Category: Round Up

The Andhra Pradesh government is planning to organize adventure sports like trekking in the Kondapalli forest area. This was announced by the Irrigation Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao while addressing a gathering in connection with ‘Women Confidence Challenge’ organised by the Vijayawada chapter of Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) on the hill opposite Siddhartha Arts College. Over 40 girls and women, aged between 4 and 60 years, participated in rappelling and rock-climbing activities carried out under the expert guidance of the members of Adventure Club of Andhra Pradesh. “It was heartening to see the women showcasing exceptional skills in adventure sports,” ... Read more

The flow of winter travellers to Abu Dhabi marked the highest hotel occupancy rate in February. According to reports, over 100 hotels in the capital city marked full during February. The Department of Tourism and Culture (DTC), Abu Dhabi revels that the figures excel with Asian countries of India and China with the most number of visitors. According to reports, over 34,000 Indian nationals arrived in January that is 31.5 per cent more than the previous year. Meanwhile, over 35,000 Chinese travellers showed up in the country, which marked the largest income from the market with 31 per cent more arrivals. “We ... Read more

Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Fair (AITF) is all set to begin from 5th April at Baku Expo Centre in Azerbaijan. The 17th version of the three-day expo features all the ingredients a country can offer, in terms of tourism and associated destination marketing. AITF 2018, will be supported strongly by the Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism, UNWTO and PATA, with its prominence to increase the country’s GDP through tourism. The expo further aims to unite the associates in the field of tourism agencies, organisations under one umbrella. Azerbaijan, for a long extend, has been promoting tourism with useful services ... Read more

The Tourism department of Kerala is promoting the benefits of Ayurveda at ITB Berlin. The aim is to bring more tourists to experience the benefits of Ayurveda, said Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran in an exclusive interview to Tourism News Live, The department’s stall at the Kerala pavilion in ITB is focusing on Ayurveda. “Ayurveda is the backbone of tourism in Kerala, and hence we are promoting the ancient stream of medicine to the people across the globe,” said the minister. He also opines that the people in Germany are very much aware of the benefits of Ayurveda. “Germans know ... Read more

It was a happy news for cardiac patients, as the new initiative between Microsoft and Apollo Hospital are on its way to create new machine learning Artificial Intelligence algorithms, to forecast patient risk associated with heart disease. “Cardiac disease is amongst India’s leading causes of mortality and morbidity, which is exacting a toll on the health and well-being of our citizens,” said Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals. The new study further gives the doctor the best move to initialize treatment plans and lowers mortality rate associated with the condition. Microsoft previously has started a new innovative platform called ... Read more

After the much awaited successful launch of Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro in February, Xiaomi India is all set to launch the new Redmi 5 on March 14. According to reports, the new Redmi 5 tagged as ‘compact powerhouse’ would be the ancestor of the model launched way back in China. Speculations are that the phone would be slim, sleek and compact with a strong battery backup. The new Redmi 5 would be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 chipset integrated with 2,3 and 4 gb of RAM. The phone would further house a 12 MP rear ... Read more

American multinational chip manufacturing company Intel is all set to manufacture 5G enabled laptops by the end of 2019. The company also introduced their conceptual model of the future technology, which attracted a large number of audience at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The concept model of the company houses a 5G modem integrated with the latest i5 technology. The PC is unique with its adjustable two in one design to that of a PC and a Tab. Intel also collaborates with other manufacturers namely Dell, HP, Lenovo and Microsoft to fasten the production time. Besides 4th generation technology, ... Read more

Expedia presented Tourism Ireland with its 2017 ‘campaign of the year’ accolade on the Ireland stand at ITB in Berlin. Last autumn, Tourism Ireland teamed up with Expedia to grow visitor numbers to Dublin during the shoulder and off-season months. The joint campaign ran for six weeks in Britain, the United States and key Mainland European markets, including Germany. It included video and online advertising, takeovers of the Expedia homepage in the various markets, as well as email marketing. The campaign proved very successful, with double-digit increases in passenger and room demand in all markets during the campaign period; and ... Read more

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Paytm, is the youngest Indian billionaire. At the age of 39, he owns $1.7 billion net worth with his innovative idea of digital cashless transaction through mobile app. Paytm gradually gained its reach and popularity, after the Union Ministry’s announcement of demonetisation with Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes leaving a chaos in emergency transactions among the citizens. Paytm used the simple solution of QR code to transact money between the seller and the buyer, that doesn’t even require a physical device like that of a swipe machine. In a period of 6 months Paytm reached ... Read more

Apple’s all-time personal computing compatible model line-up, MacBook Air would arrive at a cheaper price, according to a report published by the Apple analyst KGI Securities. MacBook Air, the predecessor of MacBook Pro, has a huge fan base across the globe, with its ultra-thin sleek aluminium design, along with the prestigious retina display. The newly released analysis reveals that Apple is preparing to reduce the price tag for their 13-inch MacBook Air this year, that could hike the overall sales of the model. Apple’s new move is as part of celebrating their 10th anniversary of their revolutionary model, as the ... Read more

German luxury car manufacturers Porsche is one step ahead of the future, as they plan to build autonomous passenger drones. No doubt as the futuristic modes of transportation would be these drones, that don’t even require pilots to operate between stations. According to a news website Automobilwoche, claims that the company is on its way to release the design sketches. Meanwhile, Porsche hasn’t released much data regarding the report and some of the sales directors of the company have mentioned about the practicability of the design. The futuristic modes of transportation are the major research highlights of automobile companies like Ehang (China), as ... Read more

Residents and tourists to Downtown Dubai witnessed spectacular shows in ‘pink’ at The Dubai Fountain. Shams Emaar, the corporate social responsibility team of Emaar Properties, decided to turn the colour of all shows, set by Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall, to pink, in a gesture to enhance awareness of breast cancer. The initiative is in line with Emaar’s continued commitment to community welfare initiatives. Shams Dubai is extending support to the Pink Caravan Ride (PCR)-the annual pan-UAE breast cancer awareness campaign by non-profit, Friends Of Cancer Patients (FOCP), that organises events across the seven emirates each year to heighten ... Read more

India’s all-time favourite SUV manufacturer Mahindra had launched their brand new off-roader named Roxor exclusively in the United States. Roxor carries the exact DNA of its ancestor Mahindra Thar that made a huge impact on the Indian audience. Thar was the budget SUV of Mahindra that offered 4*4 experience with a well-balanced chassis, unlike Thar Roxor which features a new steel dashboard, new winches, new set of lights, off-road wheels, new front bumper, with no doors, no hard roof, legally made for pure off-roading. Roxor will be powered by a 2.5 litre,4 cylinder turbo diesel engine with 62 bhp. Mahindra ... Read more

Terrorist groups had attacked the French Embassy and an army headquarters, located at Ouagadougou, capital city of Burkina Faso in Africa. According to reports over 8 people died on spot, leaving dozens injured. Meanwhile, it was the third attack over Ouagadougou in the past three years, which was conducted by associates of Al-Qaeda. This time, terrorist groups linked to Al-Qaeda or ISIS had not taken the responsibility of the attack so far. Local television channels reported that the attack was unleashed by anonymous gunmen killing 8 soldiers, followed by capturing two attackers by the army personals. “All the employees inside ... Read more

American motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson and China have collaborated together for the launch of their latest electric version of Harley by 2019. In 2014,  a concept version of the bike had been showcased under the Live Wire electric cruiser project, followed by a small guest appearance in a movie named Avengers: Age of Ultron. “The new electric segments are set to launch in the next year, with more infrastructure facilities that include charging stations”, said Peter Mackenzie, Managing Director of Harley-Davidson India. Only a few motorcycle company had stepped forward to launch electric motorcycle like ‘Milwaukee’, an American based cruise ... Read more