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On the event of World Tourism Day – 27th September 2018- Pondicherry University organizes a workshop on ‘Tourism and the Digital Transformation’. Professor Gurmeet Singh, University Vice Chancellor, will open the event at the School of Management, Pondicherry . P Parthiban, Tourism Secretary, M Nanda Kumar, President, CII-Pondicherry and other industry leaders have participated in the event. “The workshop will serve as a platform for discussing various issues and challenges for the tourism industry,” S K Swain, Head of Department of Tourism Studies. Events had commenced on September 14 with an interaction with school students at Bharati Park as part ... Read more

Cochin International Airport Ltd was presented with UN’s highest environmental prize the ‘Champions of Earth-2018’ at a grand ceremony held at New York on the side line of the 73rd General Assembly of United Nations on 26th September 2018.  V J Kurian, Managing Director of CIAL, who pioneered the idea of making the airport a world’s first fully powered by solar energy, received the renowned prize from Sathyapal Thripati, Assistant Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) “Cochin International Airport took home the award for Entrepreneurial Vision category, for its leadership in the use of sustainable energy. Cochin is showing ... Read more

While Kerala tourism is recovering from the havoc of the recent rain and floods, eminent personalities from different walks of life have taken up the campaign set forth by the Kerala Tourism Department to propagate that Kerala is all set to receive tourists. The campaign exhorts to post a picture or video of Kerala with hash tags #VisitKerala, #MyKerala,#KeralaTourism, #WorldTourismDay, #ItsTimeForKerala and #KeralaIsOpen etc. Tweet by Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakmpally Surendran, Ex-Uninon Minister Shasi Tharaoor, prominent film actor Prithwiraj Sukumaran etc. have already participated in the campaign. As per the officials, they are receiving overwhelming responses ... Read more

The Ministry of Tourism in Oman has decided to offer free Wi-Fi services on the go at five castles. Through a strategic partnership with “Omantel”, free Wi-Fi services will be installed in five castles. This application is designed with the characteristics and features that will attract tourists. The Ministry of Tourism has also signed a strategic partnership agreement with Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) on the infrastructure for the telecommunications sector and information services and broadband services for mobile internet and value-added services technology. The agreement comes within the framework of strengthening cooperation between the public and private sectors to support the Oman ... Read more

The district authorities have made the entry to all tourists spots in Visakhapatnam free on the occasion of World Tourism Day today. The District Tourism Council has lined up several programmes for the celebrations. The theme for this year is ‘Tourism and the Digital Transformation’. In an attempt to promote various adventurous sports, the District Tourism Council has announced a 20 per cent discount on the tariff for scuba diving and sea kayaking at Rushikonda from 9 am to 4 pm today. Similarly, a 50  per cent discount has been announced on the tariff of adventure sports at Kambalakonda reserve forest opposite ... Read more

Kerala Tourism has bagged the prestigious ‘Best State for Leisure Tourism’ award at the Zee Business Travel Award. Sooraj P K from the Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala, received the honour at the Zee Business Travel Awards function held at Oberoi Hotel. Union Minister of State for Tourism K J Alphons was the Chief Guest and Anil Kumarsingh Gayan, Minister of Tourism, Mauritius, was the Guest of Honour at the ceremony. One of the most eclectic awards for tourism in India, the Zee Business Travel Awards honour those who are responsible for taking the travel industry to greater heights. The ... Read more

Short-term and long-term projects are required to boost the tourism sector in Kerala, which has suffered major setback due to the recent floods, opined the tourism fraternity during a meeting held today in Kochi. The travel and tourism stalwarts have also observed that there is a strong need to run marketing campaigns not only in traditional print media, but also in social media, online media and in-flight magazines. The meeting has urged the software professionals from across the IT parks in Kerala to help in marketing the destination to reach out to more people. The tourism fraternity has also requested ... Read more

Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the 10th edition of Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) at Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty today (September 27) at 6 pm. Union Minister of State for Tourism K J Alphons will be the chief guest at the mart. Organised by KTM Society, in partnership with Kerala Tourism, the event has Malabar Tourism as its focal theme this edition. The business-to-business meetings will be conducted at Samudrika and Sagara Convention Centre at Willington Island in Kochi from September 28 to 30. Over 30,000 meetings among 1,600 buyers from around the world and 325 sellers of Kerala’s ... Read more

This World Tourism Day, celebrated across the world on September 27, the tourism fraternity in Kerala is coming together to show their love towards the God’s Own Country and take the internet to storm by posting photographs, videos and messages across various social media platforms. When you share your photographs, videos and messages, make sure to use the hashtags #keralatourism, #mykerala, #worldtourismday. Shashi Tharoor MP, who has a huge fan following in twitter, will launch the campaign tomorrow by posting photographs on his official twitter handle. The state tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran, Kerala Tourism department, celebrities from the cine world ... Read more

Kerala tourism is planning to introduce ‘Heli Ride’ for the tourists coming on international cruise liners at the port of call. The discussions are on initial stage; however the authorities are likely launch it as a pilot programme at the forthcoming Kerala Travel Mart (KTM 2018) by offering the facility to the delegates. The programme should have approval from the Cochin Port and Navy and the discussion with the port officials are on by the tourism department and KTM organizers. Kerala based helicopter operator Chipsan Aviation may be opted to operate the heli services, as they are already meeting the ... Read more

Vivek Lokur Vivek Lokur, a cyclist from Maharashtra has set off for an expedition on Tuesday, 25th September 2018, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to spread a positive message about Kashmir among tourists in the country. The event was flagged off by Tasaduq Jeelani, Tourism Director of Kashmir. “Vivek will work as an ambassador of Kashmir and spread the message that Kashmir is a safe place for travellers,” said Jeelani “We welcome such sports enthusiasts here and will provide them all assistance so as to facilitate their expeditions,” he added. Vivek, who works as an insurance company, said he chose to ... Read more

Chief Minister Biplav Kumar Deb launches the new logo of Tripura Tourism (Photo Courtesy: The Telegraph) Biplab Kumar Deb, Chief Minister of Tripura has launched a new logo for the Tripura Tourism Development Corporation on Tuesday, 25th September 2018. The logo was designed by a final-year computer science engineering student – Debaditya Bhowmik- at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala. The logo contain the historical and cultural places and icons of Tripura like images of a spectacled monkey, famous historical tourist spots Unakoti, Tripura Sundari temple, the queen pineapple and the image of an indigenous woman. “Tripura has a large ... Read more

Venkaiah Naidu, Vice-President of India, said that India’s rich cultural, historical, religious and natural heritage provides a huge potential for development of tourism and creation of employment opportunities. He was inaugurating the Indian Culinary Institute at Tirupati, near the Renigunta airport on Monday, 25th September 2018. While talking about our culinary traditions of the country, he said no foreign culinary skills could beat India’s traditional and ancient practices as it was a combination of traditions and skills. He reiterated the need of branding of indigenous varieties to the world. “Encouraging the younger generation to take up traditional Indian culinary studies, ... Read more

While Kerala’s tourism sector is gaining momentum after the recent floods, more tourists from around the world has been arriving to the state to experience the God’s own country. A group of 100 Australians will be arriving at Alappuzha on 26th September 2018. The group consist of the members and supporters of an international music band, ‘Australian World Orchestra’. The tour programme is organized by WanderNow, a Kochi based tour operator, who organizes experiential trips for their clients. It was announced by the company in a press meeting at Ernakulam Press Club on 22nd September 2018. “We are trying to ... Read more

The Tourism department of Odisha is undertaking to take a pledge to make a Odisha plastic free on the World Tourism Day, which is falling on 27th September 2018.  It was decided on in a review meeting to plan various activities to celebrate the forthcoming World Tourism Day. 27th September of each year is celebrated all over the world as World Tourism Day as per the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) directive. The theme of this year’s Tourism Day  is ‘Tourism and Digital Transformation’. A Tourism Walk will be organized, which will start from Kalinga Stadium and will conclude ... Read more