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The thrill quotient around Champions Boat League (CBL) registered a massive surge halfway the three-month event, as the sixth of the 12-round League saw Tropical Titans regaining their winning track with a timing of 3:44.51 amid a sustained trend of close results. In the first and only CBL leg in this district, Backwater Knights apparently came a surprise second in the evening’s final, but were subsequently declared third after judges imposed an additional five seconds on the team for track violation. Thus, Raging Rowers were officially declared the runner-up, clocking 3:47.56 along the 900-metre track at the Kottappuram backwaters near ... Read more

The Fern Hotels & Resorts, India’s leading environmentally sensitive hotel chain, has opened The Fern Ranthambhore Forest Resort, in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. This is the 8th hotel which the company is managing in the state. Overall the company’s count has extended to 67 hotels across the country and in Nepal and Seychelles. “We are very happy with the company’s growth. We are increasing our presence in key leisure destinations as well which is a very good indicator of the company’s overall progress,” said Suhail Kannampilly, the CEO of the company. Located amidst the backdrop of mountains and lush green forest, ... Read more

Ar. Madhav Joshi, Madhav Joshi & Associates won the prestigious IIA Awards for Excellence in Architecture 2018 for Backpackers’ Hostel, Panchgani in the ‘Hospitality and Recreation’ category. The hostel for backpackers is situated near a hill station Panchgani, the strawberry capital of India in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra. The design has evolved in response to the need for backpackers (18 to 40 years of age) for a safe, comfortable and hygienic place to stay at a scenic location while traveling on a shoestring budget. Since its opening last year, this place has been re-visited by many, in different seasons ... Read more

The 3rd Cambodia Travel Mart (CTM), the Kingdom’s first premium Travel Trade Show, which concluded at the Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel today, witnessed increased participation from more countries this year. Thousands of local and international tourism stakeholders attended the largest and most important event in the Kingdom’s tourism industry, held from October 11 to 13. The tourism minister, Thong Khon, has announced their long-term plans to improve the tourism sectors in different provinces of the Kingdom, including Siem Reap, Mondulkiri and Kep at the inaugural function. He has also announced some of the major upcoming tourism events like the Sea Festival ... Read more

GoAir has launched non-stop flights to Singapore from Bengaluru and Kolkata. Starting October 18, 2019, GoAir will operate Bengaluru – Singapore – Bengaluru flights four days in a week. Effective October 19, 2019, GoAir will operate the Kolkata – Singapore – Kolkata flights three days in a week. Apart from the new international destination, GoAir also announced daily flights to its 25th domestic destination- Aizawl in Mizoram. “We are excited and happy to welcome GoAir to Singapore. In expanding its flight network by connecting Kolkata and Bengaluru with Singapore, it will give wider flight choices and travel time options to ... Read more

MakeMyTrip has signed an agreement with TripAdvisor to offer choices for local experiences at international destinations to outbound Indian travellers. Indian travellers looking to discover the world will now have over 250,000 bookable tours and activities from the online travel firm to choose from when they visit MakeMyTrip’s ‘Experiences and Activities’ section, the company said in a statement. “With the rollout of international experiences with TripAdvisor on our platform, we are confident that we can now empower Indian travellers with more choices when they travel overseas which they can book online,” said Deepak Tuli, Chief Business Officer, MakeMyTrip India, New Business. ... Read more

Backed by significant amount of research, innovation and development, the UAE is slowly, but surely undergoing a green transformation. Today, it stands on the threshold of establishing itself as a global leader in the green arena. Having already secured internationally recognised honours for sustainability within its modern transport infrastructure, the emirate is now powering ahead with solar expansion and thereby raising the standard on lifestyles of the future. Ski Dubai is designed for efficiency, like a giant refrigerator, so it only consumes as little energy as an average-sized hotel. The Facility’s snow and its penguin water filtration systems are completely free ... Read more

V R Costa Brava, a destination management company specializing in the Costa Brava region of Spain hosted their maiden networking event for the travel trade fraternity in Mumbai on 27th September at Su Casa, Bandra. The idea was to introduce the company’s offerings and highlight its USPs among key tour operators, up-market leisure agents and media personnel with an aim to enhance commercial ties with the industry. The event commenced with a presentation by the organization’s Founder Namrata Malu leading to an interactive session followed by a networking evening over cocktails. “We commenced with a plan to establish a high ... Read more

Chef Jerson Fernandes, Executive Chef- Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia Resort was awarded the Star chef Award for 2019 by the Indian Federation of Culinary Association (IFCA) on 4th October, 2019 at the 8th edition of the International Chefs Conference held at Pullman-New Delhi. This is the first award of its kind on a national level to be won by Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia in the culinary arts field. He was also recognized and awarded for the plating demo done on basic plating techniques for the young chefs present at the International Conference. The Chef was named as an active member ... Read more

Grimek Khizakhe has joined Concept Hospitality Pvt Ltd as the Chief People Officer. Grimek has been associated with Human Resource Development for the last 26 years and has worked with some of the most reputed and respectable hospitality brands. In his more than two-decades long career Grimek has acquired rich expertise in establishing & developing HR practices and contributing to productivity, culture and cost savings initiatives with focus on overall organisational development, change management, business excellence and transformation in a matrix structure. A strategy architect, Grimek Khizakhe is credited with implementation of innovative HR initiatives to streamline processes and capitalise on ... Read more

On the second day of nationwide “Paryatan Parv 2019”, Yogendra Tripathi, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism in the presence of DG, ASI Usha Sharma launched the Audio Guide facility Audio Odigos for 12 sites of India (including Iconic Sites). An MoU for Gol Gumbad, Delhi with Government of Delhi and Resbird Technologies was also exchanged for the development of Tourism Amenities during the programmeat ParyatanParvNew Delhi, today. Speaking on the occasion Yogendra Tripathi said that this is the 3rd edition of Paryatan Parv and we are getting good response from general public. “We are expecting more than 1 lakh footfalls during ... Read more

Following the vision of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of development of tourism in Ladakh and under the leadership of Union Minister of State for Tourism & Culture (Independent Charge) Prahlad Singh Patel, the Indian Institute of Skiing & Mountaineering (IISM) Gulmarg, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, in association with Indian Institute of Travel & Tourism Management (IITTM) an autonomous body under the Ministry of Tourism, has organised an Adventure Tourism Training Courses in Trekking. The first of its kind in the region, this 10 days training course trains local youth in various aspects of mountain trekking and also ... Read more

Hyatt Pune, Kalyani Nagar brings the best of exotic flavours of Thailand from 10 th Oct to 25 th Oct’ 19 at Baan Tao. The Thai food festival will offer guests a visual delight as well as an explosion of unique flavours for the plate that showcases an array of authentic and delicious Thai food. At the festival, the flavourful cuisine will be presented by Guest Chef Sunee Chaichan from Grand Hyatt Doha, who has twelve years of culinary experience. Her extensive experience, creative knack and enthusiastic passion for the culinary arts make her the ideal Sous Chef to preserve ... Read more

Cheered by a surging crowd of people from various parts of the globe, the fifth round of the Champions Boat League (CBL) in the tourist city of Kochi put brakes on Tropical Titans’ winning spree, with Coast Dominators emerging first in the last match held on October 5, 2019. Tropical Titans, which had topped in all the four previous legs of the pioneering CBL, finished second here in the race where all three finalists rowed neck-and-neck from the starting point to the end, much to the thrill of the 83,000 spectators. At the end of the photo-finish, saw Raging Rowers ... Read more

Travelbag has launched an interactive map of the world to show travellers how they can get involved in preserving and protecting the places they’re visiting. Responsible travel – the idea that a traveller respects the place they’re visiting and helps to sustain that destination’s future – has established itself as a mainstream interest in travel in recent years. But in reality, travelling in a responsible way can be a daunting prospect and it can be difficult to know where to start. But long-haul tailored travel experts, Travelbag, believe there are easy ways to make your holidays more sustainable and it’s ... Read more