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Fiji is aiming at enhancing its infrastructure to improve tourism in the country. It also plans to increase export to Australia. As per Faiyaz Siddiq Koya, Fijian minister for Industry, Trade, Tourism, Lands and Mineral Resources, Fiji is expanding infrastructure to boost tourism. It was disclosed by the minister while in a meeting with Mark Coulto, Australian assistant minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment in Momi Bay, at the Australia-Fiji Business Forum. “We are expanding our ports and making them more efficient. We are enhancing our national infrastructure to a new standard of climate resilience and we are extending essential ... Read more

(Photo for representative purpose only) Wayanad, renowned tourism destination in Kerala, popular for its natural scenic beauty and wildlife, is getting back to normal after the disastrous rain and flood. In order propagate the revival of the tourism destination, Wayanad Tourism Organization (WTO), in association with the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) and the District Administration, organizes a 4×4 jeep rally from Bangalore to Wayanad. The objective of the rally is to announce that Wayanad is safe and ready to receive tourists in all respects.  It was informed by Vancheeswaran, President of WTO, in a press meet on 4th October ... Read more

  Uttarakhand tourism to have tourism projects amounting to about Rs 3,600 crore, which will boost the tourism and hospitality industry of the state. MoUs for the projects were signed in the presence of Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Tourism and Culture Minister Satpal Maharaj on the Investors Meet held on 4th October 2018. Major MoUs signed include Rs 1885 crore worth project with KK Logistics in rope-way and hospitality sectors, Rs 513 crore MoU with Laser Retreat Private Limited in the hotel business, Rs 275 MoU with Anantraj in rope-way sector. “Tourism is a major contributor to the ... Read more

Abdali, Jordan The Jordan Inbound Tour Operators Association (JITOA) is organizing a cultural walk – ‘Walk Through Time’- on October 13 to commemorate World Tourism Day (WTD). People from the old Jabal Luweibdeh to the modern Abdali district will participate in the event. The event is initiated by Lina Annab, the Tourism minister.  Tourism sector employees and residents of Amman will take part in the walk, in order to boost the walking rout and its exposure to international travellers. Jabal Al Weibdeh, Jordan The new walking route will link modern and traditional parts of the Kingdom’s capital, starting from the ... Read more

Kannur International Airport will start its commercial operations on 9th December 2018. The inauguration date is announced after the airport has received the aerodrome licence to start commercial flight operations from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday, 4th October 2018. The mandatory licence needed for the airport, was handed over to Kannur International Airport Ltd (KIAL) in New Delhi on Thursday. “We have received the aerodrome license from the DGCA and thus overcome all hurdles to commence flight operations,” said V Thulasidas, KIAL Managing Director The only formality left for the flight operations was the publication of ... Read more

Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran has said that the Rs 3 crore development project for the Perumathura beach in Thiruvananthapuram, will be implemented soon. The project features a walkway, ticket counter, children’s park, landscaping, watchtower, parking ground and retaining wall. The minister has announced the same after a review meeting convened in the backdrop of complaints that the project implementation would be affected by the barge construction for the Vizhinjam port project. “The tourism project will be implemented 600 metres away from the barge site. First phase will be completed in ten months. Rs 2.4 crore has been sanctioned to the ... Read more

Tourists will have another reason to visit the The ‘Gandhi Mandap’ atop the Sarania Hill in Guwahati. The authorities have hoisted a gigantic National Flag on a monumental flagpole, which is claimed to be the tallest in the country. It was earlier planned to install the flagpole any of the national days, including independence day; however it the flag could unfurl on 150 birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, on 2nd October. The flag was hoisted by Sarbananda Sonowal, the Chief Minister of Assam, with the presence of state Industry Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary and other dignitaries. Sarbananda Sonowal, the Chief ... Read more

Emaar Entertainment, the pioneer of innovative entertainment, leisure and retail concepts, and a business of global developer Emaar Properties, is redefining the luxury cinema experience with its Reel Cinemas in Dubai. Reel Cinemas has brought never-before-seen experiences to the world by elevating its cinemas to the next level of operational excellence, technology innovation, luxurious amenities and the highest standards of service. These are also driven by several global-first partnerships including with Dolby Cinema, ScreenX and its association with international restaurateur Guy Fieri. Recently, the all-new Reel Cinemas – The Dubai Mall, located in the world’s most visited retail and leisure ... Read more

Renounced tourist destination of Philippines – Boracay island – will reopen on October 26th 2018, but with restrictions to the number of tourists. The island was closed for six months as a rehabilitation effort of the environment. Boracay, located off the northern tip of the central island of Panay, is popular for its sugary white sands, greenish blue waters, lively nightlife and the availability of varied water sports, which attracted nearly 2 million domestic and foreign visitors last year. During last April, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the closure of the island, calling it a ‘cesspool’, as sewage and wastes were ... Read more

Maya Beach – crowded with tourists and speed boats Maya Bay, on Phi Phi Leh island in the Andaman Sea of Thailand, which was the set for the Hollywood film ‘The Beach’, has closed indefinitely to give its ecosystem to recover. The beach has become famous after the shooting of the film acted by Leonardo DiCaprio. It is estimated that around 6,000 tourists visited the beach every day, traversing in speedboat from the nearby resort islands of PhiPhi and Phuket and Krabi on the mainland. It is said to have affected the eco-system, especially the marine life like coral reefs ... Read more

Goa tourism department is inviting tender for providing comprehensive cleaning services in the beaches of the state, for a period of five years. Cleaning works will include collection, segregation, transportation and disposal of garbage from various beaches. 10th October 2018 is the last date to submit the tender. The previous contract for cleaning given to two Mumbai based contractors has ended up in controversy, alleging multi-crore scams associated in the award. Ram Cleaners and Developers Pvt. Ltd. And Bhumika Clear Tech Services were the companies who got the previous contract in 2016. The Goa tourism department did not have the ... Read more

Antalya, a city in the southern part of Turkey, is emerging as the sought after tourist destination, with foreign tourists surging from all around the world. As per records revealed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Turkey has hosted 27 million foreign visitors in total from January to August this year. Meanwhile the total number of foreigners visited Antalya alone is 11.4 million, constituting 42.2 per cent of the total tourist arrival in the country during the period and it is 28 per cent more than that of last year. Mostly tourists prefer Antalya for its sunny beaches to ... Read more

SpiceJet is introducing flights from Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat to Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, under the regional connectivity scheme UDAN. The direct Ahmedabad-Jaisalmer-Ahmedabad and Surat-Jaisalmer-Surat flights will commence operations on October 31 and November 30, respectively. The routes were awarded to the airline under UDAN II. With the introduction of the two routes, SpiceJet will operate 25 daily flights under UDAN in straight 14 months since its first launch in July 2017. SpiceJet is also planning to enhance its operations on the Surat-Goa sector with a second direct flight from November 30. The airline’s Ahmedabad–Patna flights will operate from October ... Read more

Proposed stage of the event Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui autonomous region of China to host the final of Miss Tourism of the Globe contest 2018, which is taking place from 7th to 14th October, 2018. This is the first time, China is hosting the event. The city is going to host the event for forthcoming five years. With this event, the government of Zhongwei aims to promote the city internationally and expects the event to give the local tourism industry and the economy a strong boost. Forty contestants from 70 different countries and regions will take part in this year’s event, ... Read more

IndiGo is planning to launch non-stop flights between Kuala Lumpur-Bangalore and Kuala Lumpur-Delhi. The new flight routes will come into effect from November 15 onwards. The new flights are designed to cater to business and leisure travellers from these cities. “We are pleased to announce Kuala Lumpur as our 12th international destination effective November 2018. Malaysia provides a complete package for business travellers, holiday makers, the meeting and conference segment. We see great potential on the India- Malaysia route due to the extensive cultural, business and tourism links between the two countries,” said William Boulter, Chief Commercial Officer, IndiGo. “IndiGo will ... Read more