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Wilson Mathew, Former President of Manchester Malayali Association, handing over the invitation to Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran Kerala’s Responsible Tourism Mission has received official invitation for its artistes to participate in the world-renowned Manchester Day Parade. The invitation has been received as part of a long term cultural exchange program articulated by Kerala Tourism and State Responsible Tourism Mission along with Manchester City. Manchester expressed interest in a tie-up with Kerala after the tourism authorities of the City came to know about the activities of the Kerala RT Mission, which has received the prestigious Golden Award at the World Travel ... Read more

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Delhi Metro’s Phase -4 project comprising of 3 priority corridors. The total length of these 3 corridors is 61.679 km. Out of the total 61.679 km, 22.359 km will be built underground and 39.320 km will be constructed as elevated section. These corridors will consist of 46 stations, of which 17 stations will be underground and the rest 29 stations will be constructed as elevated sections. The total completion cost of three metro corridors will be Rs.24,948.65 crore.   The project will be implemented by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ... Read more

Kelvin Wu (2nd from right), Co-founder of Fayfay.com and Huynh Thi Huong Lan (2nd from left), the Deputy Director of the Da Nang Tourism Fayfay.com, an e-commerce company dedicated to authentic Vietnam travel experiences, has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Da Nang Tourism Promotion Center and the Tourism Department of Thua Thien-Hue Province to promote Vietnam tourism, with a special focus in Central Vietnam. The MoUs come at a strategic time, as international visitors to Vietnam hit a record high of over 15.5 million in 2018. The two MoUs were signed by Kelvin Wu, the Co-founder of Fayfay.com, ... Read more

Bollywood super star Salman Khan will associate with Madhya Pradesh in the field of tourism and heritage.  It was announced chief minister Kamal Nath while interacting with the media at Vallabh Bhavan on Thursday. Salman Khan was born in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore and spent his childhood in the city before his scriptwriter father Salim Khan shifted base to Mumbai. Speaking to the media while presenting a 70-day report card of his government, Nath informed that he had urged Khan to contribute in the state’s tourism promotion and he agreed. “I talked to Salman Khan recently and I asked him to ... Read more

Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 5th March 2019  with State Government of Uttar Pradesh for taking over the development and operationsalization of existing Kushinagar Airport, which belongs to State Govt. of Uttar Pradesh. It was revealed by AAI in a press release. The MoU was signed by Surya Pal Gangwar, Special Secretary of Civil Aviation, Govt of Uttar Pradesh and G D Gupta, ED (Planning), AAI at AAI Corporate office, Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, New Delhi. Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, AAI and senior officials of AAI were present on the occasion. Kushinagar Airport is ... Read more

Inspire Travel Luggage has launched its next generation of toiletry cases and luggage bags on Kickstarter. Created in 2013 from a napkin sketch, The Traveler brand humorously exposes a common travel fail to introduce its newest collection. Want to pack a ton of your favorite sunscreen that you know you won’t find at your destination, or want to take absolutely everything from your bathroom? Then here’s something for you. Don’t want those precious products to spill onto the rest of your things? That’s where these unique bags are different. The Traveler provides a simple solution to the needs of travellers whether ... Read more

The tourism industry connected with Agra is expecting a major boost in the business as it is going to get  air connectivity to Bengaluru, Bhopal, Lucknow, and Varanasi from May 2019,under the government’s UDAN regional connectivity scheme. UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) is a regional airport development and ‘Regional Connectivity Scheme’ (RCS) of Government of India, with the objective of ‘letting the common citizen of the country fly’, aimed at making air travel affordable and widespread, to boost inclusive national economic development end employment generation. As per airport officials low-cost airline Indigo is keen taking advantage of the scheme ... Read more

The Luxury Collection, part of Marriott International, Inc., announced its planned debut in the Seychelles with the signing of North Island – one of the world’s most luxurious private island resorts. Located amongst the inner granitic islands of Seychelles, North Island is owned by the North Island Company Limited and is anticipated to join The Luxury Collection’s portfolio of world-renowned hotels and resorts later this year. Managed by ASMALLWORLD, the leading members-only club dedicated to international travel and luxury, North Island, a Luxury Collection Resort, Seychelles will be the organization’s first property in their highly anticipated ASW Hotel Collection. North ... Read more

Chekutty dolls arrived at the ITB venue Kerala’s Chekutty doll will be a center attraction in ITB Berlin this year. The organizers of Chekkuty have already installed a stall for Chekutty in ITB. A short film on Chekutty will also be premiered at the venue. The short film titled ‘Kerala the land of Chekutty’ will narrate the story of Kerala, which survived the devastating flood in August last year. The short film explains how the people of Kerala have survived the flood, with special focus on Chennamangalm, the weavers’ village. It will also show how the concept of Chekutty doll ... Read more

AKARYN Hotel Group, Thailand’s home-grown luxury boutique hotel specialist, is on a mission to become a single-use plastic free hotel company by June 2019. The group’s newest hotel, akyra TAS Sukhumvit Bangkok, is leading the way by becoming the first new hotel in Asia to launch without any single-use plastic in its rooms or F&B outlets. akyra Manor Chiang Mai quickly followed suit, becoming free of single-use plastic in October 2018. All other Aleenta and akyra hotels in AKARYN Hotel Group’s are now well on the way to achieving this goal. “Our eco-friendly approach began by sourcing glass bottles and containers, ... Read more

The Fern Hotels & Resorts, India’s leading environmentally sensitive hotel chain, has opened The Fern Kesarval Hotel & Spa, Verna Plateau-Goa. With the new Goan hotel, the company now manages 57 hotels. The Fern Kesarval Hotel & Spa is a 60-room hotel offering contemporary accommodations, a finely-designed multi cuisine restaurant & bar, state-of-art banquet halls, a swimming pool and poolside lawns. The hotel offers four different categories of rooms: Winter Green, Winter Green Premium, Fern Club and Hazel Suite. Guest room facilities include LED TV, Digital in-room safe, Complimentary bottled drinking water in-room, In-room tea & coffee facility, Eco-friendly room ... Read more

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari, laid the foundation stone for development and maintenance of Inter-Modal Station (IMS) at Ajni Railway Station in Nagpur today. IMS is a passenger terminal infrastructure which integrates various transportation modes like rail, road, mass rapid transit system (MRTS), bus rapid transit (BRT) and other para-modal transportation modes. Inter-modal stations allow passengers to change transportation modes during transit without leaving the station premises. Speaking on the occasion Gadkari stressed upon adopting new ideas for improving transport facilities in towns and cities. “I request city planners to aim at reducing city congestion by ... Read more

ITB Berlin 2019 with some 10,000 exhibiting companies from 181 countries and regions, has kick started today. At the ITB Berlin Convention close to 400 leading speakers will discuss how the international tourism industry should respond to overtourism crises, the shift in customer demands, the threat of climate change, and new forms of transportation. This year’s Official Partner Country is Malaysia. For the first time ITB Berlin is devoting an international platform to the fast-growing Technology, Tours & Activities (TTA) segment. Both major players and small start-ups will be able to present their innovative products at the first event of its ... Read more

Messe Berlin said it will be organising the inaugural ITB India in 2020. The three-day business-to-business travel trade show and convention will take place at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India, from April 15th-17th next year. The show is expected to bring together key travel industry leaders and buyers from cities across India, and international exhibitors from the MICE, leisure and corporate sectors. ITB India will also have a Hosted Buyers’ Programme that will cater to buyers from first, second, and third tier cities in India. The Indian travel industry is expected to be valued at US$56 billion by 2020 with ... Read more

Avis Budget Group and Abu Dhabi based Etihad Aviation Group have announced a new, global partnership which sees Avis Budget Group become the exclusive car rental provider for Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, Etihad Holidays and Etihad Guest, the airlines loyalty programme. The partnership will see the Avis, Budget, Maggiore and Zipcar brands offered across the various Etihad booking channels worldwide. Etihad Guest members will benefit from the Avis Preferred programme and an improved earning proposition. “We are delighted that we have extended our partnership with Etihad to be the exclusive global mobility provider. The partnership is ... Read more