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Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board is planning to hire over 5000 students from the city for working in different positions as a step to better the tourism prospective of the state. The Tourism Board is planning employ 5000 students for 20 different positions in and out of the state. As per plans, the tourism board will be conducting an open job fair at the UTD campus of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) for the mass recruitment. Dr Manoj Kumar Singh, Director for skill, training and adventure at MP Tourism Board had met Dr Narendra Dhakad, Vice Chancellor of DAVV, on Friday regarding ... Read more

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit Jakarta and talks are already on to develop a cruise tourism circuit between Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Indonesia as part of steps to bolster bilateral ties. Union minister Nitin Gadkari met Luhut Binser Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs of Indonesia, and discussed ways to take ahead bilateral relations between the countries. Developing a cruise tourism circuit between Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Indonesia and thus implementing Govt of India’s vision to put India on the global cruise market both for ocean & river cruises under its Sagarmala programme was highlighted in ... Read more

India’s booming tourism industry is aided by the transportation services in a great way. A meeting was held between Union Tourism Minister K.J. Alphons, Minister of Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayanta Sinha, along with the officials of both ministries for creating better air connectivity of tourist destinations in order to heighten the tourism sector. The Ministry of Civil Aviation agreed to take immediate action regarding better connectivity after discussion with the air operators. The ministry also decided to widen the UDAN scheme to all the undeserved destinations at the earliest. The decisions also ... Read more

Jet Airways said it will commence direct flight operations between Lucknow to Allahabad and further up to Patna from June 14. UP civil aviation minister Nand Gopal Nandi said that the air connectivity will part of the Centre’s flagship, Regional Connectivity Scheme. “More flights will operate under the regional connectivity scheme in the days to come. This will also encourage the business environment of the city. State and central governments are working together to facilitate air travel and to connect more cities for flight services,” Nandi said. Jet airways will operate a 72 seater ATR aircraft that will fly thrice a ... Read more

RoBoHon is not just another robot. It can hold short conversations with humans and can even take pictures and tell you about the locations you pass. This humanoid robot is believed to have the capabilities to be the next iPhone. RoBoHon is available for rental at Haneda Airport for US$12 per day, with marginal discounts for longer rentals. The other famous humanoid robots Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri focuses on giving you information, such as providing weather data and news, but, RoBoHoN, manufactured by Sharp, is made to be a companion to you. This spiffy robot is outfitted with GPS and can track your whereabouts ... Read more

Krishna district administration is all set to launch heli tourism in an effort to boost tourism sector of the region. The prime reason to initiate this venture is to put away visitors time during travelling. The region consists of major attractions like Kanaka Durga temple, Bhavani Island, Gandhi Hill and Manginapudi. Some private agencies have also been included in the project, with the attractive packages for heli tours starting from an attractive Rs 3,000. The number of tourists has considerably increased in the state after state-bifurcation. The district administration had already started works for converting major attractions into prime tourist ... Read more

A recent women’s travel safety survey revealed that 45 per cent of female travelers feel less safe or much less safe about traveling than they did five years ago. Results of the travel trends survey, commissioned by AIG Travel, a worldwide leader in travel insurance and assistance services, also show that safety is top of mind for women while they are evaluating potential destinations as well as during their travels. Further analysis of the data indicates an opportunity for employers to adopt a bigger role in educating employees about travel safety. “The local risks where employees travel may be completely ... Read more

Australia is one of the most preferred spot for the international tourists. This fact is confirmed by the new statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The statistics reveal that a record number of 9.02 million international visitors last year. This records a huge increase of 7.7 per cent while compared to last year. The sudden rise in Australia’s sector is attributed to the tourism flow led by China. The majority of tourists in Australia are from China, going beyond New Zealand as the major source of tourists to the country. The total number accounts to one-sixth of the tourists, ... Read more

Glasgow is home to many famous bands and music venues. Music is a major source of recreation and revenue to the city. The music industry along contributes £160 million for the local economy. However, a new report has disclosed that the international attendees for the music events are just two per cent. The report also contains 22 suggestions for promoting the city’s music scene to international tourists. The main recommendation is to have a dedicated music district across the city for attracting the international attendees. The other recommendations include promoting live music at Glasgow Airport, introduce techno tours, launch interactive ... Read more

Fazilka is a small city near the Indo-Pak border. Though not ranked among the best tourist spots in the country, the city is now aiming to make a mark on the tourism map. The plan is to make the city into a tourist area by encouraging border area tourism. The venture is planned with the support of civil society, hospitality industry and district administration. They had conducted a conference named ‘Fazilka Rising’, in order to discuss on utilizing city’s tourism potential. The delegates from Punjab Tourism Department also attended the conference along with other major dignitaries from the hospitality industry. ... Read more

In an initiative to boost tourism prospective in the country, Myanmar tourism authorities has decided to develop one more ancient limestone cave, Hpa Baung, located at Kyaikmaraw township in Mon state as an ecotourism zone inside one year. The Hpa Baung limestone cave conserved by the Archaeology, National Museum and Library Department is one of the largest natural of its kind in Mon state. The authorities also plan to develop a spring in that area in harmony with the ecotourism spot. According to forestry department, Hpa Baung and the surrounding areas are expected to be extended to 446 acres as ... Read more

Time for Madhya Pradesh to be proud again as Indore has been ranked as the cleanest city for the second time in a row by the Union Urban Affairs Ministry. However, the glory doesn’t limit to it as the state capital Bhopal flowed Indore as the second best cleanest city in the country. Chandigarh was picked as the third cleanest city. Indore to Madhya Pradesh is compared to what Mumbai is to India. The district has a prominent part in the growth of the state as it contributes around 35 per cent of the state’s GDP. Aided by a lot ... Read more

Indians love to spend on travel and spiritual tourism is one which is gaining attention in the country. Reports indicate a considerable growth in spiritual tourism as many Indians love visiting popular pilgrimage sites like Puri, Varanasi, Tirupati etc. The reports are based on the hotel searched and booking made at travel search engine Ixigo. The results show that the hotel bookings at pilgrimage sites are going up every month. Hotel bookings in Puri have gone up by 60 per cent, Varanasi by 48 per cent, Shirdi by 19 per cent and Tirupati by 19 per cent.  Lucknow leads the ... Read more

  Laurels are always in rhyme with Kerala Tourism. Now, Kerala has been voted as the best Indian destination for families by world’s largest travel magazine Lonely Planet. Kerala was selected as the best Indian destination for families through an online poll conducted among the readers of the magazine. The award was received today by the Tourism Director Balakiran IAS at an award function held at St. Regis Hotel, Mumbai. This is the second time Kerala is winning this award, the first one coming in 2016. Kerala won the ‘Best Destination for Romance’ for Munnar in last year’s Lonely Planet ... Read more

Jatayu Nature Park is one of the most anticipated tourism projects in Kerala. The park began its partial operation as the Adventure Rock Hill was opened in December 2017. The fully functional park was set to open on May 23rd, but the inauguration has been shifted on grounds of Chengannur by-election set for May 28th. As per reports, the park will be open within the second week of June. The park situated at a whopping 65 acres of land holds the distinction of having the world’s first functional sculpture. It is also India’s first fully fenced park with all safety ... Read more