Sheikha Hessa bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, the mother of the ruler of the United Arab Emirates, has died. UAE would observe three days of mourning beginning Sunday. Sheikha Hessa was the first wife of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president of the UAE when the federation of seven sheikhdoms became a country […]
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Jan
Jan
The Chief Minister of Assam Sarbanand Sonwal P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Ashok Gajapathi inaugurated the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Integrated Terminal Building at LGBI airport in Guwahati. “Guwahati, our jewel of pride in the North-East, is all set to emerge as an aviation hub, augmenting the much needed […]
28
Jan
Jan
The Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) has decided to fund a new feature film ‘Unread Pages’ directed by Jahnu Barua. The first film under the state tourism policy will be produced jointly by Hollywood-based Ivanhoe Pictures and Mumbai-based Easterly Entertainment. The film’s main aim is to give exposure to the scenic beauty of Assam on […]
28
Jan
Jan
Telangana government is planning to set up amphitheatre, tribal museum, food court and cottages at Medaram and develop it as a permanent tourist destination. The State government had already brought up Haritha tourism hotel for Rs 7.5 crore and tribal museum for Rs 2 crore. “The tourists are coming to Medaram all along the year […]
28
Jan
Jan
The ancient route to Char Dham in Uttarakhand, which is said to have been used by the Pandavas of the Mahabharata some 3,000 years ago, is to be revived. The Char Dham are four places (Badrinath, Dwaraka, Puri and Rameswaram) which is considered to be the places which will help them attain nirvana. The ancient […]
27
Jan
Jan
പക്ഷി ടൂറിസത്തെ പ്രോത്സാഹിപ്പിക്കാനൊരുങ്ങി ഒഡിഷ.പ്രമുഖ പക്ഷി നിരീക്ഷണ കേന്ദ്രമായ ചില്ക്ക തടാകം കേന്ദ്രീകരിച്ച് പക്ഷി പ്രേമികളുടെ വിനോദ സഞ്ചാരം പ്രോത്സാഹിപ്പിക്കുകയാണ് ലക്ഷ്യം .ഇതിനായി മംഗല്ജോഡിയില് ആദ്യ ദേശീയ പക്ഷി മഹോത്സവം തുടങ്ങി. കേരളത്തിലെ പക്ഷി സങ്കേതമായ തട്ടേക്കാടിനു അനുകരിക്കാവുന്നതാണ് പക്ഷി മഹോത്സവം.പ്രമുഖ പക്ഷി നിരീക്ഷകര് മുതല് സാധാരണ പക്ഷി പ്രേമികള് വരെ മഹോത്സവത്തില് പങ്കെടുക്കുന്നു.മികച്ച പ്രതികരണമാണ് പക്ഷി മഹോത്സവത്തിന് ലഭിക്കുന്നതെന്ന് ഒഡിഷാ ടൂറിസം സെക്രട്ടറി നിതിന് ജവാലെ പറഞ്ഞു. ഒരിക്കല് വേട്ടക്കാരുടെ താവളമായിരുന്ന മംഗളജോഡി ഇന്ന് […]
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Jan
Jan
International tourist arrivals grew by 7 per cent in 2017 to a total of 1,322 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. This strong momentum is expected to continue in 2018 at a rate of 4 per cent-5 per cent. Based on data reported by destinations around the world, it is estimated that […]
27
Jan
Jan
Turkey announced their new year 2018 as ‘The year of Troy’, with respect to celebrating the 20th anniversary of adding the old city of Canakkale on the UNESCO world heritage. Though Turkey has adopted various other possibilities in the field of tourism such as promoting their local cuisine, they have come up with a new […]
27
Jan
Jan
The President of Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte has always been in the limelight for the wrong words or usages. This time it has gone to an extent where he called tourists to his country saying virgins are waiting for them. He was referring to the purported Islamic State recruitment method of promising Islamist militants scores of […]
27
Jan
Jan
Actress Parineeti Chopra, the first Indian woman ambassador of the ‘Friend of Australia’ (FOA) advocacy panel by Tourism Australia, has released a series of videos that narrate her holiday experiences in the Australian states. The actress shared her experience in the country in the form of a song. Parineeti released the videos on January 26, […]
27
Jan
Jan
Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) has opened an information counter at the first platform of Tirupati railway station. The kiosk was inaugurated by APTDC Chairman V Jayarami Reddy in the presence of Tirupati Station Director K Satyanarayana. “The counter will be of immense use to pilgrims who visit Tirupati. They can get entire information […]
27
Jan
Jan
A new €1.8 million initiative specially designed to boost tourist numbers from Britain to the Wild Atlantic Way has been launched. The Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin, Niall Gibbons of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland’s Paul Keeley launched the new campaign. A €1.35 million marketing campaign in Britain will be complemented […]
27
Jan
Jan
The ASEAN National Tourism Organisations (NTOs) have agreed on concrete initiatives to further expand tourism facilities and infrastructure by focusing on attracting investments to the regional grouping. Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said the agreement reached by the NTOs was definitely the right direction for ASEAN as it is headed […]
27
Jan
Jan
Stressing upon common cultural links between ASEAN nations and India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed that 2019 be declared “ASEAN-India Year of Tourism”. The PM also mentioned that the Buddhist Tourism circuit could be an important part of this to attract tourists and pilgrims from the region. Addressing the plenary session of the ASEAN-India commemorative […]
26
Jan
Jan
Bollywood heartthrob Ranveer Singh, Switzerland’s ambassador in India, has managed to drive a 25 per cent growth rate in the overnights in the Alpine nation. “We couldn’t be luckier to have Ranveer Singh as our brand and country ambassador. He has really boosted the image of Switzerland in terms of tourism to make it younger, […]