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Aman and Dia in a playful fight(Photo Courtesy: Hindustan Times) Navjot Singh Sidhu , Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister of Punjab, decided to adopt two Royal Bengal tigers at Chhatbir zoo on Thurday. The Six-year-old Aman and his five-year-old companion Dia will be now the responsibility of the cricketer-turned-politician. Dia is a white Royal Bengal tiger, born in the zoo in 2013, while Aman, born in 2012 at a Kanpur zoo, was brought here in 2015. Dia’s brother Love, was given to the Kanpur zoo in exchange for Aman by the Chhatbir zoo authorities. Sidhu has to spent Rs 4,12,800 ... Read more

Ranoh Island, Batam Indonesian Tourism has identified Singapore as a tourism hub for the year 2019, as it seeks to benefit from 7,200 flights a week from and through the island state. It was revealed by Arief Yahya, the Tourism Minister. “I am saying that it is easier to fish in the neighbor’s pond that has already has a lot of fish. There are 11 million potential tourists, who we can encourage to come to Indonesia,” said Arief in Jakarta on Thursday. The initiative is stated in the Tourism Ministry’s program as part of the effort to achieve the targeted ... Read more

Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran has promised to consider the Kadamakudy tourism project in the next tourism working group meeting. He was talking to the media after visiting Pizhala, a part of Kadamakudy on Thursday, to review the proposed project. “Kadamakkudy has immense potential to attract tourists. The visitors from abroad like to experience the life in these islands.  Kadamakkudy can be developed as a prime tourism destination in the state,” said the Tourism Minister. Kadamakudy tourism project propose to development of tourism activities, connecting 14 islands. The Tourism Department has prepared a master plan for the project similar to the ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: Tickety Boo Training Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS) has invited applications for its MBA in Travel and Tourism. The course is affiliated to University of Kerala and approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) The two year full-time MBA (Travel & Tourism) equip the students with management skills and professionalism to suit the requirements of tourism industry and the service sector. The programme consists of four semesters of six months each, spread across two years. The course integrates an academic knowledge of management studies with its applications in the travel, tourism and hospitality ... Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the super-specialty public hospital – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Sciences and Research- in Ahmedabad on 17th January 2018. Built by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, the 78 meter high, 1500 bed hospital is equipped with all modern amenities, including an air ambulance. PM inspected the facilities at the hospital. He lauded the efforts of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for setting up a world class hospital and said, “Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in Ahmedabad hospital will prove to be a model for other government hospitals in the country.” Built at a ... Read more

The 9th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Summit gets underway at Mahatma Mandir Exhibition cum Convention Centre in Gandhinagar on 18th January 2018. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the inaugural session of the summit aimed at giving a fillip to investments in Gujarat. In the run up to the start of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit scheduled to be held during January 18-20, the Prime Minister inaugurated the Global Trade Show at the Exhibition centre. The PM visited the various pavilions and evinced keen interest in the stalls of ISRO, DRDO, Khadi etc., among others bringing to the fore his vision ... Read more

Year 2018 witnessed around 65.2 million tourist arrivals in New York. It was acknowledged by the New York Tourism Board, stating that British people topped the list of foreign visitors. According to statistics, around 51.6 million domestic and 13.5 million foreign tourists visited the city last year, almost 3 per cent more than that of overseas visitors in 2017. With 1.24 million, Briton topped the list, having China in the second place (1.1 million).  Canada (1 million), Brazil (920,000) and France (807,000) followed the list. According to the annual Global Destination Cities list of MasterCard published in September, New York ... Read more

Foreign tourist tries rubber tapping The online platforms developed by the Responsible Tourism Mission under the Department of Tourism are ready. The online platforms are developed with an aim to bring back all the sectors which were shattered during the times of the recent floods in Kerala. The Responsible Tourism Mission Online Platforms are developed to give a fillip to the flood affected tourism sector and also to provide direct and indirect employment to all the people of the state. Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran will inaugurate the online platforms on January 18, at 10.30 in Muscat hotel, Thiruvananthapuram. The system aims to bring ... Read more

Preparations are in full swing for Asia’s biggest lake festival in February. The event is scheduled to be held from 26 to 28 February in Uttarakhand’s Tehri district. Every year Uttarakhand Tourism organizes Tehri Lake Festival where one can find non-stop action blended with unspoilt nature! Book your seats in advance to experience the thrills of boating, jetskiing, banana rides, water skiing, surfing, canoeing, river-rafting, paragliding, kayaking and much more. Watch adventure experts showcasing their aerial skills, Bollywood artists giving electrifying performances and also explore the trade, tourism and cultural aspects of Tehri. One can enjoy the dazzling aerial skills of adventures ... Read more

The skies of the Sakthi Mills Ground in Pollachi, Tamil Nadu were filled by the hot air balloons, as part of the Tamil Nadu International Balloon Festival. The three-day event, which kick-started on January 12, featured 10 hot air balloons from eight countries. Apart from taking a ride in the balloons, visitors also participated in games organized at the venue. This year’s attractions were special shaped balloons – white CAT from Germany, ice cream from Belguim, and Angry Birds adorned the skies of Pollachi. This years balloons were from France, Germany, Poland, USA, Denmark, Belgium and Netherlands. The pilots for the balloons ... Read more

Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven emirates in the United Arab Emirates, is the perfect destination for leisure seekers and history enthusiasts. Offering magnificent landscapes, breathtaking coastlines and rich, terracotta desert planes, the emirate has firmly established itself as the UAE’s most authentic destination in the Middle East. With year-long sunshine and 64 kilometres of white sandy beaches, just 45 minutes from the busy metropolis of Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah offers an entirely unique experience from its neighbouring emirates. Ras Al Khaimah is known to most of the tourists as the abode of the best beaches in UAE. However, ... Read more

Yes, you heard it right! Odisha is calling you to have a wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime turtle tourism experience. Recently, a turtle festival was conducted at Puri beach with an aim to promote eco-tourism and help conserve Olive Ridley turtles. Odisha has 90 per cent of India’s turtle population and it also boasts of being home to half of the world’s Olive Ridley turtle population. The organizers of the turtle festival are planning to conduct this festival, by giving importance to tourism. This year, they have involved tourists as well as locals in the festival, which came out to be a very ... Read more

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval to the Agreement on the facilitation of visa arrangements signed between India and Maldives signed in December, 2018. The Visa Facilitation Agreement signed during the visit of Maldivian President to India aims to further deepen people to people exchanges between the two countries making it easier for Maldivian and India nationals to travel to each others’ countries for tourism, medical treatment, education as well as business and employment. The Agreement provides for 90-day visa free travel for tourism, medical and limited business purpose and ... Read more

Happy news for the residents of Croydon in Greater London! An authentic Ayurvedic Medical Center is opening at 505 London Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6AR on 20th January 21018. Bernadette Khan, Croydon City Mayor, will inaugurate Ayurmedics. Ayurmedics, the authentic Ayurvedic center, is promoted by Vinod C S and Venkulam Rajan, both from Kerala, the southern state of India. Vinod and Rajan have been in the healthcare and wellness industry for more than two decades. “The doctors and therapists are from Kerala, who have prior experience in Ayurvedic treatment. The medicines and all the equipment used for the treatments are also ... Read more

Sarovar Hotels and Resorts said the group is expanding its footprint in Jammu and Kashmir with signing of an agreement with a new hotel, Viraj Sarovar Portico, in Jammu. The 45-room hotel will become operational in mid-2019 and will be Sarovar’s second hotel in the state after RK Sarovar Portico in Srinagar, the company said in a statement. Viraj Sarovar Portico, Jammu, is strategically located in the epicenter of corporate, educational & industrial areas of Bari Brahmana. The hotel is in close proximity to Jammu Airport and railway station. The hotel will offer 45 rooms with contemporary amenities and extensive ... Read more