Category: Festival and Events

This year’s Wine & Food Tourism Conference, taking place at Spier near Stellenbosch on 18 September 2019, will feature South Africa’s most respected trends analyst, Dion Chang, as headline speaker. This year’s event, themed “The Future of Wine & Food Tourism”, will as per previous years provide an invaluable platform for participants to network and keep abreast of what is hot and happening in South African wine and food tourism. This is the fourth time this annual conference is being presented. Known as an innovator, creative thinker, and walking ideas bank, Chang takes the unique view of “trends as business ... Read more

If you have been bitten by a travel bug or are still contemplating which destination to go to, to begin your memorable travel life journey, we have curated the top experiences from across the globe you must experience once at least. What are you waiting for? Start packing now and tick off the locations from your bucket-list. VIVID SYDNEY, Australia Indian summers can be deadly at times and with vacations going around here is the perfect destination to beat the heat – Sydney, Australia. The annual festival of “light, music, and ideas – Vivid Sydney” is a perfect get away ... Read more

Experts from across Europe will meet to explore the intersecting worlds of film, television and tourism on 29 November 2019 at Seen on Screen, the UK’s leading international screen tourism conference, this year held at the London Transport Museum. The one-day event, presented by Film London and VisitBritain, will kick-start with a keynote delivered by inspirational industry experts Pierre Bohanna, whose incredible career as a prop-maker has seen him play a vital role in the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films, together with Dan Dark, SVP and managing director of Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden. As well as exploring strategies for ... Read more

The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is all set to conduct Incredible India Roadshows in the US and Canada and Africa in June and July 2019. The Incredible India team will visit USA & Canada on June 24, 2019; Washington DC on June 25- Boston; on June 26 at Vancouver, Seattle on June 27 and San Francisco on June 28. The Africa Roadshows will start on July 01 from Johannesburg; July 03 in Durban and July 05 in Port Louis.  

With an aim to create more awareness about Tourism and Culture aspects of Taiwan, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) will be dedicating a sizeable area for showcasing the cultural and tourism offerings of Taiwan at the second Taiwan Expo 2019 scheduled to be held between May 16 and 18 at Pragati Maidan, Delhi. “One-third of the exhibition will be dedicated to showcase “the unique culture” of Taiwan,” said Chung Kwang Tien, Ambassador, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India. “Our objective is to combine the soft power and the smart power of Taiwan. While bilateral trade between India and ... Read more

Summer just got better in Central Vietnam with a mega event organized together by Tourism Department of Thua Thien-Hue Province, Da Nang Tourism Promotion Center and Vietnam Travel Expert Fayfay.com. Vietnam’s ‘Central Summer Viet-stival’ is a collection of exciting happenings in the area, headlined by Da Nang International Fireworks Festival, Hue Hot Air Balloon Festival and Hue Traditional Craft Festival. Starting on 22 April, ‘Central Summer Viet-stival’ aims to show the unique festive side of Da Nang and Hue in this travel season. Throughout the festival period, travelers will find series of exclusive promotions like free Ao Dai Rental Experience, ... Read more

It’s the best time to visit the Kerala capital, Thiruvananthapuram, as the Padmanabhaswamy temple here is celebrating the annual 10-day Painkuni festival. As part of the Painkuni festival, the main entrance of the temple at East Fort, is adorned with the fibre glass figures of Pancha Pandavas (the five Pandavas mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. According to religious beliefs, and traditions, the figures are put up at the eastern gate of the temple in order to appease Indra, also known as the God of Rain. The eighth day of the festival (April 17, 2019) has significance in the sense that ‘Valiya ... Read more

The Israel Ministry of Tourism said it has become the official culture travel partner of the third edition of ITB China, set to take place from 15 – 17 May 2019, at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Conference Center. Israel as the “land of creation” combines modernity and innovation with thousands of years’ old tradition and history. “This is the second consecutive year that Israel Ministry of Tourism is taking part in ITB China and we are proud to enhance our collaboration with the organizers and become culture travel partner at ITB China 2019! Israel is well known in ... Read more

Vishu, the Kerala festival of colours, joy and prosperity, is celebrated with much pomp and glory across the state. Vishu comes on the first day of the Malayalam month ‘Medam’ (April), which is also the Spring Equinox, when the duration of day and night are equal. This year, Vishu falls on April 15, Monday. Vishu is celebrated in all other parts of India as well, to mark the beginning of the new year of the Hindu calendar, but is known with a different name in different states. For Example, in Mangalore and Udupi districts of Karnataka it is known as Bishu, ... Read more

The 2nd edition of the India Tourism Mart (ITM), organised by the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH), will be held from September 23 to 25, 2019. “The 2019 edition of trade show will be held from September 23-25, 2019 at The Ashoka, New Delhi. We are expecting to shortlist around 500 international buyers in this year’s ITM. In 2018, around 250 buyers attended the show,” said Subhash Goyal, Honorary Secretary, FAITH. “The process of selection is very transparent, all details are available online. For this year’s show, we will also have representatives of the Ministry of Tourism, ... Read more

Come April and the tiny hamlet of Kadammanitta in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala will witness the world’s most majestic display of the ritual art form of Patayani- the Kadammanitta Patayani. The event will start on April 15, during the auspicious occasion of the harvesting festival, Vishu. Proceedings begin with the lighting of fire and the beating of the ‘thappu’ (Patayani percussion instrument) to appease Goddess Bhadrakaali. The fire for this ritual is brought from the sacred lamp inside the temple. The following days devotees can witness the procession of various Padayani Kolams. It starts with the kolam of Ganapathi. The other kolams in ... Read more

The Flag Island, Sharjah’s leisure, tourist and family destination, is to host the International Festival ‘Kalinka’. The 2-day festival on 29 – 30 March 2019, will be showing spectacular cross-cultural performances as Russia and Kazakhstan combine their talents in a dazzling display of music and dance at the Flag Island’s amphitheatre, from 7:00 p.m – 11:00 p.m. The Flag Island will be providing families, children and audiences of all age groups, with a full spectrum of Eastern Europe’s most authentic styles and genres. The Festival Committee collaborates with local artists from Russian and Kazakhstan, both children and adults, aiming to ... Read more

The Great Indian Travel Bazaar, India’s leading business networking platform for Inbound Tourism, is scheduled to be held in Rajasthan from April 28-30, 2019. Organised by the Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the event is expected to receive participation of more than 280 foreign tour operators from all over the world and 270 Indian Exhibitors to showcase their products. Over the period of two days more than 11,000 pre scheduled structured face to face business meetings takes place between Foreign buyers and Indian Sellers. 96000 B2B ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: Niv Shafran Burning Man’s Israeli offshoot, Midburn is a special 5-day festival held in the Negev Desert around May – June every year. It is the second largest regional Burning Man after Africa Burns where, for 6 days, a temporary city is set up creating a platform for communal life style, creativity, art and self-expression. Unlike a typical music festival with big acts, one can camp in the desert that host parties and in the center of the playa are incredible art displays and a huge temple that is burned on the final night. This year, Midburn will ... Read more

The Royal Coronation Ceremony for His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, a historic event in Thailand, will take place between May 4 and 6. It is an ancient traditional practice, dating back to over a century ago, to celebrate the accession to the throne of the King of Thailand. “On the fourth of May, a time to celebrate not only by the Thais but from the world, His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn will be officially crowned as King Rama the tenth of the Chakri dynasty, according to traditions governing the monarchy,” said Weerasak Kowsurat, Minister of Tourism and Sports, Thailand. The earliest ... Read more