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Telangana is planning to construct a memorial tourism site at former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao’s village exhibiting his life and struggles. Rao’s native village is Vangara in Warangal.  State tourism minister V Srinivas Goud visited Vangara and revealed the plan for the development of the village as a tourism spot. He said, “The village would be recognised globally to mark the centenary celebrations of late Narasimha Rao.” To continue educating and inspiring the country and its younger generations of  Rao’s personality, the building where he lived will be developed into a museum which will have a photo gallery exhibiting ... Read more

Telangana forest minister Indrakaran Reddy on Friday said that the state government was developing lung spaces in cities and towns by setting up urban forest parks and eco-tourism parks in  available forest land. Speaking after inaugurating the urban forest parks – Anjaneya and Narasimha – at Raigiri near Yadagirigutta, the minister said the ecological balance of a place would depend on the extent of forest area and green cover. Hence, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has taken up afforestation to improve forest coverage area. No other state has taken up sapling planting in such a big way in the country, ... Read more

The Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation Limited has announced special packages to Bogatha, Kuntala and Pochera waterfall sites as part of its monsoon tourism campaign. All the three sites have some stunning waterfalls set in the green canopy and has become all the more beautiful after being blessed by abundance of rain in the region. The state tourism corporation has done a survey of facilities to ensure that visitors can have breakfast, lunch and dinner en route to the location and back. A special bus will start from the city at 7 a.m. for Bogatha in Bhupalpally district, which will ... Read more

In a move to encourage collaboration between the tourism industry and stakeholders, a 3-day Telangana Tourism Conclave will be held from June 28th in Hyderabad. The conclave will be conducted jointly by the Ftapcci (Federation of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry) and Global Panorama Showcase Ltd (GPS), Nagpur. As per reports, the first day of conclave will witness a knowledge seminar and the next two days will be for B2B interactions through a trade show. “Time has come to showcase the meeting point of India and Telangana. There is immense scope for job creation in the tourism ... Read more

As the Telangana state celebrates its 4th anniversary, the government’s prime lift irrigation project Kaleshwaram will be added to the tour circuit on June 2nd. The Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation (TSTDC) will have a day-long special tour from Hyderabad to Kaleshwaram. They will also be conducting a paragliding event from Jun 3rd-5th at Bison Polo Grounds, Secunderabad, first of its kind in the state. Another exciting initiative is the ‘Telangana Formation Flight-2018,’ which will have an aircraft fly past the audience at the Bison Polo Grounds fluttering national flag and showering flower petals over them. The itinerary of the ... Read more

The tier-two cities like Warangal and Karimnagar have become top preferred destinations for the domestic tourists as the number of tourists has increased considerably after the formation of new state Telangana. As per the statistics of authorities, the number of tourists to Warangal has surged substantially over the last two years. Around 2 crore tourists visited Warangal in last four years; Karimnagar had the second most tourists with the numbers touching more than 1 crore, succeeded by Mahbubnagar with more 90 lakh tourists, Khammam with more than 70 lakh and Nalgonda with 64 lakh. The state capital Hyderabad used to ... Read more

Hyderabad has registered a 76 per cent rise in foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in 2017 owing to the rise in the number of meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) in the city. The city’s domestic tourist arrivals (DTAs) shot up by 16 per cent last year. According to Telangana tourism department, 2017 ended on a high note with as many as 2.47 lakh foreign tourists visiting mana sheher, against 1.63 lakh who travelled to Hyderabad in 2016. Domestic tourist arrivals rose from 2.33 crore in 2016 to 2.71 crore last year. Maximum tourist arrivals were recorded between September and December. The ... Read more

The much-awaited 2018 edition of Great Indian Travel Bazaar (GITB) is about to hit the Pink City, which is also known as the Paris of India. Regarded as the biggest travel and tourism event held annually in India, FICCI GITB is expected to add another feather in the cap of this historical city by turning it into a tourism hub. Jaipur’s growing reputation as a tourism hotspot, speaks volumes for its chances of becoming a heritage centre in India and its suitability to host an event for the tourism players across the world to chart new growth strategies and discuss ... Read more

Built on a hilltop in the year 1143 Golconda Fort, located in the western part of Hyderabad city, is celebrating 500 glorious years. The history of Golconda Fort, undoubtedly one of most magnificent fortress complexes in India, goes back to early 13th century, when it was ruled by the Kakatiya’s followed by Qutub Shahi kings, who ruled the region in 16th and 17th century. The fortress rests on a granite hill 120 meters high while huge crenellated ramparts surround this structure. It was originally known as Mankal, and was originally a mud fort under the reign of Rajah of Warangal. ... Read more