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Pon Radhakrishnan, Minister of state for shipping and finance stated that five major ports have developed to facilitate cruise tourism. “Chennai  in Tamilnadu, Mormugao in Goa, New Mangalore in Karnataka, Cochin in Kerala and Mumbai in Maharashtra are developed with dedicated cruise terminals and other related infrastructure for docking of cruise vessels and embarking and disembarking of cruise passengers,” said the minister while replying to a question in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Earlier, a Task Force on Cruise Tourism has been formed jointly by the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Shipping with representatives of all major ports and ... Read more

The Supreme Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to seal or close down 11 resorts and hotels constructed on the elephant corridor of Nilgiris in violation of law within 48 hours . A Bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur directed the owners of the other resorts and hotels located in the area to produce their documents of approval before the Collector within 24 hours. The apex court said the Collector will verify the documents and if he arrives at the conclusion that a resort or hotel has been constructed without prior approval, the same should also be closed within ... Read more

Kannur Airport Good days are ahead for Kerala aviation sector as the most awaited Kannur Airport will be functional by 1st October 2018. Besides, Calicut airport has got green signal from the DGCA to operate wide body aircrafts. Adding to the joy of the airborne passengers, permission to operate amphibious seaplanes also attained from the Ministry of Aviation. “Kannur airport would be made operational from October 1. This airport will host flights on many UDAN routes. Saudi Arabia Airlines have already promised to start international air operations from here,” said Suresh Prabhu, Union minister for civil aviation. “Indigo Airlines, Air ... Read more

All the tourists including 30 foreign tourists who were trapped following a landslide in the Plum Judy Resort in Munnar are safe, informed Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran. The minister has also urged the authorities to shift the tourists from Idukki to a safer place. The minister gave instructions to the resort owners and also spoke to the foreigners who were trapped inside and assured all the possible help from the government. The road to the resort was closed because of the landslide. “All the tourists are safe. The government has asked the army to help clear the road. Army personnel ... Read more

Areal view of Aluva / Ernakulam by Indian Coastguard Team In an advisory issued by Jeevan Babu  District Collector of Idukki, on behalf of the District Disaster Management authority, tourism and operations of heavy vehicles are banned in the Idukki District, until further notice. The advisory states” As the rain is continued to be strong, there are chances of damages to the roads. Considering this, operation of tourist vehicles and heavy goods vehicles would be unsafe in this region. Therefore, as per section 34 of the Disaster Management Act 2005, the tourism and heavy goods vehicle operations in this region ... Read more

In order to have clear interpretations of the rules and regulations to follow in eco-tourism, the government is formulating a new policy to provide guidelines and norms for tourism in protected areas such as national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, conservation reserves and even territorial and revenue forests. A draft policy is framed by the environment ministry in consultation with the states and it is presently with the tourism ministry for their comments. The draft also suggests the need of rules and regulations in areas such as mangroves, mudflats and wetlands. Currently, tourism activities are carried out based on management plans of ... Read more

സമൂഹമാധ്യമങ്ങളില്‍ ഇപ്പോള്‍ തരംഗമായിരിക്കുന്നതൊരു ഇറാനിയന്‍ ഫോട്ടോ ജേണലിസ്റ്റാണ്. പുരുഷമാരുടെ ഫുട്‌ബോള്‍ മാച്ച് കവര്‍ ചെയ്യുന്ന പരീസ എന്ന ഫോട്ടോ ജേണലിസ്റ്റിന്റെ ചിത്രങ്ങളാണ് സേഷ്യല്‍ മീഡിയ ഏറ്റെടുത്തിരിക്കുന്നത്. വര്‍ഷങ്ങളായി സ്വന്തം രാജ്യത്ത് നിലനില്‍ക്കുന്ന ലിംഗവിവേചനത്തിനെതിരെയുള്ള ക്രിയാത്മകമായ ഒരു സമരം കൂടിയാണ് ഇത്. പുരുഷന്മാരുടെ ഫുട്‌ബോള്‍ മത്സരം നടക്കുമ്പോള്‍ സ്റ്റേഡിയത്തിലേക്ക് പ്രവേശിക്കാന്‍ പോലും സ്ത്രീകള്‍ക്ക് അനുവാദമില്ല. എന്നാല്‍ ഫോട്ടോ ജേണലിസ്റ്റാണ് പരീസ. അവള്‍ക്ക് ഫുട്‌ബോള്‍ മാച്ചിന്റെ ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ പകര്‍ത്തിയേ തീരുമായിരുന്നുള്ളൂ. പരീസ പോര്‍ത്തെഹെറിയന്‍ ചെയ്തതാകട്ടെ സമീപത്തെ കെട്ടിടത്തിന്റെ മുകളില്‍ കയറിനിന്ന് മത്സരത്തിന്റെ ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ പകര്‍ത്തി. ജോലിയോടുള്ള ആത്മാര്‍ത്ഥയും അര്‍പ്പണവും ധൈര്യവും കൊണ്ട് പരീസ നടന്നുകയറിയത് ചരിത്രത്തിലേക്കാണ്. ഇറാനില്‍ പുരുഷന്മാരുടെ ഫുട്‌ബോള്‍ കളി പകര്‍ത്തുന്ന ആദ്യത്തെ വനിതയാകും ഒരുപക്ഷെ പരീസ. ഷേംഷാറിലെ വട്ടാനി സ്റ്റേഡിയത്തില്‍ നടക്കുന്ന നാഷണല്‍ ലീഗ് ടൂര്‍ണമെന്റ് ദൃശ്യങ്ങളാണ് പരീസ പകര്‍ത്തിയത്. വലിയ ലെന്‍സുമേന്തി കെട്ടിടത്തിനു മുകളില്‍ നിന്ന് ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍ പകര്‍ത്തുന്ന പരീസയുടെ ചിത്രം വലിയ അഭിനന്ദനങ്ങളാണ് ഏറ്റുവാങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്നത്. നിലവിലെ നിയമത്തെ ലംഘിക്കാതെയാണ് ... Read more

Manipur Tourism has won the Best State for State for Promotion of Festivals & Fairs under the Domestic Tourism category for the first time at the TODAY’S TRAVELLER AWARD 2018. The awards ceremony was held at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi on 7 August 2081. The award was presented by the Chief Guest, Minister of Commerce & Industries and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu and received by Dr Sapam Ranjan Singh, Chairman, Tourism Corporation of Manipur Limited and W Ibohal Singh (MCS), Director (Tourism)Government of Manipur. “We are delighted with the recognition given to us by Today’s Traveller Awards 2018. Manipur ... Read more

Emirates has launched a new service for customers in Bangladesh, giving them the option of applying for short stay visas to at the airline’s ticket counters. Emirates’ Bangladeshi passengers can now easily submit their visa applications for short stay visas at Emirates’ ticket counter in Dhaka. The new visa application service is valid until August 31st for submission while the travel period is until December 10, 2018. The new visa service is complimented by a special offer for Bangladeshi passengers traveling to Dubai during the same time period. All-inclusive return fares for Economy class tickets start from USD 708 while for ... Read more

The Bristol Balloon Fiesta makes its long-awaited return to Bristol’s Ashton Court this weekend and is sure to attract visitors from across the country. Bristol’s biggest annual festival is the largest hot air ballooning event in Europe and crowds of around 100,000 people are expected to descend on Ashton Court each day. The festival runs from August 9-12, with its famous Night Glows taking place on the Thursday and Saturday evenings and its mass ascents happening daily, subject to the weather. Bristol balloon fiesta is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2018 and is marking the occasion in style with a ... Read more

Pootharakulu Sweet AP Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) is all set to prepare the largest ‘pootharekulu’, a traditional sweet from Andhra Pradesh, and set a Guinness record on Thursday. APTDC is hosting this event at the Berm Park, aiming spreading the name of the traditional sweet around the world.  The process of making the 10 meter Pootharekulu will start in the morning and go on till the evening. The entire process may take 6-8 hours. “The department was striving to give a global identity to the traditional dishes of Andhra Pradesh and unique event is part of that objective,” said Himanshu ... Read more

Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the Indian Culinary Institute on August 19 in Tirupati.  The construction of the Rs 98.6 crores ICI has been completed. Union Minister of Tourism K J Alphons will also participate in the programme. The State government has provided 14.21 acres of land for ICI near Tirupati Airport. The completed works have been visited by Visiting secretary of department of tourism Mukesh Kumar Meena, APTDC MD Himanshu Shukla and district collector P S Pradyumna. “With the expansion of tourism sector, the students who come out of ICI may get good employment opportunities,” said Mukesh Kumar.  ... Read more

Preah Vihear Temple Preah Vihear temple is located in Svay Chhrum village, Kantuot commune, Choam Ksan district, about 108 kilo meters north of Preah Vihear provincial town. Preah Vihear province was created in 1964 by cutting the land from Stung Treng, Kampong Thom and Siem Reap provinces.   The province is at the north of Cambodia, on the plateau that is rich in forests, mountains and streams. Preah Vihear temple is an ancient Hindu temple built during the reign of the Khmer Empire that is situated atop a 525 meter cliff in the Dangrek Mountains. In 1962, following a lengthy ... Read more

IndiGo has announced the launch of 24 new flights on its network. The airline has introduced four new routes and will operate its first flight between Ahmedabad and Bhubaneshwar, Ahmedabad and Varanasi, Hyderabad and Patna and Kolkata and Surat. All 24 new services will commence from September 2018. IndiGo will provide a second flight in Agartala-Guwahati, Hyderabad-Guwahati and Kolkata-Nagpur routes. It is also planning to run a fourth flight between Hyderabad and Bhubaneswar and a fifth flight between Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. IndiGo has also introduced a discount offer for domestic air passengers, with tickets costing as low as `981 between ... Read more

As torrential rain lashes Kerala, the tourism department has decided to postpone the Nehru Trophy boat race, which was scheduled on Saturday (Aug 11) at Punnamada lake in Alappuzha. The tourism department has made the announcement considering the risk from the heavy rain and flood. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was invited as the chief guest of the event. About 78 boats will contest in different categories in the race this time. Twenty five chundan vallams (snakeboats) will participate in the 66th edition of the boat race. Apart from it, 26 boats in Iruttu Kuthi ‘A’, four boats each in Churulan and ... Read more