuri- Mainpat- Kamleshpur- Maheshpur- Kurdar-Sarodadadar- Gangrel- Kondagaon- Nathiya Nawagaon- Jagdalpur- Chitrakoot- Tirthgarh in Chhattisgarh” is implemented under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of Ministry of […]
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JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity launches new event space
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JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity has launched its new art inspired event space – ‘The Gallery Room’. Designed to fulfill and surpass all expectations, The Gallery Room is the perfect venue to host art exhibitions and hi-end corporate events. The Gallery Room, with a capacity for 150 people, is equipped with Bose acoustics, sound system […]
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Jet Airways is all set to introduce the country’s first non-stop service between Mumbai and Manchester effective 05th November, 2018. Jet Airways will deploy a wide body A330-200 with 254 seating for the service, which will now operate five days a week including Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The airline’s latest service connecting India […]
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Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, instructed his officials to make Sonbhadra a developed district within two years. He was reviewing the developmental works in a meeting at the collectorate. “The district has immense potential for tourism. There should be a focus on developing it as a tourism hub. It will create employment opportunities,” […]
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The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon everyone to become a part of ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Movement’. “On 2nd October we mark the start of Gandhi Ji’s 150th birth anniversary. It is also the day Swachh Bharat Mission completes 4 years of being a historic mass movement aimed at fulfilling Bapu’s dream of a […]
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K J Alphons, Union Minister of State for Tourism will inaugurate the ‘Tribal Tourism Circuit’ at Gangrel in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh on September 14. The objective of the Tribal Tourism Circuit is to showcase the state’s rich and diverse tribal culture and traditions to the tourists. The key components for development under the project […]
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After the Buddhist Conclave in Ahmedabad, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) is working to create new avenues in the state for Buddhist tourism by reinforcing the ties with the Buddhist nations around the world. The government also have plans to give away the state’s land to Buddhist countries to develop Buddhist theme parks and monasteries […]
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We all might have seen numerous laser shows, but this one in Rohtak is something special. The show, organised by tourism department, depicts the story from Mahabharata to the 1857 revolution. The first laser show was inaugurated by Union Tourism Minister K J Alphons at Rohtak’s Tilial lake on September 12. At a cost of Rs […]
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has flagged off the first ever direct bus service between Bihar and Nepal on Tuesday, 11th August 2018. An air-conditioned deluxe bus will link two cities in Bihar – Patna and Bodh Gaya; and two in Nepal – Kathmandu and Janakpur. “This bus service will further strengthen the relations between […]
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Himachal Pradesh is seeking approval for a 50 crore tourism development fund from Asian Development Bank. It was informed by Jai Ram Thakur, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, while addressing a public meeting at Vallabh Government Degree College at Mandi. Under the project, a lake and other basic tourism infrastructure would be developed to take […]
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Ministry considers Aamir Khan as brand ambassador to woo Chinese tourists
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The tourism ministry is readying to hold business-to-consumer road-shows in foreign countries for the first time and is considering using Bollywood stars such as Aamir Khan to promote India in key markets such as China where they command a huge fan following, said Union minister KJ Alphons. The tourism ministry is planning to conduct business-to-consumer […]
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IIE organizes adventure tourism fest in Assam
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Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) is organizing ‘North East Adventure Tourism Festival’ at Bogamati in Baksa district of Assam, from 13th to 16th September 2018. This is the first time an adventure tourism festival is being held in the region. “The festival is being organised with support from the North East Council, Bodoland Territorial Council […]