Category: India

Cultural Programme at Roadshow in Bangkok Aiming at promoting tourism in the state, Odisha Tourism department has conducted a roadshow in Bangkok. During the event, Archana Patnaik, Director of Tourism, made a presentation highlighting the programmes implemented by the state to enhance the infrastructure and facilities to lure tourists – domestic as well as foreign. B2B meetings were part of the roadshow, for the various stakeholders in the tourism industry to present their products. While speaking at the event, Abbagani Ramu, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India at Thailand, appreciated Odisha’s efforts to develop tourism as a major employment ... Read more

Time Magazine has revealed the list of 100 greatest places of 2018 in the world to visit. The list includes Theme parks, Bars, Hotels, Restaurants etc. They have considered the new inventions, quality of services, facilities and amenities, while selecting the places. From among 48 countries in 6 continents, 100 destinations have been selected by the Magazine’s selection team, which consist of prominent industrialists, media personnel etc. Four Indian places could occupy place in the list; they are Sundar Nursery an Indian Accent Restaurant – both in Delhi, Alila Fort Bishangarh in Rajasthan and Obroi Sukhvilas Rsort and Spa in ... Read more

Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, Inaugurates the 53rd annual convention of FHRAI Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has announced that his state is envisaging becoming the country’s spiritual and wellness hub. The CM said the government is targeting annual investment of Rs 50 billion in the tourism sector. He was addressing the 53rd annual convention of the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) on 21st September 2018 in Lucknow “Under the central roadmap to boost domestic tourism, UP is having the maximum religious tourism hubs in the country, which includes the Ramayan Circuit, Buddhist ... Read more

Cultural event at Rajpath Lawn, Delhi The celebration of ParyatanParv (16th to 27th September 2018) organized by the Ministry of Tourism is in full swing with a series of activities and events being held across the country. The events with an aim to sensitize people about Sustainable Tourism, Swachatha (Cleanliness) and to promote tourism were organized in collaboration with the India Tourism domestic offices, Central and State Government organizations and other Stakeholders. Cultural Events at Rajpath Lawn, Delhi India Tourism Delhi organized an inter school drawing competition themed ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ (See our nation) in which 370 MCD Schools participated. ... Read more

B D Mishra, Governor, Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh’s Governer, to have B D Mishra on Thursday urged the Centre Ministry to formulate specific plans to promote tourism in the state. Mishra has visited K J Alphons, Union Minister of State for Tourism in Delhi on Thursday, 200th September 2018. During the meeting the he has requested for implementing eco-friendly and socially beneficial projects, as per official sources. Mishra accentuated the need of a holistic approach in exploiting the tourism potential of the state. Parsuram Kund Earlier, during his visit to the Parsuram Kund in Lohit district, he met the priest ... Read more

Kathleen Pessolano, Destination Programme Director of Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). Managing tourism sustainably from an economic, social, cultural and environmental perspective is very important for every country, says Kathleen Pessolano, US expert and Destination Program Director of Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). She was speaking at a programme at Puducherry, presenting the subject, ‘public-private partnerships for sustainable tourism’ on Thursday, 21st September 2018. The programme was organised by the Department of Tourism, Puducherry. “Sustainable destination management is a relatively new concept. With ever increasing domestic and international visitors to South India, it is essential for communities to establish policies and ... Read more

Aguada Fort, Goa As part of the Paryatan Parv (Tourism festival) celebrations, a rally was organized at Aguada Fort by the Goa Tourism Department in Association with the India Tourism Goa and Institute of Hotel Management on Monday. Over 100 officials from India Tourism Goa, Goa Tourism and students from IHM and other local stake holders have participated in the rally. The history of Aguada Fort was explained to the participants by the Assistant Director of India Tourism Goa. He exhorted the locals the need of keeping the fort and surroundings clean. Students from IHM have participated in a cleaning ... Read more

  India’s leading airline announces a 24-hours only sale with title “Fly With The Best”, giving travellers the chance to experience one of the country’s best airline at highly affordable fares! The sale fares are available in all three classes at discounts of up to 75% relative to non-sale fares, starting at Rs 999 for Economy class, Rs 2,199 for Premium Economy, and Rs 5,499 for Business Class, inclusive of taxes and fees. In Economy class, the fares are available for both Economy Lite and Economy Standard fares. Bookings are open from 00:01 hours of 19th September 2018, for travel ... Read more

Golden Temple, Panjab Navjot Singh Sidhu, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister of Punjab, states Tourism is going to be the major revenue earner of the state. He was speaking to the media in the India Tourism Mart 2018. The government is striving to make tourism contribute 20 per cent to the state’s GDP. “The State has a vivacious culture and lively people who are ready to open their homes and hearts to welcome guests from all over the world,” said Sidhu while interacting with the media. “Golden Temple is the largest visited monument in India which sees a daily footfall ... 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

The government is taking a slew of measures to increase the number of tourists visiting India from China. And, as part of this initiative, the ministry is planning to appoint a strategic adviser for the Chinese market. The strategic adviser is appointed to advice and coordinate strategies to attract more inbound tourists from China. This was revealed by KJ Alphons, Minister for Tourism, Government of India, at the India Tourism Mart in New Delhi. “As a destination India is doing phenomenally well and is growing well above the global average. In the meantime, Chinese market continues to be a concern for India ... Read more

Union Tourism Minister Alphons K J today invited the global tourism stakeholders to visit Kerala supporting the flood-hit state. “Though it was hit by one of the worst floods in the century, Kerala is emerging from the deluge at an amazing pace,” he said inaugurating the India Tourism Mart in New Delhi today. “The tourism centers and hotels in Kerala have been fully opened after the floods. I’m inviting you to visit this beautiful place,” he said addressing the gathering. “If Kerala will submit a detailed project on the renovation of Pamba river, the central government will take all the ... Read more

Yoga is India’s greatest gift to the world, said Suman Billa, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India. Suman Billa was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the India Tourism Mart in New Delhi. “Give us 15 days, we will make you 5 years younger,” he said while talking about the importance of yoga and the different yoga practices followed in the country. The Tourism Ministry is organising the India Tourism Mart (ITM) from 16th to 18th September, 2018 in partnership with the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) and with the support of State /UT ... Read more

The focus, at present, needs to be on attracting high spending, high quality international tourists to the country, opined Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal. The minister was addressing the audience after inaugurating the ‘first ever’ India Tourism Mart (ITM) on 17th September, 2018 at Ashok Hotel, New Delhi. “The profile of the international tourists needs to be studied in detail so that we can attract more tourists to the country. We should also ensure that the government should provide facilities which can attract high spending tourists,” he said. The minister also said that religious tourism and sports tourism also has lot of ... Read more

Gokaraju Gangaraju , Narasapuram MP taking part in the Swachh Pakhwada programme on Gandhi Hill Vijayawada on Sunday (Photo courtesy: The Hans India) Andhra Pradesh Tourism department has launched ‘Swachh Pakhwada’ (clean fortnight), a tourism and cleanliness campaign, to attract tourists to various destinations in the state. The Swachh Pakhwada was launched by the Union government in association with the State governments and Union Territories exhorting people to participate in the two-week campaign of cleaning. As part of the campaign, the Andhra Pradesh tourism department will take up activities like cleaning of surroundings, placing of dustbins, conduct cleaning awareness rallies ... Read more