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Oman recently won the prestigious title of ‘Emerging International Destination’ at the 13th Annual Today’s Traveller Awards that took place on 29th July 2019 at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi. On the occasion of its 22nd anniversary, Today’s Traveller hosted an awards night where dignitaries and celebrities came together in a common spirit of fellowship and camaraderie. The publication put together a grand show celebrating the spirit of achievement in various realms. “We are absolutely delighted to be recognized as an emerging international destination as Indian travellers are constantly looking at newer and unique locations to visit. Oman being an ... Read more

AKARYN Hotel Group, Thailand’s award winning boutique hotel specialist, is kickstarting its new AKARYN Culinary Series with a sustainable dining concept on Thailand’s golden gulf coast, which aims to showcase the finest and freshest produce from the land and the sea. At Aleenta Hua Hin-Pranburi Resort & Spa, the award-winning luxury boutique retreat nestled directly on the sandy shore, overlooking the Gulf of Thailand, the expert chefs focus on creating delectable dishes using organically grown produce and locally sourced seafood. As part of the AKARYN Culinary Series, guests will be able to savour these exquisite ingredients in a series of ... Read more

Riding on a swift recovery from one of the worst natural calamities, Kerala Tourism has regained the pre-floods tourist footfalls, registering an impressive growth rate of 14.81 per cent in the second quarter of the current year as against the figures of the corresponding period a year earlier. There was an increase of 639,271 tourists (both domestic and foreign) during April-June this year as compared to the figure during the corresponding period in the previous year. In the first quarter (January-March), the total number of tourist arrivals was 46,12,937 as compared to 43,18,406 during the same period in 2018. The ... Read more

It’s hard to spot an industry that’s not been impacted by Artificial Intelligence. Tourism industry is also leveraging the transforming benefits of AI, which is helping make travel experiences more niche and targeted towards travellers. Hannes Lösch, the founder of Limendo, a technology and consulting company based in Bolzano, South Tyrol, will speak on AL and travel revolution at the International Conference on Tourism Technology 2019 at Le Meridian in Kochi on September 26. “AI helps analyze the traveller profile by looking at their preferences, budget, location, eating habits, and thereby, helping produce personalized and tailor-made suggestions for them. It ... Read more

Daniele Lago, Simona Fabini, Tomaso Schiaffino and Gian Luca Innocenzi, together with Vito Di Bari, are among the notable designers involved in the formation and establishment of Cocoon, the first design hotel in the Maldives. Cocoon Maldives is influentially a collaborative effort between Alessandro Azzola, Managing Director of Cocoon Maldives and Daniele Lago, CEO and Chief Designer of leading Italian design company Lago. A creative, inventive, and innovative leader, Daniele Lago propelled the success of the Lago brand since its launch. Today, the brand is highly established and recognized worldwide, especially in the furniture sector. The brand even has a ... Read more

AirAsia has introduced daily direct flights from Delhi to Chandigarh and Bengaluru from August 1 and 5, respectively. The operations on the Delhi-Chandigarh route will be starting at Rs 1,365. The airline also announced the timings of the flights on the route, stating that the flight would leave from Delhi at 10:40 am every day and would reach Chandigarh at 11:50 am. The flight will return from Chandigarh every day at 12:50 pm and reach Delhi by 1:55 pm. AirAsia also announced another flight from Delhi to Bengaluru. The airline will also add a fourth flight to the Delhi-Bengaluru route from ... Read more

Travellers can soon enjoy homestays around the iconic Statue of Unity in Gujarat. The administration of Narmada district is planning to introduce homestay facility for tourists visiting the world’s tallest statue, located in Kevadia Colony. A total of 116 houses have been identified in 22 villages around the Statue of Unity, where 252 rooms will be renovated as homestay accommodations for the tourists. The houses were shortlisted based on whether they are pucca houses and whether there is an extra or spare room in the house which can be utilized for the purpose. The condition of pucca houses was kept ... Read more

Disneyland Paris pays tribute to a part of the Indian culture, in a vibrant, yet authentic and colorful new musical show. This live show is an original Disneyland Paris creation performed in the heart of Disneyland Park. It revolves around four sequences, with the major highlight taking place on Central Plaza with a 360° show in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle. There are nearly 70 characters and performers in the cast, including drummers coming especially from the state of Rajasthan, India. Ten Disney characters are part of the show: Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Chip and Dale, Clarice, Baloo and ... Read more

Bench Events (www.BenchEvents.com), organisers of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) (www.AHIF.com), and APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading media relations consultancy and press release distribution service, today announced a wide-ranging collaboration aimed at boosting investment in the hospitality industry in Africa. The deal, which is set to run until 2022, covers the next three editions of AHIF and its Francophone equivalent, the Forum de l’Investissement Hôtelier Africain (FIHA). Hotels are crucial in boosting the economies of developing nations. Not only do they drive tourism, encouraging foreign investment and bringing in foreign currencies, they also host important business meetings. All over ... Read more

AKARYN Hotel Group, Thailand’s award winning boutique hotel specialist, is kickstarting its new AKARYN Culinary Series with a sustainable dining concept on Thailand’s golden gulf coast, which aims to showcase the finest and freshest produce from the land and the sea. At Aleenta Hua Hin-Pranburi Resort & Spa, the award-winning luxury boutique retreat nestled directly on the sandy shore, overlooking the Gulf of Thailand, the expert chefs focus on creating delectable dishes using organically grown produce and locally sourced seafood. As part of the AKARYN Culinary Series, guests will be able to savour these exquisite ingredients in a series of ... Read more

The National Aquarium at Al Qana in Abu Dhabi is now 70 percent complete and will open in 2020. The attraction is set to be the biggest aquarium in the Middle East, housing 33,000 marine animals. The 7,000-square-metre aquarium, made up of 10 zones, is being developed by Al Barakah International Investment. Home to more than 33,000 marine creatures, responsibly and ethically sourced from around the world, The National Aquarium will be led by a world-class team of 80 qualified marine experts and specialists. Through themed zones of learning, the journey will highlight the conservation required to protect the planet. ... Read more

Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister (IC), Culture and Minister of State (IC), Tourism, has announced that ten historical monuments across the country  will remain open till 9 pm. The monuments include Rajarani Temple Complex (Odisha), Dulhadeo Temple and Khajuraho (both Madhya Pradesh), Sheikh Chilli Tomb (Haryana), Safdarjung Tomb (Delhi), Humayuna Tomb (Delhi), the Group of Monuments at Pattadakal and Gol Gumbaz (both Karnataka), Group of Temples, Markanda, Chamursi (Maharashtra), Man Mahal, Vaidhshala (Uttar Pradesh) and Rani Ki Vav (Gujarat). Now, these monuments will remain open from sunrise to 9 pm for public. Earlier, these monuments used to open from 9 ... Read more

The Pride Group of Hotels is presently scaling up its operations to focus more on ‘Pride Hotels’ and ‘Pride Resorts’ brands that are moderately priced, upscale, full service, business and leisure hotels. The group is also coming up with the new brand exclusively focused on millennial customers. The hotel chain is presently planning to open a 300- room property in Goa, besides expanding its presence in Guwahati, Panipat, and Nashik later this year. It also plans to add 75 rooms and 50 rooms respectively at its five-star properties in Nagpur and Pune respectively. Pride Hotels is also in advanced talks ... Read more

The Association of Tourism Trade Organisations, India (ATTOI), in association with Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala, is all set to host the International Conference on Tourism Technology (ICTT) in Kochi to address the challenges related with technology faced by Indian tourism and hospitality industry. The third edition of ICTT will have a separate session on attracting Chinese tourists to Indian destinations, especially Kerala. Richard Matuzevich from China will speak on the topic ‘How to do social media tourism promotion to get Chinese tourists? “In recent years, the people of China have begun to travel more and more. In 2017, ... Read more

Tourism Malaysia has launched the much ‘VisitMalaysia 2020’ campaign at a three-city roadshow covering Amritsar, Mumbai and Hyderabad. “We are happy to host VisitMalaysia 2020 roadshow in Mumbai because this will enable us to do a quality networking with the travel trade fraternity and to boost Indian tourist footfall to Malaysia. The VM2020 roadshow emphasises India as main potential market for the country,” said Mohd Hafiz Hashim, Director, Tourism Malaysia Mumbai. In 2018, 600,311 (+8.6 per cent) Indian tourists visited Malaysia and spent almost RM 2.7 billion. Statistics from January until May 2019 show that a total of 295,609 with ... Read more