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Ahead of the Gudi Padva, the traditional new year of Marathi Hindus, Apple authorised sellers have come upon with an incredible cashback offer worth Rs 10,000. The offer is a joint partnership between Apple India and ICICI Bank. On iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 plus, the offer comes with Rs 8,000 cashback, exclusively from ICICI Bank Credit Card EMI transactions, followed by iPhone 7 and iPhone Plus with a cashback of Rs 4,000. Meanwhile, the new offer is limited to purchases that are paid via EMI schemes from ICICI Bank Credit Cards. And hence, it is also noted that for a ... Read more

The world’s largest all-glass undersea restaurant, 5.8 restaurant in Malaysia has conducted one-hour vinyasa flow class, surrounded by schools of colorful, tropical fish swimming in a liquid azure sky. The yoga enthusiasts under the leadership of instructor Jessica Olie had performed downward dogs and, perhaps, the fish or dolphin pose.  The goal of the vinyasa flow class was to “improve flexibility, boost muscle strength, power up the immune system and produce an inner calm.” “Surrounded by Hurawalhi Maldives’s beautiful marine life, 5.8 Undersea Restaurant was the perfect location for the worlds first undersea yoga session! Attendees were able to calmly transition form one position to ... Read more

Russian fan can visit the country visa-free for the World Cup this summer. To encourage attendance, organizers have created a special Fan ID pass that will allow foreign soccer fans to visit Russia between June 4 and July 15 without having to apply for a separate tourist visa. Along with access to the stadiums, the card also entitles the holder to free public transport on match days in host cities. Those who have purchased a ticket to a World Cup match can obtain the pass. The ticket holders have to register on the website and fill in their personal details to ... Read more

A magnitude of about 3.0 earthquake was measured in the Richter scale at central Oklahoma in the United States. Any kind of damages or causalities are recorded so far. As per the reports from the US Geological Department, the quake had fluttered with a reach of over 5.5 km, in the north-west of Oklahoma City. Oklahoma, being famous for its natural oil resources has faced a large number of earthquakes in the recent times, mainly due to the injection of wastewater from the oil and gas producing companies. Meanwhile, scientist’s reports as the episodes of earthquakes in Kansas, Texas and ... Read more

Film tourism in the Philippines is gaining popularity as it creates significant impact in connecting audiences to destinations used as film locations. Realising the potential of film tourism, the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), an attached agency of the Department of Tourism (DOT), launched Cine Turismo, a new campaign which seeks to promote Philippine destinations through films. As part of its launching activity, Cine Turismo recognized select films which best promoted the Philippines in their filming. Eight Filipino-made films and two foreign films and two South Korean films were awarded. TPB Chief Operating Officer Cesar Montano and Department of Tourism Secretary Wanda ... Read more

Indians like travelling more with an average 5.6 trips annually, significantly above the global average of 4.2 trips, according to the Global Travel Intention survey report by Visa. The report revealed that trips taken by Indians were largely contributed by business travel at 2.6 trips compared to APAC (1.6 trips) and global (1.4). The GTI study was conducted in collaboration with research and business intelligence firm ORC International and collected data over the course of 12,400 interviews in 27 markets. The study found that Indians are good spenders doling out an average of USD 2,334 against APAC’s USD 1,677. Indians plan to ... Read more

Vietjet Air, an international low-cost airline from Vietnam, is all about to launch their controversial ‘Bikini Airlines’ in India. Vietjet Air, headed by the CEO ‘Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao’ is the first woman billionaire in Vietnam. The airline’s uniqueness is that the air hostess of the airlines dresses in bikini and swimsuits rather than conventional uniforms. The airline operations are scheduled to begin from New Delhi to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, during the month of July to August this year, followed by a frequency of flying four times every week. Meanwhile, the controversial airlines can create huge debates ... Read more

The government is planning to give not just a ‘wow’ experience to the travellers, instead it aims at giving a ‘transforming experience’, said Union Minister for State for Tourism K J Alphons while inaugurating the UNWTO Executive Training Programme on Tourism Policy and Strategy at the RGCC Convention Centre, The Leela Raviz Kovalam in Trivandrum. Alphons also added that the government’s vision is that the tourists should go back from India feeling rejuvenated, realising a new person within. The minister also said that technology is the future and it’s very well connected with the tourism industry. “The promotional video put ... Read more

The online peer to peer cab service, Uber and Ola drivers from Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad had declared, a national wide infinite strike from Saturday midnight. The drivers collectively have put forward over 6 demands against the corporates. The advertisement from Uber and Ola are misguiding the drivers, as they fail to generate revenue to return their monthly vehicle EMI. The main problem faced by the drivers from the states, was the increasing number of cars and fewer customers, which further raised suicides among the drivers, due to the accumulation of bank debts. Frequent fine collection from ... Read more

The wholesome nutrient dense Jackfruit is about to be tagged as official state fruit of Kerala on 21st March. The core vision behind the move is to promote jackfruit and its allied products in the global market, said Minister for Agriculture, V.S Sunil Kumar. The Ministry also aims to generate about 15,000 crores of revenue, with the sale of Jackfruit and its associated products. The Jackfruit in Kerala are very organic in nature, manufactured without using chemical pesticides or chemicals, added the Minister. Ministry further expands the distribution of jackfruit tree saplings among farmers, which would further increase productivity. Studies ... Read more

The fifth edition of the much awaited, annual two-week-long bus trip, the Kerala Blog Express, organised by state Tourism Department has been flagged off from Mascot Hotel by Minister for Tourism Kadakampally Surendran. “The two-week journey by ‘Kerala Blog Express’ would cover all the important destinations in Kerala and would conclude the trip in Kochi on 1st April. The event is aimed to promote Kerala Tourism on a global perspective, through the views of bloggers,” said Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran. Around 30 bloggers from 28 countries – US, Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, Venezuela and Peru, will be ... Read more

With an aim to adapt to the security concerns and challenges linked to migration and technology, the European Union is planning to update its common visa policy. “With the reforms we propose, it will become easier and faster for legitimate travellers to obtain a visa while security standards will be enhanced. “The new rules will also help improve cooperation with non-EU countries when it comes to return of irregular migrants,” said Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship. Proposed amendments to the EU Visa Code would be a first step in reform of the common EU visa policy, with an update ... Read more

The reconstruction of 200-year-old Golma Bhimeswor Temple, which was devastated in the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake, is underway in Dolakha. The foundation stone for the reconstruction was collectively laid by province minister and members, municipality representatives, local pilgrims, saints and intellectuals at Barhabise Municipality-8, Maneswora. The Department of Archaeology is provide financial assistance to the reconstruction. Allocating Rs 1.5 million in the current fiscal year, the Department is reconstructing the temple in the traditional pagoda style. The temple is located four kilometres away from Barhabise-Bhairavkunda road in the north-west of Barhabise Bazaar, the main trade hub of Sindhupalchok district.  

The tourist arrivals to Rajasthan recorded a double-digit growth for the second year in 2017.  The tourist arrivals increased 10.50 per cent to 45.91 million in 2017 compared to the previous year. Jaipur, Mount Abu, Pushkar, and Jaisalmer helped flourishing domestic arrivals.But inbound tourism is still an area of concern even though the trend in the last couple of years shows an initial turnaround. “The rising curve after the degrowth in 3 per cent in 2015 is a secular trend which has taken root in the sustained marketing and promotional activities the department is pursuing for the past couple of ... Read more

US President Donald Trump’s new legislation that encourages US officials to travel to Taiwan to meet their counterparts and vice versa, has angered China. Trump signed the Taiwan Travel Act late Friday. Taiwan’s foreign ministry said Saturday that the self-ruled island’s government would “continue to uphold the principles of mutual trust and mutual benefit to maintain close contact and communication with US.” US and Taiwan officials travel back and forth between the two countries. The visits are kept low profile to avoid offending China as it considers Taiwan a wayward province and seeks reunification with China. After Trump signed the legislation, the ... Read more