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The focus, at present, needs to be on attracting high spending, high quality international tourists to the country, opined Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal. The minister was addressing the audience after inaugurating the ‘first ever’ India Tourism Mart (ITM) on 17th September, 2018 at Ashok Hotel, New Delhi. “The profile of the international tourists needs to be studied in detail so that we can attract more tourists to the country. We should also ensure that the government should provide facilities which can attract high spending tourists,” he said. The minister also said that religious tourism and sports tourism also has lot of ... Read more

Gokaraju Gangaraju , Narasapuram MP taking part in the Swachh Pakhwada programme on Gandhi Hill Vijayawada on Sunday (Photo courtesy: The Hans India) Andhra Pradesh Tourism department has launched ‘Swachh Pakhwada’ (clean fortnight), a tourism and cleanliness campaign, to attract tourists to various destinations in the state. The Swachh Pakhwada was launched by the Union government in association with the State governments and Union Territories exhorting people to participate in the two-week campaign of cleaning. As part of the campaign, the Andhra Pradesh tourism department will take up activities like cleaning of surroundings, placing of dustbins, conduct cleaning awareness rallies ... Read more

Southern Railway is planning to operate round trip Udagamandalam-Ketti-Udagamandalam as part of Paryatan Parv 2018. The special train have seating capacity of 80 seats in First class and 40 in second class totalling 120 seats, with four trips consisting of three coaches.First Round trip service started from Udagamandalam at 10.00 am on September 16 and arrived at Lovedale at 10.11 am and departed at 10.13 am. The train reached Ketti at 10.30 am and returned from Ketti at 11.00 to reach Udagamandalam at 11.30 am. The new service halt at Ketti for 30 minutes to enjoy the beauty of Ketti ... Read more

Home minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates Paryatan Parv 2018 Union home minister Rajnath Singh reiterated that India is full of cultural diversity but yet it is unbreakable and it is being developed as a tourist destination. He was inaugurating the second edition of ‘Paryatan Parv’ (Tourism Festival) at Rajpath Lawns in Delhi on Sunday.  K.J. Alphons, Union Minister for Tourism, Rashmi Verma, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and other dignitaries from participating Central Ministries and State Governments, were present at the occasion. The event is being organised by the Tourism Ministry, aiming at drawing attention on the benefits of tourism, showcasing the cultural ... Read more

  Shanghai Tourism Festival (STF) is one of the major tourism events, which is jointly hosted by Shanghai Municipal Administration of Tourism, Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film & TV and Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce. It is held since 1990. Now it has become an important event for Shanghai local residence. The 29th STF is has kick started on 14th September 2018 and will conclude on 19th September. The Opening parade is one of the traditional programs on this occasion. Many art ensembles from all over the world will be invited to join the parade. During the past ... Read more

Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) is planning to enhance community based tourism in the capital city, Amaravati. Under this project the residents of a region invite tourists to visit their communities and provide them with overnight accommodation. APCRDA also plans to have feasible tourism projects in the region; in public sector and also private-public partnership (PPP). “The master plan will be drafted with the aim to promote community-based tourism. It will, however, focus equally on conservation of natural resources and their optimum utilization. It will also prepare guidelines to fill the gap in public infrastructure,” said an official. ... Read more

Kerala has been getting back to normal after the devastating rain and flood that has caused terrific damages to the state’s infrastructure and economy. Tourism was one among the major sectors experienced widespread damages. However, with the tireless efforts of the state tourism department and the government machinery along with the selfless support of the tourism fraternity, the state has been reinstating most of its tourism destinations to normal. All the restrictions on tourist destinations have been lifted by the authorities. Major tourist destinations like Munnar and Thekkady are ready to receive tourists and most of the damaged roads have been ... Read more

Launch of Flip-Flop dhow at Lamu Island, Kenya Lamu Island of Kenyan has marked history on recycling plastic on 15th September 2018, by sailing on boat built entirely of recycled plastic. They have been collecting plastics from the ocean and the surroundings through their clean-up campaign since last year. In order to curtail the menace of plastic to the environment, the Kenyan government has imposed the world’s toughest law against plastic bags, stating offenders, including producers, retailers, and ordinary users, to face imprisonment for up to four years or fines of USD 40,000. Boat under construction Mostly all the plastic ... Read more

Jet Airways have cancelled their flights to and from Hong Kong on 16th September 2018, due to the Typhoon Mangkhut. It was tweeted on their official twitter page. In a subsequent tweet it has announced that the flights on 16th have been rescheduled for 17th September. “#9Wupdate Consequent to adverse weather at Hong Kong due to #TyphoonMangkhut, our flights to/from Hong Kong have been rescheduled for Sept 17, 2018. Kindly check your flight status here for latest updates”, reads the tweet. Furthermore, they have informed that all the applicable change and cancellation charges will be waived off on confirmed flights ... Read more

Tourists from Australia arrive at Kochi Airport (Screen shot from video of tourism minister) Kerala has been getting back to normal after the devastating rain and flood that has caused terrific damages to the state’s infrastructure and economy. Tourism was one among the major sectors experienced widespread damages. However, with the tireless efforts of the state tourism department and the government machinery along with the selfless support of the tourism fraternity, the state has been reinstating most of its tourism destinations to normal. To add to the joy and confidence of the tourism sector, the first chartered flight carrying around ... Read more

The first ever India Tourism Mart, organized by the Ministry of Touism, Govt of India, is the brainchild of K J Alphons, Minister of State for Tourism. “The Tourism Mart aims at attracting more tourists to the country,” said the minister while talking to Tourism News Live in an exclusive interview. Minister Piyush Goyal will inaugurate the first edition of India Tourism Mart in Delhi on September 17. The Mart also aims at bringing together the Indian tourism industry to the international players. While the international tourist arrivals grew by a remarkable 7 per cent in 2017 to reach a ... Read more

Bodh Gaya – at Gaya district in Bihar. Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) is organizing various recreational activities to mark the World Tourism Day, which falls on 27th September. The festivities will start on 18th September with the title ‘Paryatan Parv’, means tourism festival. The events include Yoga, meditation and photography competition. Themes of the photographic completion are heritage, forests and wildlife, people, art, festivals and fair in Bihar. Entries for the competition have to be submitted on or before 17th September. A five member panel will select the winners. The celebrations will start with a Yoga camp at ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: Elle The Royal couple, popular as the ‘Duke and Duchess of Sussex’, is visiting Fiji and Tonga as part of an October tour that also includes Australia and New Zealand Considering the global interest in the Royal newlyweds, the tourism sector believes their visit presents a rare opportunity to sell the Pacific region on the world stage. “Our greatest advantage is the free publicity that we will get, and putting the Pacific on the map,” said Christopher Cocker, CEO of South Pacific Tourism Organization to the media. He said local tourist operators and businesses have a rare opportunity ... Read more

Odisha government is planning to conduct road-shows to promote sports tourism in the state, in view of the forthcoming Hockey Men’s Cup to be taken place at Kalinga Stadium from 28th November to 16th December. The campaigns may start from 27th September, in 17 cities including four metro cities. The organizers claim that this is the first time India, such a campaign is taking place to promote sports tourism and the objective is to showcase Odisha as a sports hub and a tourist destination. The campaign also aims at presenting Bhubaneswar as the sports capital of the country and the ... Read more

Kollam port, in the southern district of Kerala, is expected to be a hub for cargo operations and cruise tourism, once the ongoing up gradation works are completed. As per the fisheries minister J Mercykutty Amma, cargo ships form Lakshadweep will be the first to dock in the port. “We will send a high-level committee to Lakshadweep for exploring the possibilities,” said the minister, after a discussion with experts in the sector on Friday, 14th September 2018. Recently a delegation from the Lakshadweep Development Corporation has visited the Kollam port stated that the port has huge prospects, as the port ... Read more