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Sardar Vallabhbhai Pattel statue (Photo Courtesy: Indian Express) Vijay Rupani, Chief Minister Gujarat has invited all other states of the country to construct ‘state houses’ at Kevadia Colony, where the 182 meters tall Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel statue, probably world’s tallest statue, is under construction. Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL) officials said land has been assigned about land along with the statue for the states to construct guesthouses and canteens same as the different state bhavans in New Delhi. As per the J N Singh, Gujarat State Secretary, letters from the Chief Minister were sent to all states last week ... Read more

Photo from WTTC Global Summit 2018 WTTC’s Tourism for Tomorrow (T4T) Awards is the world’s top accolade in sustainable tourism; they recognize the highest ethical standards in the sector and are respected by industry leaders, governments and international media alike. The Awards are aimed at recognizing best practice in sustainable tourism within the industry globally, based upon the principles of environmentally friendly operations; support for the protection of cultural and natural heritage; and direct benefits to the social and economic well-being of local people in travel destinations around the world. The Tourism for Tomorrow Awards have five categories that have ... Read more

Photo for representative purpose only Comingone Ymbon, Fisheries Minister of Meghalaya, inaugurated the first Aqua Park of the state at Photjaud-War, South West Khasi Hills District on Thursday, 11th October 2018 Speaking on the inaugural function, Ymbon said that the park built at a cost of Rs 26 lakhs, would help in boosting tourism and development of the state and enhance its economy. “Aqua Culture Mission-II will be launched soon in the state and it will help to increase the fish production of,” said the Minister Meghalaya is estimated to have annual demand of 27000 metric tonnes of fish, however ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: Delegate The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has created a fund to encourage content creators in Singapore to create local content for a global audience. The $1 million fund, named ‘Fast Forward’, aims to provide support to filmmakers, vloggers, media companies and creative agencies to create films, videos and animations that creatively feature Singapore and bring to life STB’s tourism tagline ‘Passion Made Possible’. “Singapore has a passionate community of content creators and storytellers who are already producing inspiring content and telling a great Singapore story,” said Terrence Voon, Director for Digital and content at STB. “As part of ... Read more

In order to conserve the folk art forms of the State, HD Kumaraswamy, Karnataka Chief Minister  has directed officers of the Kannada and Culture Department to take steps to resume the Janapada Jatre in the state. Janapada Jatre is a Folklore festival held in the state of Karnataka on weekends. This festival is to showcase the cultural diversity present in Karnataka and encourage the artistes to keep their culture alive. Recently a Janapada Jatre programme has conducted as part of the Dasara Festival. Addressing the folk artistes after the event the Chief Minister said the government would take necessary steps ... Read more

Marking the new tourism season, the first cruise ship will arrive at Kochi port by 15th October. After Kochi, the luxury cruise ship MV Boudicca, carrying  522 tourists, will reach Vizhinjam the next day at around 8 AM. The tourists disembarking at the Vizhinjam port will be received by the tourism authorities in traditional style. After sightseeing in different tourism attractions of the region, the group will set off to Colombo at evening. The luxury ship belongs to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will have 388 crew members other than the 522 tourists.  Most of the tourists are from the UK. ... Read more

The picturesque Wayanad is all set to be more beautiful, with the hill station going to be made waste-free soon. The district administration, in association with three-tier local administrative bodies, is planning to make the destination waste-free. An action plan has been prepared by three-tier local bodies to declare Wayanad a complete waste-free district from January 1. The action plan suggests conducting ward-level waste-free declaration on October 21, followed by Grama panchayat-level and district-level waste-free declarations on November 14 and December 31 respectively. A coordination committee has been appointed to implement the project, with grama panchayat association president as the chairman of the ... Read more

ടൂറിസം സീസണിനു തുടക്കമിട്ട് സീസണിലെ ആദ്യ ആഡംബര യാത്രാകപ്പല്‍ ബൌദിക്കാ അടുത്തയാഴ്ച്ച കേരള തീരത്തെത്തും. അഞ്ഞൂറോളം സഞ്ചാരികളുമായാണ് കപ്പലിന്‍റെ വരവ്. 15നു കൊച്ചിയിലെത്തുന്ന കപ്പല്‍ 16നു രാവിലെ എട്ടു മണിയോടെ വിഴിഞ്ഞം തീരത്തെത്തും. പുറം കടലില്‍ നങ്കൂരമിടുന്ന കപ്പലില്‍ നിന്ന് ചെറു ബോട്ടുകളില്‍ വിഴിഞ്ഞം പഴയ വാര്‍ഫില്‍ എത്തിക്കുന്ന സഞ്ചാരികളെ കേരളത്തനിമയോടെ സ്വീകരിക്കും.തുടര്‍ന്ന് ഇവര്‍ കാഴ്ചകള്‍ കാണാനായി പോകും.വൈകിട്ട് കപ്പല്‍ കൊളംബോയ്ക്ക് തിരിക്കും. വലുപ്പത്തില്‍ മുമ്പനായ ഒഴുകുന്ന ഈ കൊട്ടാരം കേരളത്തില്‍ എത്തുന്നത്‌ ഇതാദ്യം

Mombasa Elephant Tusks The Port City of Mombasa on Tuesday witnessed the unveiling of a luxury double-decker bus for sightseeing at the historical Elephant Tusks. The inauguration comes at a time when Mombasa is preparing to host the Global Skal Congress, a meeting for tourism executives from all over the world at Pride Inn Paradise Beach Resort, Convention Centre and Spa next month. The bus painted in colours of the Kenyan national flag. Mombasa Sightseeing Limited, the owners of the bus, said that they were delighted at starting the new service in the Port city of Mombasa which is a ... Read more

Revv Co-founders -Anupam Agarwal and Karan Jain Revv, the car sharing platform is coming to Kochi. It is as per their plan to expand their services to four new cities making their presence in 15 cities of the country. Three other are Ahmedabad, Mangalore and Kolkata. The company is already operating other Metro cities already. The company also plan to start operations in another five cities by the end of 2018. The fleet of vehicles will also be increased in accordance with the expansion programme. There are also plans to have new one-way intercity routes. The expansion programmes expected to ... Read more

In the second week of September Union Minister K J Alphons said that rupee depreciation was good for the country’s tourism sector, and, his words seem to be true, looking at the growth of inbound tourism. The strengthening dollar and Euro has made India an attractive destination for foreign tourists. Though the outbound tourism has taken a hit, the tourism industry has high hopes regarding the inbound tourists. Alphons has said earlier last month that the central government is taking all measures to double the tourist inflow in India in next three years. Apart from foreign travellers, there’s a remarkable rise in ... Read more

Ananthapura Lake Temple, Kasargod The Union Ministry has approved projects worth Rs 91.72 crore for the development of Pilgrimage tourism in Kerala. The fund will be used for the infrastructure development of 147 pilgrimage centers of the state. The proposals submitted by the Kerala tourism department have been approved by the Union Ministry of Tourism in principle. As per Kadakampally Surendran, the Kerala Tourism Minister, detailed project plans will be submitted to the Union Ministry in due course. This project will be implemented as part of the third pilgrimage tourism circuit of the Union Ministry. Major Hindu, Christian and Muslim ... Read more

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Medical Tourism Association (MTA), to coordinate efforts to position Abu Dhabi as a world-class medical tourism destination, with the MTA’s annual World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress event now being hosted in Abu Dhabi a major part of the agreement. This globally recognized event brings together experts and organizations from more than 100 countries worldwide and regularly attracts more than 10,000 visitors, approximately 200 exhibitors and sponsors, and up to 100 hosted VIP buyers. The MoU agreement, which was ... Read more

Seychelles Tourism Board is looking for enhancing inbound tourists from the second tier cities of India. With the aim of expanding their reach to more cities of India, destination training workshops were conducted by the Seychelles tourism board in Surat and Nagpur. The objective of the workshops was to provide the tour operators with information and details about Seychelles and to find new potential partners who could promote the destinations in Seyshelles. (Photo courtesy: Udaipur Times) Events were attended by 25-30 companies in each city, which included destination presentations followed by question and answer and networking sessions. The training session ... Read more

The Italian Embassy in Bahrain has opened a new visa application centre in Manama in partnership with VFS Global on Tuesday. (09 October, 2018). In a joint statement, VFS Global and the Embassy said the new centre will provide greater seamlessness to visa application processing and residents in Bahrain need not submit their Schengen visa applications at the Embassy. “We are very pleased to start a new chapter of cooperation with VFS Global, providing a state-of-the-art service in collecting applications for short-stay Visas for travel to Italy and Malta as their main destinations in the Schengen area. We are confident ... Read more