In the wake of the current forest fire killing atleast 14 in the Kolukkumalai hills in Tamil Nadu, the state government of Kerala has issued a ban in trekking to forest places. All the wildlife sanctuaries have been temporarily closed. The forest fire in the Kurangini hills of Kolukkumalai in Theni has affected the nearby […]
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Atleast 12 people are reported to be killed in the forest fire at Kurangini hills at Kolukkumalai in Theni district of Tamil Nadu. 25 have been rescued so far. Earlier it was reported that 27 people including 25 women are feared to have been trapped in the severe forest fire atop the Kolukkumalai Hills in […]
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Surveying a village is time consuming and prone to errors. Maharashtra government has found a solution for this by replacing the manual surveys with drone surveys, which they say is very accurate and fast. The Maharashtra government is using drones mounted with high resolution cameras to speed up the exercise of mapping villages and towns […]
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Science enthusiasts across the world are waiting for the Mission to the moon launch on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in 2019. Now, Vodafone has announced that it has plans to create the first 4G network on the moon to support a mission by PTScientists. “The moon will get 4G coverage next […]
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Dubai opens its first smart park with electric car charging stations and parking lots that can harness solar energy Al Barsha South. The Al Barsha South Park is considered to be the first smart park in Dubai that has applied modern sustainable technologies. The park, spread across an area of seven hectares, has completed at a cost of Dh15 million. Al […]
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XDubai has launched a new playscape for children under 12 years of age with an aim to give children a platform to explore forest life and play in a safe environment. XPark Jr, located opposite Kite Beach in Jumeirah, is open to children aged 1-12 years old. The park offers free play options with wooden […]
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Worried about the possible terror threats, around 41 per cent of international travellers might change their travel plans for 2018, with 33 per cent considering shifting to an alternative destination they see as safer, says World Travel Monitor figures. Overtourism has become a major problem not just in various high profile cities but also on […]
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The Tourism department of Kerala is promoting the benefits of Ayurveda at ITB Berlin. The aim is to bring more tourists to experience the benefits of Ayurveda, said Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran in an exclusive interview to Tourism News Live, The department’s stall at the Kerala pavilion in ITB is focusing on Ayurveda. “Ayurveda […]
Headlines Slider, Kerala, News
Regulatory Authority to ensure safety of tourists, check on hotel licences
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The Kerala Tourism Regulatory Authority (KTRA), set to enhance the safety and security of tourists in Kerala, will be part a part of the Tourism policy and will also ensure that hotels have proper licences. “Whenever a tourist visits a place, the primary concern is whether he/she will be safe and secure in that place. Kerala, […]
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It was a happy news for cardiac patients, as the new initiative between Microsoft and Apollo Hospital are on its way to create new machine learning Artificial Intelligence algorithms, to forecast patient risk associated with heart disease. “Cardiac disease is amongst India’s leading causes of mortality and morbidity, which is exacting a toll on the […]
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Minister for Tourism KJ Alphons has tweeted that Incredible India’s new ad ‘Yogi of the Racetrack’ could get 3.2 million hits in 60 hours. The new ad was released by the minister at the ITB Berlin on March 7, 2018. The new TV commercial titled ‘Yogi Of The Racetrack’, shows the effect of yoga and […]
Africa, News, Top Three Stories
PATWA’s ‘Worldwide Tourism Minister of the Year’ award goes to Jamaican min
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Pacific Area Travel Writers Association’s (PATWA) award for the title of Worldwide Tourism Minister of the Year goes to Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism for the Caribbean island of Jamaica. The award was presented to the Jamaican minister during the ITB Berlin trade show in Germany. “It is truly humbling to be recognised in this manner […]
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The online peer to peer cab service Uber has chosen cricketer Virat Kohli as the first brand ambassador in India. Upon the new initiative, the company aims to put a strong competition to their rivals, Ola. Came to service back in 2013, Uber currently has 450,000 drivers in more than 30 cities all over India. […]
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Ireland has been named the ‘best overseas self-drive touring destination’ by Ctrip, the leading online travel agent in China, with more than 250 million customers, and the second largest travel agency in the world. Ireland was one of the four destinations listed in the ‘best overseas self-drive touring’ category – in good company with Australia, Portugal […]
Destinations, Middle East, News, Top Stories
Ras Al Khaimah to open phase II of world’s longest zipline by year-end
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Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) has announced that considering the visitor response, it will open the phase II of world’s longest zipline in the third quarter of 2018. The phase II will feature two new cables and will increase the capacity of the Jebel Jais Flight to 400 people per day, around 200,000 per […]