Tag: ITDC

India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), a public sector undertaking, under the aegis of the Ministry of Tourism, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, to implement preventive measures against Covid-19 infections. ITDC wants to provide a safe, hygienic and healthy environment to guests and staff across its hotels and offices and is looking to lay down a relevant protocol in association with AIIMS. To take the initiative forward an advisory board will be formed consisting of representatives from AIIMS, ITDC or representatives from any other organisation to provide inputs on designing and developing the ... Read more

The Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) hosted a webinar on “Preparedness of Hospitality, Travel & Tourism industry during COVID-19” recently, attended by senior officials representing various segments of the hospitality and travel industry.  Agreeing that domestic tourism is likely to be the first sector to be revived, almost all the panellists were of the view that the industry can bounce back to health if all the stakeholders come together to support each other. To promote India as a destination among the foreigners, it is important to properly communicate and convince the world and prospective travellers that they are safe while ... Read more

Medical tourism will revive faster in India than that in many other countries, a senior India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) official has said. “Indian medical tourism industry is likely to revive faster than even some developed nations in Europe, and probably USA too. India has shown comparatively better handling of the pandemic situation as compared to these nations,” said Piyush Tiwari, director (commercial and marketing), ITDC. “Medical tourists will look at countries which seem relatively safer. They will look at a country that has better health protocols. Countries like India that have had a lower number of Covid-19 deaths, are ... Read more

Minister of Tourism, Air Transport, Handicraft and Social Economy, Kingdom of Morocco, Mohamed Sajid and Minister of State for Tourism (IC), Government of India, K J Alphons held a bilateral meeting on Tourism Cooperation between India and Morocco in New Delhi. During this meeting both the Ministers agreed to enhance the tourism cooperation between India and Morocco and to work towards increasing tourist arrivals between both countries. This meeting was followed by signing of an agreement of cooperation. India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (ITDC) has signed a MoU with La Societe Marocaine D’Ingenierie Touristique, also known as Moroccan Agency for Tourism ... Read more

Home minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates Paryatan Parv 2018 Union home minister Rajnath Singh reiterated that India is full of cultural diversity but yet it is unbreakable and it is being developed as a tourist destination. He was inaugurating the second edition of ‘Paryatan Parv’ (Tourism Festival) at Rajpath Lawns in Delhi on Sunday.  K.J. Alphons, Union Minister for Tourism, Rashmi Verma, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and other dignitaries from participating Central Ministries and State Governments, were present at the occasion. The event is being organised by the Tourism Ministry, aiming at drawing attention on the benefits of tourism, showcasing the cultural ... Read more

Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), along with Jamia Millia University had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for starting Bachelors of Vocation (B.Voc) courses of 3 years. The courses offered are a Bachelor programme on ‘Food Production and a 1-year Diploma in Hospitality, arranged by the Ashok Institute of Hospitality and Tourism Management (AIH&TM) under ITDC. The new programme hopes to fit under the Department of Tourism, Hotel, Hospitality, and Heritage Studies (DTHHHS).  Additionally, the department also offers professional certificate, diploma and degree programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels in tourism, hospitality and allied areas. Meanwhile, the programmes offered are ... Read more

The India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has signed an MOU with Hyderabad-based Suraas Impex for developing a mega tourism destination project at Bairav Lanka in Kakinada, East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. The first phase of the project is estimated to cost Rs 550 crores. This project is the first of its kind for the state-owned ITDC with any private player. Ravneet Kaur, IAS, Chairperson and Managing Director (C&MD), ITDC; Piyush Tiwari, Director (Commercial & Marketing), ITDC; and Ravi Pandit, General Manager, Ashok Consultancy & Engineering Services (ACES), ITDC as well as officers from Suraas Impex were present at the ... Read more

Hotel Ashok in Ranchi has stopped all its operations last Friday. A joint venture between Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) and the erstwhile Bihar government, the hotel opened in Ranchi in 1988 and had been running at a loss for years. The property has three stakeholders, namely, ITDC (51 per cent), Jharkhand (12.5) and Bihar the rest. Originally, Bihar owned 49 per cent stake but after the formation of Jharkhand, the stakes were split 3:1 following an inter-ministerial meeting under the chairmanship of principal secretary to the Prime Minister in 2004. Around 30 staff of the hotel, who has not been given ... Read more

Web Desk The Government of India is considering a complete exit from the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) by selling 87 per cent of its shares. As part of its disinvestment exercise, the Cabinet, in September 2017, has approved the transfer of Hotel Jaipur Ashok and Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, Mysore, to the governments of Rajasthan and Karnataka respectively. It also cleared disinvestment of ITDC’s 51 per cent equity in Donyi Polo Ashok, Itanagar, in favour of Arunachal Pradesh. ITDC currently runs 16 hotels in Delhi, Patna, Jammu, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Bhopal, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Guwahati, Mysore, Puducherry and Itanagar. The ... Read more

ടിഎന്‍എല്‍ ബ്യൂറോ ന്യൂഡല്‍ഹി : നഷ്ടം പെരുകിയതോടെ ഐടിഡിസിയില്‍ നിന്ന് തലയൂരാന്‍ കേന്ദ്ര സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ നീക്കം. ഇന്ത്യ ടൂറിസം ഡെവലപ് മെന്‍റ് കോര്‍പറേഷനിലെ 87% ഓഹരികളും വില്‍ക്കാനാണ് കേന്ദ്ര നീക്കം. വില്‍പ്പനക്ക് കേന്ദ്ര മന്ത്രിസഭയുടെ സാങ്കേതിക അനുമതി മാത്രമേ ബാക്കിയുള്ളൂ. Jaipur Asok ഓഹരി വിറ്റഴിക്കലിന്‍റെ ഭാഗമായി കഴിഞ്ഞ സെപ്തംബറില്‍ ജയ്പൂരിലെ അശോക്‌, മൈസൂരിലെ ലളിത് മഹല്‍ ഹോട്ടലുകള്‍ രാജസ്ഥാന്‍, കര്‍ണാടക സര്‍ക്കാരുകള്‍ക്ക് കൈമാറാന്‍ കേന്ദ്രം തീരുമാനിച്ചിരുന്നു. ഇറ്റാനഗറിലെ ഡോണി പോളോ അശോകിന്‍റെ 51% ഓഹരികള്‍ അരുണാചലിന് കൈമാറിയതും അടുത്തിടെയാണ്. ഡല്‍ഹി, പട്ന , ജമ്മു, റാഞ്ചി ,ഭുവനേശ്വര്‍, പുരി, ഭോപ്പാല്‍ , ഭരത്പൂര്‍,ജയ്പൂര്‍ ,ഗുവാഹാത്തി,മൈസൂര്‍,പുതുച്ചേരി, ഇറ്റാനഗര്‍ എന്നിങ്ങനെ പതിനാറു സ്ഥലങ്ങളിലാണ് ഐടിഡിസി ഹോട്ടലുകള്‍ ഉള്ളത്. ഇതില്‍ പതിനാലെണ്ണം വിറ്റഴിച്ചേക്കും. ഹോട്ടലുകളുടെ നടത്തിപ്പ് സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ നടത്തേണ്ടതല്ല എന്നാണു വിശദീകരണം. എയര്‍ ഇന്ത്യയുടെയും ഡ്രെഡ്ജിംഗ് കോര്‍പ്പറേഷന്‍റെയും ഓഹരികള്‍ വിറ്റഴിക്കാനും കേന്ദ്രം തീരുമാനിച്ചത് ഈയിടെയാണ്.