Central Government to test new possibilities in tourism in India. As part of this, lighthouses in India will be turned into tourist destinations. The 65 lighthouses selected in the country will be converted into tourism hubs. The Central Government has already started efforts for this. After covid, the project aims to attract world tourists to […]
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“Vocal for Local” : Web Series by MoT for Empowering Local Communities
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Feb
Feb
The Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh Webinar series held its 76th webinar titled “Vocal for Local: Empowering Local Communities: Gujarat Experience” on 13th February 2021. The tourism sector has a huge effect in India by providing immense economic opportunities to the local community. Entrepreneurship has been identified as an essential factor for creating job opportunities, […]
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ADTOI Annual Convention at Kevadia, Gujarat from 12-14 FEB
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Feb
Feb
This Annual Convention is the first major physical event being jointly organized by the Ministry of Tourism and a stakeholder Association from the tourism industry Post-Lockdown. The Union Minister of State (IC) for Tourism & Culture, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel will inaugurate the three-day Annual Convention of Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI), […]
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Aug
Aug
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 […]
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Gujarat to come up with heritage tourism policy; expects 6 crore tourists this fiscal
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Jul
Jul
The Gujarat government is planning to come up with a heritage tourism policy, while focusing on attracting foreign tourists, said Jenu Devan, Managing Director & Commissioner of Tourism, Gujarat Tourism. The state has registered 14 per cent growth in the number of tourists in 2018-19. In 2016-17, tourists’ inflow was 4.48 crore and the same […]
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Feb
Feb
The Government of Canada has issued travel advisory warning its citizens not to travel to India. “Exercise a high degree of caution in India due to a continuing threat of terrorist attacks throughout the country at all times,” it said. The advisory also tells to avoid non-essential travel to parts of north eastern India, including Arunachal […]
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Around 75 participants attended AURO University’s National Budding Chef Competition
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Jan
Jan
The fifth National Budding Chef Competition by AURO University attracted over 15 teams across India with more than 75 participants. The participants were from Mumbai, Pune, Vadodara, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Rajkot, and Bengaluru. “The three-day gala chef competition marked the beginning of new era, which will surely establish Surat, Gujarat as the new culinary hub in western India,” […]
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Jan
Jan
The three-day annual National Budding Chef Competition (NBCC 2019), is all set to be conducted from January 20-22, 2019 at the School of Hospitality, AURO University, Surat, Gujarat. Organized by the School of Hospitality Management, Surat, the event will showcase the Culinary Skills and Hospitality Knowledge of students from Hotel Management Colleges across India and the Sub-Continent. […]
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Oct
Oct
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Statue of Unity – the world’s tallest statue at 182 metres – built in honour of freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Wednesday, 31st October 2018 – which marks the 143rd birth anniversary of Patel. The statue stands on Sadhu island on the Narmada in Gujarat and is said to be […]
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Oct
Oct
Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has inaugurated the first Mega Food Park in Gujarat. Promoted by Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd, the Park is located at Village Shah and Vasravi, Taluka Mangrol, District Surat. A second Mega Food Park has also been sanctioned by the Ministry in Mehsana […]
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Oct
Oct
Just a couple of weeks left for the inauguration of the 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Narmada in Gujarat. And, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani has invited all states to Narmada, not just to be a part of the inauguration ceremony, but to construct guesthouses and canteens of the respective states at a […]
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Sep
Sep
The 3-day Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) has kick started on September 7, 2018 at the Exhibition Halls at Gujarat University. “India is a rare country where there is 28 per cent tax in tourism sector. This hurts India’s competitiveness as an attractive tourist destination. Countries like the USA, Singapore, Thailand – have tax in […]
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Sep
Sep
The government of India has decided to start six new Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in Gujarat. With the new PSKs, Gujarat will have a total of 25 PSKs. The new PSKs will be coming up in Amreli, Gandinagar, Surendranagar, Patan, Bardoli and Sabarkantha. MoS external affairs M J Akbar said, “For 70 years there were […]
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Aug
Aug
With an aim to promote operation of sea planes in the country, the central government has given in-principle approval for construction of ‘water aerodromes’, in five states. The first such aerodromes are set to come up in Odisha, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Assam. Chilka Lake in Odisha and Sabarmati river front and Sardar Sarovar […]
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ആയുർവേദ ടൂറിസവുമായി ഗുജറാത്തും; ലക്ഷ്യം കേരളത്തിന്റെ കുത്തക തകർക്കൽ
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Jul
Jul
കേരളം ആധിപത്യം പുലർത്തുന്ന ആയുർവേദ ടൂറിസത്തിൽ കണ്ണു നട്ട് ഗുജറാത്തും. ഗുജറാത്തിന്റെ സൗരഭ്യം എന്ന ആശയത്തിൽ അമിതാബ് ബച്ചനെ കൊണ്ട് വിശദീകരിച്ച പരസ്യ പ്രചാരണത്തിന് പിന്നാലെയാണ് ആയുർവേദത്തിലേക്കു കടക്കാൻ ഗുജറാത്ത് ഒരുങ്ങുന്നത്. ഈ വർഷം പത്ത് മികച്ച ആയുർവേദ കേന്ദ്രങ്ങൾ തുടങ്ങുകയാണ് ലക്ഷ്യമെന്ന് അഡീഷണൽ ചീഫ് സെക്രട്ടറി പൂനംചന്ദ് പർമാർ പറഞ്ഞു. സംസ്ഥാനത്തിന് ഇക്കാര്യത്തിൽ വലിയ സാധ്യതയുണ്ടെന്ന് ഗുജറാത്ത് സർക്കാർ വക്താവ് പറഞ്ഞു. കടലോരങ്ങളും വനവും മരുഭൂമിയുമൊക്കെ ഗുജറാത്തിനുണ്ട്. കേന്ദ്ര ആയുഷ് മന്ത്രാലയവും പിന്തുണ അറിയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടെന്നും സർക്കാർ […]
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