Category: India

Travellers to Amrabad and Kawal tiger reserves in Telangana have to keep in mind that the authorities have temporarily stopped the popular jungle safaris in these two reserves during this monsoon season. This season is considered a breeding season for most animals. The decision was taken as per the guidelines of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), which first issued a directive in this regard in 2015. The reserves will be shut for tourists till September-end and are likely to reopen by early or mid-October. This is the first time the state is closing the tiger reserves. But however, this practice has ... Read more

Picture for Representation only (Photo Courtesy: Whyndham) A unique tea lounge is coming up at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) soon. The tea lounge will have a tea restaurant which will offer teas like CTC, orthodox, second flush and specialty teas and various others. The lounge will be called ‘Chai Bar’. The plan to open a tea lounge was considered seven years back, how ever, it is only recently GTAC has decided to implement the proposed project. In a recent meeting, the GTAC governing body decided to form a special sub-committee to implement the project. The lounge is expected ... Read more

The first batch of 14 youngsters of Punjab origin from the United Kingdom will visit the State from August 7 to 16 as part of the scheme ‘Connect with Your Roots (CYR)’. The group consists of eight boys and six girls, aged between 16 and 22 years. The programme CYR was launched by Caption Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab on 13th September 2017. The programme targets the foreign-born youth who are into second, third and fourth generations of Punjabis and have never travelled to Punjab. The government will make arrangement to bring them to Punjab and showcase its culture, ... Read more

As part of revitalizing the handicrafts industry of the state, the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Authority is conducting state wide workshops for the artisans. While talking to the media in the first such workshop on Sunday, 5th August 2018, Mukesh Kumar Meena,  Secretary, Department of Tourism, Language and Culture, said traditional artisans producing enchanting range of handicrafts and weavers creating brilliant line of handloom apparel were integral part of the tourism sector. “We want to create a well-organized platform for the craftsmen to market their products easily and ensuring deserved prices,” he said. AP tourism department is planning to take care ... Read more

Tourism industry of Hawaii islands has been gloomy, due to the recent eruption of Kilauea volcano. The cumulative expenditure loss to the tourism of Hawaii’s Big Island inflicted by the eruption may turn out to be as high as approximately 200 million U.S. dollars, a study found. According to the latest study, the Big Island may have already lost 38,000 potential visitors and around 50 million dollars in potential tourism expenditure in May and June. The Big Island of Hawaii may have lost 17,000 potential visitors and 22.7 million dollars in potential tourism expenditure in May and 21,000 potential visitors ... Read more

  Tourism has been one of the major revenue earners of Uttarakhand, the northern state of India. The state government is optimistic about the future of the state through development in the tourism sector. “The tourism sector has the potential to create jobs. The existing tourism hot-spots like Nainital and Mussoorie, which were established centuries ago are at a saturation point and no more development are possible there. So, we are now focused on developing 13 new destinations. Around 12 big banner films have come to the state during my tenure. We are trying to increase the revenue of the ... Read more

Myanmar Vice President U Henry Van Thio has urged cooperation among tourism organizations to promote the tourism industry, as per reports from Global New Light of Myanmar. In the meeting of the Central Committee for the Development of National Tourism Industry, held on Friday, 3rd August 2018, the Vice President reiterated the need to provide high standard amenities to the tourists who visit the country. Accommodation, safety, transportation, food etc. has to be taken care of. U Henry Van Thio, Myanmar Vice President “We should try to promote traditional customs and cuisines of ethnic minorities in the country”, added the ... Read more

Amaravati, Capital City of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh government is planning to implement a Cine Tourism Project, to exploit the available resources in the state. The project will cover all the beautiful locations and gardens in the state. Nandamuri Balakrishna , Hindupur MLA and actor, film director Krish Jagarlamudi and actor Daggubati Rana (Bahubali fame) met Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at his residence at Undavalli on Friday, 3rd August 2018 and discussed about the State government’s initiatives to the film industry. Hindupur MLA and actor Nandamuri Balakrishna, film director Krish Jagarlamudi and actor Daggubati Rana with Chief Minister N ... Read more

Madhya Pradesh’s tin-toy advertisement with the tag line ‘MP me Dil Hua Bachhe Sa’ is getting more recognition in foreign countries. The advertisement was bagged the best advertisement award in 2016.  It also received the Graphite Pencil Award from the famous D & AD of England for the innovative concept in advertisement. The commercial was  made by Hungry Films, directed by Vijay Sawant and produced by Dharam Valia. In this ad, children’s toys were linked with the heritage of different areas of Madhya Pradesh. A Delhi based agency, Welby Impex was the designers of the tin-toys. Most of the toys are ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: The Telegraph The Sikkim government is constructing a road from Uttarey in West Sikkim to Chiwa Bhanjyang in Nepal. The road coming up is at an altitude of about 10,500 feet from sea level. This will be the first road link between Sikkim and Nepal which share almost 100 Km long common border. Nepal already has a road connecting Chiwa Bhanjyang, which is an antiquated village and a popular tourist place. The 18 Km Uttarey-Chiwa Bhanjyang road is being constructed by the Sikkim road and bridges department at a cost of Rs 25 crore and is expected to ... Read more

Jet Airways clarifies the recent news regarding financial issues in the airline company. As per a tweet in the name of Vinay Dube, CEO of Jet Airways, it denies the statement came in the media that Jet Airways is in a conjecture of a stake sale. The tweet says Jet Airways is well placed to be part of the growth of the Indian Aviation industry. The airline is going to add 225 fuel efficient aircrafts to the fleet over the next decade; 11 being inducted this fiscal year. “In line with the Company’s stated focus of creating a healthier and ... Read more

Jet Airways Ltd has told its pilots that the airline may be grounded in 60 days unless cost-cutting measures including pay cuts are put in place, as reported by Reuters on Friday, 3rd July 2018. Following the acute financial stringency, the authorities had requested the pilots for a 15 per cent pay cut for two years to withstand the turbulent situation, however the pilots did not agree with the proposal so far. The company was looking in to all the possible areas to reduce the running cost and for savings to create a “healthier and a more resilient business”, a ... Read more

Hariyali Teej, an all woman festival, will be celebrated on 13 August this year. The festival is celebrated on the third day of the first fortnight of Shravan or Sawan month of Hindu Calendar, which usually falls between July and August every year. Hariyali Teej is also known as Chhoti Teej and Shravana Teej. This festival is most popular in Rajasthan. Other North Indian states also celebrate Teej. As per legends, Teej Festival is dedicated to Goddess Parvati and commemorates the day when she was united with Lord Shiva. Young girls, newly wed women and elderly women can be seen ... Read more

Srinagar (Photo Courtesy: Lonely Planet) The Tourist Reception Center in Srinagar would be made a WiFi zone to provide free and easy internet access to the employees and the visitors. It was announced by Tasaduq Jeelani, Tourism Director of  Kashmir during his maiden meeting with the employees in his department on Thursday, 2nd August 2018 During the meeting, the director urged the employees to maintain the highest standards of professionalism while performing their works. While accentuating on the significance of tourism in the state, he told the employees to set a high benchmark and facilitate tourists, in order to provide ... Read more

Rajasthan tourism department is going to have a new tourism policy with priority to Destination Weddings and MICE activities (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions). It also focuses on encouraging film shooting in the state. The state expects to have improved private participation in its tourism projects. As per a recent report, wedding and MICE activities contribute around Rs 5,000 crores to the tourism industry in a year and have become major factors for increased hotel occupancy. By the new tourism policy, Rajasthan tourism aims at providing an atmosphere suitable for destination wedding and MICE activities, to surpass the existing competition ... Read more