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Dressed in festive finery and with excitement writ large on their faces, hundreds of people from tribal communities from across the country witnessed exuberant performances on the opening day of the National Tribal Dance Festival here on Thursday. From Nigeria’s Efik people’s “Ekombi” dance to Palestinian girls’ “Dabke” performance and tribals of Chhattisgarh’s Durg and Surguja districts matching steps in “Saila” and “Karma” dances, the first day of the five-day festival had a lot to offer. The festival, which is being held at the Science College Ground, was inaugurated by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. “Despite being from different parts ... Read more

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday announced that the Veermata Jijamata Udyan, popularly known as Byculla Zoo, here will be open to visitors from November 1. The civic body had shut the zoo in April amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a release issued by the BMC, the zoo will be open for visitors from 9.30 am to 6 pm, while morning walkers can use the premises between 6 am and 8.30 am. The zoo, popularly known as “Rani cha Baug”, is home to a large number of animals, different species of exotic birds and ... Read more

Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi on Wednesday inaugurated the first-ever literary festival at the famous tourist destination of Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district as part of the ‘Iconic Week’ celebrations under Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The literary festival organized by the J-K government has brought numerous literary personalities across the country to mark the 75 years of independence. Acclaimed writers, emerging poets, intellectuals discussed and analyzed several aspects of literary traditions in the festival, an official spokesman said. Lekhi praised the efforts of J-K UT administration for organizing festival of this kind ... Read more

The Bureau of the Royal Household has announced that the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, along with other royal palaces and locations would reopen from 1 November, 2021. The reopening of Bangkok’s most famous attraction, the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, will allow tourists once again to explore the beauty and splendour of the historically significant and much-revered site. The Grand Palace complex, within which the Temple of the Emerald Buddha or Wat Phra Kaeo is located, was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its reopening date of 1 November is ... Read more

Ministry of Tourism is organising a conference of Tourism and Culture Ministers of the Southern Region on 28th & 29th October 2021 in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and DoNER Shri G. Kishan Reddy and Chief Minister of Karnataka Shri Basavaraj Bommaiwill address the event on 28th October 2021. The event is expected to be attended by the Ministers of State for Tourism, Govt. of India, Senior Officials from various Central Ministries, State Governments, Union Territory Administrations (UTs), Media and industry stakeholders. The States and Union Territories of Southern Region are endowed with diverse tourist attractions and each ... Read more

The Caribbean’s Travel & Tourism sector is recovering at a faster rate than any other region in the world, with its contribution to GDP expected to rise more than 47% this year, compared to just 30.7% globally, reveals new research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). WTTC, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, says that the recovery of the sector globally has been hindered by the lack of international coordination, severe travel restrictions and slower vaccination rates. However, the Caribbean is now benefiting from more relaxed restrictions around the world and low infection rates, which ... Read more

SpiceJet will launch 28 new domestic flights across the country from October 31 onwards, the airline said Monday. It will launch multiple new non-stop flights connecting the tourist hotspots of Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Udaipur in Rajasthan with key metros and cities as part of its new winter schedule, SpiceJet said in a statement. SpiceJet will also connect Bagdogra with Ahmedabad, Kolkata with Srinagar and add two new flights on the Bengaluru-Pune sector, it said. The government had on October 12 allowed airlines to operate domestic flights without any capacity restriction from October 18. When the government resumed the scheduled ... Read more

John Cena has partnered with the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) for its new tourism campaign, encouraging travelers to book a trip to the capital “stat.” Following the teaser video launched last week, the full film released today sees Cena abandoning his travel plans after reading about Abu Dhabi on his flight highlighting exactly why the Time is Now to visit. Literally diving into everything the destination has to offer, Cena parachutes out of a plane and lands on the roof of the iconic Louvre Abu Dhabi. The video showcases the birds-eye view of Cena’s ... Read more

During a question and answer session in the Assembly, Minister Mohammad Riyaz said that the PWD rest houses would be converted into people’s rest houses. As part of this, an online booking facility will be available on November 1 where the public can book rooms. If you need a room in a rest house, the general public can now book online through the portal. The online system will be set up without losing the existing facilities for the officers. The aim is to make the rest house more people friendly and turn it into a people’s rest house. The Public ... Read more

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated a Houseboat Festival organised by the Department of Tourism of Jammu and Kashmir at the famous Dal Lake here, officials said. The minister also witnessed a musical fountain and laser show, that, he said, was “a mesmerising experience”. The Houseboat Festival has been organised as part of the ‘Iconic Week’ festival celebrating the spirit of Jammu and Kashmir, the officials said. Shah was accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh. Later, Shah took to Twitter to share pictures of ... Read more

‘Iconic Week’ to celebrate the spirit of Jammu and Kashmir was kick-started here on Saturday. Marking the beginning of the week-long celebrations, Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu inaugurated ‘Spirits of J-K’ — a Sufi festival, at SKICC here. The festival is organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department. On the occasion, Aghaaz-e-Nishast”, a discourse on mysticism, was held in collaboration with the Academy of Art Cultural and Languages. Also, a mystic gallery was set up where traditional artefacts and manuscripts and rare copies of the Quran and the Bhagwat Gita besides rich Sufi literature, 19th-century copper, brass ware and ... Read more

Newly launched airline flybig has entered into an agreement with IRCTC to facilitate travellers to book tickets for any of its northeast destinations through the latter’s Air’ platform, an official said on Friday. The pact will allow the passengers to book their travel tickets to any NE flybig destination through the IRCTC portal, which will help in boosting tourism in the region, he said. The partnership is launched in line with Dekho Apna Desh’ to promote NE sectors’ flora, fauna and culture. It also boosts Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, promoting connectivity and economic growth of the region. flybig will always ... Read more

BR Ambedkar’s famous power suit, peacock’s feathers, Lord Shiva’s throat or the less prominent fourth hue of the Indian flag, an ongoing exhibition at the DAG here examines the history of the colour blue in the country prompted by its seemingly universal value. The exhibition, titled “Indian Blue”, showcases a range of artistic practices from the realistic to the abstract, from landscapes and portraits to history paintings and figurative narrations, across an equally astonishing range of mediums — oils, watercolours, acrylics, print, sculpture — and periods. “Even though all art deals with colour, we have never before examined a colour ... Read more

Australian airline company Qantas on Friday said it will start operating flights on the Sydney-Delhi route from December 6 onwards. Qantas said the Sydney-Delhi flight is its first commercial service between Australia and India in almost a decade. “Flights from Sydney to Delhi would operate via Darwin, while flights from Delhi to Sydney would operate nonstop,” the airline’s statement noted. In line with current Australian government regulations, these flights are limited to Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate families and parents. The Sydney-Delhi flight will operate three times a week with its Airbus A330 aircraft, it said. The frequency ... Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the Kushinagar international airport, which is an endeavor to connect Buddhist pilgrimage sites around the world as well as facilitate travel of pilgrims to the final resting place of Lord Buddha. Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh is the final resting place of Gautama Buddha where he attained Mahaparinirvana after his death, and is among the most important pilgrim spots for Buddhists. The airport has been built at an estimated cost of Rs 260 crore and the new terminal building is spread across 3,600 square metres. It has been developed by the Airports Authority of ... Read more