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African Tourism Board (ATB), in partnership with public and private sector members, is looking to enhance the sustainable growth, value, and quality of travel and tourism in Africa. The  soft launch of ATB will be held today during World Travel Market in London. Around 200 top tourism leaders, including ministers from many African countries, as well as Dr Taleb Rifai, former UNWTO Secretary General, are scheduled to attend the event at WTM. ATB is internationally acclaimed for acting as a catalyst for the responsible development of travel and tourism to, from, and within the African region. The Board is part of the ... Read more

Goa Tourism has a new information and facilitation counter at Goa Niwas in New Delhi. Power Minister Nilesh Cabral, who is also the chairman of Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC), has inaugurated the facility. “GTDC receives a lot of enquiries from people in Delhi. The counter will provide information regarding Goa Tourism services and facilities available for visitors from Delhi and nearby areas,” said the minister after inaugurating the facility. “With the opening of this counter, guests will be facilitated and Goa tourism brochures ,CDs and other publicity material will be displayed at the counter for the information of the ... Read more

Union Minister of State for Tourism (Independent charge) K J Alphons has assured that the Central Government will provide more monetary assistance to Manipur if the state comes up with interesting projects. “Manipur is ideal for grooming handlooms and textiles industry due to the presence of ample number of weavers who have thorough knowledge of the trade,” the minister said. “Tourism, handlooms and textiles and handicrafts are the sectors that the state preferably needs to focus for economic boost,” he opined while speaking as guest of honor at the launching programme of “Samveg, the momentum” which was held in celebrating the role ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: scmp.com The number of Chinese visitors to Australia has grown 13 per cent in a single year, latest data showed. A record high 1.3 million Chinese people visited Australia in the 12 months to June 2018 as per the latest International Visitor Survey (IVS), released by Tourism Research Australia (TRA) on Friday 2nd November 2018. During this period around 1.3 million tourists visited Australia, who spent 11.3 billion Australian dollars (8.1 billion U.S. dollars) in the country, which is 15 per cent more than that of the previous year. According to the IVS, Chinese visitors accounted for 81 ... Read more

Ministry of AYUSH observes Ayurveda Day every year on Dhanawantari Jayanti (Dhanteras). This year Ayurveda Day is being observed on 5th November 2018. On this occasion, Ministry is organising a “National Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Ayurveda” in association with NITI Aayog on 4th & 5th November 2018 at Dr. Ambedkar International centre, Janapth, New Delhi, with the intention to encourage entrepreneurs and Ayurveda stakeholders towards businesses opportunities in the sector. “The Seminar is a subsequent step to the challenges taken by the Ministry to increase Ayurveda Market share three fold by the year 2022. The seminar is ... Read more

United Airlines has submitted a formal application to the U S Department of Transportation (DOT) for authority to increase service between New York/Newark Liberty and Shanghai Pudong beginning in June 2020. If approved, United’s second daily flight will create new opportunities for customers to conveniently connect to Shanghai from more than 90 U S and Canadian destinations served by United from New York/Newark. “Our application for a second daily flight between New York/Newark and Shanghai is in response to the demand for travel between each country’s financial center, which has grown annually for the last several years,” said Oscar Munoz, ... Read more

South Korea’s First Lady Kim Jung-Sook will be the chief guest at the Deepotsav in Ayodhya this Diwali. Sook, who has also scheduled to attend the ground breaking ceremony of Queen Suriratma memorial in Ayodhya, will be in India from November 4 to 7. Sook will be the chief guest at the Deepotsav, organised by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh in Ayodhya on 6th November 2018. An MoU regarding the Queen Suriratna Memorial Project was signed in July 2018, during the India visit of President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-In, to facilitate upgrade and expansion of the existing monument ... Read more

In order to convey the message that Alappuzha is ready to receive tourists to its backwaters, the Alappzuha District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) has organized a campaign with the tag line ‘Back to Backwaters’. A house boat rally was organized as part of the promotion campaigns on 2nd November 2018 from the finishing point of the Nehru trophy boat race. It might be the first time such a rally has taken place in the whole world. More pictures of the event here: DTPC Office   Roller Skating by Alleppey Skaters Club   Roller Skating   Roller Skating   Chenda Melam (Traditional ... Read more

വാട്‌സ് ആപ്പിലൂടെ പരസ്യം നല്‍കി പണം സമ്പാദിക്കാന്‍ ഫെയ്‌സ് ബുക്ക് തീരുമാനിച്ചു. ഇത് സംബന്ധിച്ച പ്രഖ്യാപനം കഴിഞ്ഞ ദിവസം വാട്‌സ് ആപ്പ് വൈസ് പ്രസിഡന്റ് ക്രിസ് ഡാനിയേല്‍സ് നടത്തി. ആപ്പില്‍ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെടുന്ന പരസ്യങ്ങളിലൂടെ കമ്പനികളില്‍ നിന്നും ക്ലൈന്റുകളില്‍ നിന്നും വാട്‌സ് ആപ്പിന് പണം സമ്പാദിക്കാനാകും. ആപ്പിലെ സ്റ്റാറ്റസ് സെക്ഷനിലായിരിക്കും പരസ്യങ്ങള്‍ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെടുക. എന്നാല്‍, എന്നുമുതലാകും വാട്‌സ് ആപ്പില്‍ പരസ്യം പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ട് തുടങ്ങുക എന്നത് സംബന്ധിച്ച് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചിട്ടില്ല. അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര മാധ്യമ റിപ്പോര്‍ട്ടുകള്‍ പ്രകാരം അടുത്ത വര്‍ഷം മുതലാകും ഇത് നടപ്പില്‍ വരുകയെന്നാണ് വിലയിരുത്തല്‍. ലോകത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും വലിയ മെസേജിംഗ് ആപ്ലിക്കേഷനായ വാട്‌സ് ആപ്പിന് ഇന്ത്യയില്‍ മാത്രം 25 കോടി ഉപഭോക്താക്കളുണ്ടെന്നാണ് കണക്കാക്കുന്നത്. 2014 ലാണ് ഫേസ്ബുക്ക് വാട്‌സ് ആപ്പിനെ ഏറ്റെടുത്തത്. ഇത്രയും നാള്‍ പരസ്യമില്ലാതെയാണ് വാട്‌സ് ആപ്പ് സേവനം നല്‍കിയിരുന്നത്.

In order to convey the message that Alappuzha is ready to receive tourists to its backwaters, the Alappzuha District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) has organized a campaign with the tag line ‘Back to Backwaters’. A house boat rally was organized as part of the promotion campaigns on 2nd November 2018 from the finishing point of the Nehru trophy boat race. It might be the first time such a rally has taken place in the whole world. The event kick started, with a bike rally of women, which started from Alappuzha beach and concluded at the boat race finishing point. A ... Read more

The Member Traffic, Railway Board, Girish Pillai briefing the media about the all-India roll out of unreserved mobile ticketing facility (UTS on mobile). Ministry of Railways has rolled out All-India Unreserved Mobile Ticketing facility (UTS on Mobile). The facility of booking unreserved tickets, including season tickets and also platform tickets is available through the ‘UTSONMOBILE’ app available for Android, IOS and Windows phones. Ministry of Railways has introduced Unreserved Mobile Ticketing with a view to promote three C’s- Cashless transactions (Digital payment), Contact less ticketing (no need to physically visit the point of sale) and Customer convenience and experience. As ... Read more

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Korea for strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism. The main objectives of the MoU are to expand bilateral cooperation in tourism, including cooperation in data related to tourism, between tourism stakeholders, including hotels and tour operators, to establish exchange programmes for cooperation in human resource development and encourage investment in the tourism and hospitality sectors. Main objectives: # To expand bilateral cooperation in tourism sector # To increase Exchange of information and data related to tourism # ... Read more

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved renaming of Jharsuguda Airport, Odisha as “Veer Surendra Sai Airport, Jharsuguda”. Veer Surendra Sai is a well-known freedom fighter of Odisha. Renaming of the Jharsuguda airport in his name will fulfill long-pending demand of the Odisha Government, which reflects the sentiments of the local public of the respective area. It will also be a befitting tribute to the contribution of the revered personality associated with the State. Jharsuguda airport was formally dedicated to the nation by Modi on September 22. During the inauguration of the airport, the Prime Minister had ... Read more

Etihad Airways is celebrating fifteen years since its first flight and its subsequent rise as one of the world’s leading airlines. The major milestone is being marked with a series of events and initiatives in Abu Dhabi and around the world, beginning with the unveiling of an exclusive collaboration with iconic New York fashion designer, Diane von Furstenberg. The UAE national airline now operates a next-generation fleet of over 110 modern Boeing and Airbus aircraft, flying to 84 passenger and cargo destinations. Over the span of 15 years, Etihad Airways has operated over 840,000 passenger flights and has carried 139 ... Read more

A group of 48 bikers, including 3 female bikers, from across the country set off on a motorcycle rally to Bhadarwah Valley, via famous Chattar Galla pass in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday with a mission to promote adventure tourism and sports in Chenab valley. Zaheer Ud Din Naik, tourism officer from TRC Dandi has flagged of the rally on Wednesday, 31st October 2018. The event was sponsored by Jammu and Kashmir tourism department. After passing through markets of the town and rural areas, the bikers have headed towards Kishtwar via Doda, from where the bikers will ... Read more