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This World Tourism Day, celebrated across the world on September 27, the tourism fraternity in Kerala is coming together to show their love towards the God’s Own Country and take the internet to storm by posting photographs, videos and messages across various social media platforms. When you share your photographs, videos and messages, make sure to use the hashtags #keralatourism, #mykerala, #worldtourismday. Shashi Tharoor MP, who has a huge fan following in twitter, will launch the campaign tomorrow by posting photographs on his official twitter handle. The state tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran, Kerala Tourism department, celebrities from the cine world ... Read more

Kerala tourism is planning to introduce ‘Heli Ride’ for the tourists coming on international cruise liners at the port of call. The discussions are on initial stage; however the authorities are likely launch it as a pilot programme at the forthcoming Kerala Travel Mart (KTM 2018) by offering the facility to the delegates. The programme should have approval from the Cochin Port and Navy and the discussion with the port officials are on by the tourism department and KTM organizers. Kerala based helicopter operator Chipsan Aviation may be opted to operate the heli services, as they are already meeting the ... Read more

Vivek Lokur Vivek Lokur, a cyclist from Maharashtra has set off for an expedition on Tuesday, 25th September 2018, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to spread a positive message about Kashmir among tourists in the country. The event was flagged off by Tasaduq Jeelani, Tourism Director of Kashmir. “Vivek will work as an ambassador of Kashmir and spread the message that Kashmir is a safe place for travellers,” said Jeelani “We welcome such sports enthusiasts here and will provide them all assistance so as to facilitate their expeditions,” he added. Vivek, who works as an insurance company, said he chose to ... Read more

Chief Minister Biplav Kumar Deb launches the new logo of Tripura Tourism (Photo Courtesy: The Telegraph) Biplab Kumar Deb, Chief Minister of Tripura has launched a new logo for the Tripura Tourism Development Corporation on Tuesday, 25th September 2018. The logo was designed by a final-year computer science engineering student – Debaditya Bhowmik- at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala. The logo contain the historical and cultural places and icons of Tripura like images of a spectacled monkey, famous historical tourist spots Unakoti, Tripura Sundari temple, the queen pineapple and the image of an indigenous woman. “Tripura has a large ... Read more

Venkaiah Naidu, Vice-President of India, said that India’s rich cultural, historical, religious and natural heritage provides a huge potential for development of tourism and creation of employment opportunities. He was inaugurating the Indian Culinary Institute at Tirupati, near the Renigunta airport on Monday, 25th September 2018. While talking about our culinary traditions of the country, he said no foreign culinary skills could beat India’s traditional and ancient practices as it was a combination of traditions and skills. He reiterated the need of branding of indigenous varieties to the world. “Encouraging the younger generation to take up traditional Indian culinary studies, ... Read more

While Kerala’s tourism sector is gaining momentum after the recent floods, more tourists from around the world has been arriving to the state to experience the God’s own country. A group of 100 Australians will be arriving at Alappuzha on 26th September 2018. The group consist of the members and supporters of an international music band, ‘Australian World Orchestra’. The tour programme is organized by WanderNow, a Kochi based tour operator, who organizes experiential trips for their clients. It was announced by the company in a press meeting at Ernakulam Press Club on 22nd September 2018. “We are trying to ... Read more

The Tourism department of Odisha is undertaking to take a pledge to make a Odisha plastic free on the World Tourism Day, which is falling on 27th September 2018.  It was decided on in a review meeting to plan various activities to celebrate the forthcoming World Tourism Day. 27th September of each year is celebrated all over the world as World Tourism Day as per the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) directive. The theme of this year’s Tourism Day  is ‘Tourism and Digital Transformation’. A Tourism Walk will be organized, which will start from Kalinga Stadium and will conclude ... Read more

After the slowdown of inbound tourists due to the rain and floods, Munnar is in a revival mode, following the widespread blooming of Neelakurinji, the purple-blue flower, which blooms once in 12 years. As the roads to the hill station are reinstated, tourists from all around the world are flowing to Munnar, to witness the visual extravagance of Neelakurinji blooms. District Promotion Council (DTPC) and Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) have arranged special packages for the tourists to reach Eravikulam National Park and Kolukkumail, where the tourists can see extensive blooming of Neelakurinji along the whole valley, making it ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: NewsX on Monday 24th September 201. Pakyong Airport, spread across 201 acres, is the 100th Airport in the country. The high-altitude airport (1,120 m from seal level) is also strategically important from the defence point of view as it is within 60 km of the border with China. In his inaugural address, PM Modi told people gathered at Pakyong airport that the emphasis is on enhancing infrastructural and emotional connectivity in the north eastern region. Construction of the Pakyong Greenfield Airport was started in 2008 at an estimated cost of Rs 254 crore. Work on the project got ... Read more

The first International Tourism and Security Summit will take place in Jerusalem October 7-9. The event aims at providing practical tools for managing global tourism in an age when bad news can fly across the world at the click of a button and affect the travel plans of millions of people. The conference will bring together different sectors to learn how to manage media during different crises that can affect tourism – and in turn, whole economies. The programme includes presentations from leading scholars and practitioners, focusing on global best practices, research and its implications, and fresh technology and innovation. ... Read more

Nepal Tourism has appointed former Member of Parliament of India and cine artist Jaya Prada has been appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the promotion of tourism in the country. A ministerial-level meeting of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation appointed the 60-year-old Indian actress as the tourism Goodwill Ambassador for four years, informed Ministry spokesperson Ghanshyam Upadhyay. Tourism remains an important source of income generation and creating employment opportunities. India is a big source market for Nepal in terms of tourism and the appointment is expected to be helpful in building a strong base towards that end and increasing ... Read more

Whatsapp has appointed a grievance officer for India and detailed out the process for users to flag concerns and complaints, including those around fake news. Meeting one of the key demands that India had put on Whatsapp to curb fake messages that triggered mob killings, the Facebook-owned company has updated its website to reflect the appointment of a ‘Grievance Officer for India’. The update mentions that users can seek help through the mobile app, send an email or write in to ‘Komal Lahiri’, who is based out of the US. The Grievance Officer for India is based in the US ... Read more

Crown Prince Camel Festival has entered the Guinness World Records as the largest camel sports festival in the world. This year’s festival saw the participation of a record 11,186 camels, which competed in 787 rounds of competition over more than 40 days from August 11 to September 22. The world record came at a time when Saudi was celebrating its 88th National Day celebrated on September 23 every year. Prince Fahd Bin Jalawi Bin Abdulaziz Bin Musaed, president of the Saudi Arabian Camel Federation, accepted the official certificate confirming the festival’s accomplishment from Guinness representative Ahmad Jamal Al-Din. Prince Abdulaziz Bin ... Read more

Çelebi Airport Services, a global service provider in ground handling services, has bagged the ground handling services at Kerala’s newest airport, Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL). Kannur airport will be Çelebi’s sixth airport in India after Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, where the company won the ground handling license in June 2018. The partnership with KIAL is the company’s second win in the state after Cochin International Airport. The total investment made by Çelebi under this partnership will be worth more than USD 4 million. The license for providing ground handling services at KIAL was won by Çelebi on the ... Read more

The eighth edition of Kerala’s premier hospitality equipment exhibition, HotelTech Kerala, will be held from September 26 to 28, at the KTDC Bolgatty Palace Event Centre in Kochi. The event will provide a unique opportunity for the hospitality sector in the state to identify suppliers related to their sector. HotelTech Kerala will showcase hotel supplies, hospitality and technology, equipment for hotels and restaurants, cleaning equipment and services, hospitality information systems and other services. The exhibition is supported and endorsed by various associations adding strength and value to the event and including Association of Approved & Classified Hotels of Kerala, SICA-Kerala, HPMF-Kerala ... Read more