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According to World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), travel & tourism in 2017 in India supported 41 million jobs and is expected to rise to 43 million in 2018, and a further 53 million in 2028. India will add around 10 million jobs in the travel and tourism sector by 2028 said the WTTC report. India is currently the seventh largest travel and tourism economy in the world. Overall, the total contribution of the sector to the economy was Rs 15.2 trillion ($ 234 billion) in 2017 after taking direct, indirect and induced benefits are taken in to account. WTTC’s annual ... Read more

WTTC’s annual Economic Impact Research shows that Travel & Tourism was responsible for the creation of 7 million new jobs worldwide. The report also shows that 2017 was a bumper year for the global Travel & Tourism sector, which grew at 4.6 per cent, 50 per cent faster than the global economy as a whole (3 per cent growth during 2017). “Travel & Tourism creates jobs, drives economic growth and helps build better societies. Our research shows that our sector was responsible for the creation of one in five of all jobs globally. In the last few years, Governments around ... Read more

The Centre has decided to develop three railway stations in Kerala as world-class railway stations, informed Union Minister of State for Tourism and Information Technology, Alphons KJ has said. The minister has announced the decision through his Facebook page today. Kottayam, Palakkad and Kozhikode railway stations will be raised to world-class standard, said the minister. The government has allocated Rs 20 crore  for this purpose. The decision was taken following the discussions held with Union Minister for Railways, Piyush Goyal.  

BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile of India, has been successfully tested from Rajasthan’s Pokhran test range earlier today. “The precision strike weapon with Indian-made seeker flew in its designated trajectory, and hit the target with pinpoint accuracy,” tweeted Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Defence Minister. The incredible supersonic missile travels three times the speed of sound, with a range of over 290 kilometres. The range can further be extended to over 400 km with additional booster engines. “The successful test will further bolster our national security,” added the Defence Minister. The name BrahMos came from Brahmaputra and Moskva, as it is a ... Read more

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen, at last, withdraws the state emergency that has been on-going for the past 45 days. The situation went worse from 5th February after the Supreme Court of Maldives made a statement against the ruling government. According to the President’s office. “Though there still exists a diminished threat to national security, because the nation can now continue without further losses incurred, and upon the advice of the Security Services and, in an effort to promote normalcy, the president has decided to lift the state of emergency”. Photo Courtesy: Visit Maldives During the period of emergency, President Abdulla Yameen has ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: AFP France will be hit by by severe travel disruption as hundreds of trains and planes are set to be cancelled in France and scores of schools closed as unions go on strike. Public service workers, air traffic controllers and rail staff in France are on a major strike. Public service workers in France have long been angry over pay – which is currently frozen – that has not kept up with inflation and are upset at changes to their sick pay. Unions accuse President Emmanuel Macron of wanting to take a sledgehammer to the public sector. Hundreds ... Read more

China’s Shanghai is about to open an architectural marvel named as Sheshan Shimao quarry hotel, constructed inside an abandoned quarry. Around 80 metres of the structure is buried deep inside the water, which includes rooms and floors under water. The hotel described as ‘fight against gravity’ is a collaboration between Chinese engineers and British designing team Athins. The hotel consists of over 336 rooms, green roof, waterfall, along with an underwater restaurant. According to reports, the hotel is expected to feature a glass bridge, similar to that in the Hunan province. Began its construction back in 2013, the hotel is ... Read more

Amrutha Kashinath and Shubra Acharya have entered their name in the ‘Limca Book of Records’ by covering 3,825 km in just 5 days. Starting their journey from ‘Kanyakumari’ to ‘Leh in Jammu Kashmir’, the duo maintained consistency to reach within the shortest time period of 129 hours with their motorcycles. Before starting their trip, both Amrutha and Shubra took extreme conditioning for enduring the most challenging ride of their lifetime. The ride was fully sponsored with the pair being frequent travellers. According to Amrutha, the toughest part of their journey was compromising on sleep, as they took just 5 hours ... Read more

A three-day International Yoga Fest, a curtain raiser for International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2018 was inaugurated by the Minister of State (IC) for Development of North Eastern Region, MoS for PMO, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Dept. of Atomic Energy and Space Dr. Jitendra Singh at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi. “Yoga helps us in becoming strong which in turn leads to the creation of a healthier, more powerful and a happy family, society and nation. Yoga has now united the world for its appeal for a healthy life. Yoga has taught us to tackle stressful life style ... Read more

World Water Day, an annual awareness day celebrated globally on 22nd March 2018 that focuses mainly on the seriousness of maintaining freshwater resources. The events include campaigns, educational forums, theatrical drama etc. The theme adopted by United Nations this year is “Nature for Water” that encourage people to look for the answer in nature. Global water crisis is nowadays the main issue faced by billions of people, in the underdeveloped and developed countries, that affects education, health and living standards. Meanwhile, in India Bengaluru is facing an intensive water crisis similar to that of Cape Town in South Africa. Due ... Read more

Etihad Airways has signed a new codeshare partnership with Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss). Under the agreement, Etihad Airways will have its EY flight code on Swiss services between Geneva and Zurich, while Swiss will market its LX code on the Abu Dhabi carrier’s said services between Zurich and Abu Dhabi. Etihad said the codeshare is effective immediately for travel from March 26. “This codeshare deepens Etihad Airways’ commitment to the Swiss travel market and Switzerland, a key destination for travellers from our UAE home, neighbouring Gulf countries, and across our Asia Pacific network,” said Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways CEO. ... Read more

Internet giant Google is on a new mission to authenticate online news contents, through their new program named as ‘Google News Initiative’. “The new project worth $300 million would really help journalism in the digital age,” said Google in a statement. The main objective of Google News Initiative (GNI) are spread in three categories like providing accurate breaking news, strengthen quality journalism and empowering news companies via new technologies. In order to reach digital news to audience effortlessly, Google also announces ‘Subscribe with Google’ option, that directs users to choose contents of their choice. Google further is all set to ... Read more

Kadalundi Tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran will inaugurate ‘Jalayanam’ on March 24 at the Mampuzha Farm Tourism Centre in Olavanna, Calicut. ‘Jalayanam’ is aimed at developing farm and aquatic tourism initiatives and is expected to boost tourism in Kadalundi and Olavanna areas. Mampuzha, Chaliyar, Kaladundi rivers and its nearby areas are included in the project. The Mampuzha farm tourism project in Olavanna grama panchayat, a major component of the initiative, features an aqua green organic farm and a boat ride connecting the villages on the banks of Mampuzha. Kadalundi River The Kadalundi-Vallikkunnu Community Reserve has mangrove forests and fish species. The bird ... Read more

Around 100 air horns fitted in inter-state heavy vehicles were removed in a joint vehicle check that was carried out by officials from the State Transport Authority and the District Police Office in the city. The department wants to ensure that the city becomes air-horn-free and has strengthened the vehicle check. “Over 100 air-horn pipes have been seized in less than 2 hours, with the majority of them being found in inter-state heavy vehicles,” said George Joseph, Motor Vehicle Inspector. As per the regulation, no motor vehicle including agricultural tractors shall be fitted with multi-toned horns that sound a succession ... Read more

The city tourism bureau of New York City & Company (NYC & Co) has published a new record of over 62.8 million tourist arrival in the state during 2017. The new arrival is 3.8 per cent more than that of 2016. The data states that over 79.1 per cent tourist were domestic tourists and the remaining are from foreign countries. The most number of tourists showed up from UK, China and Canada. “It’s difficult to explain the role of politics, I think people are becoming numb to everything in the news every day. For international travellers, if there’s one thing ... Read more