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Rosy days for Chandigarh
Chandigarh Administration is all set to celebrae Rose Festival from 25th to 27th February 2011 at the Asia’s largest Zakir Rose Garden in Chandigarh. The festival is one of the Mega Annual events of the Administration, enlisted in the National calendar of Fair and Festival of Ministry of Tourism,...
February 26th, 2011 | Tourism | Read MoreKerala Tourism Sweeps PATA Awards 2011
Kerala Tourism walked away with four of the top honours at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Awards 2011 for outstanding achievement in tourism announced in Bangkok early this month. Kerala Tourism’s new global campaign film ‘Your Moment is Waiting’ bagged an unprecedented three PATA...
February 26th, 2011 | Featured, Tourism | Read MoreSnowy Peaks Draw Closer;Ropeway in solang Valley
To enhance accessibility ofsnowy peaks of HimachalPradesh to tourists, a multimillionropeway-cum-skiproject at the picturesqueSolang Valley near here wasinaugurated by Chief MinisterPrem Kumar Dhumal onSunday. Dhumal said theskiing project would boosttourism potential in the area.It was the first such...
February 25th, 2011 | Tourism | Read MoreWyndham Brand Set Foot in India
Following a year of rapid growth in Asia with six Wyndham branded hotel openings in China and another seven under construction, Wyndham Hotel Group, part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation announced the signing of a franchise agreement to open its first Wyndham Hotels and Resorts property in India. Located...
February 24th, 2011 | Tourism | Read MoreMagnetic Nepal beckons Indian tourists
With Nepal declaring 2011 as the Tourism Year, tour operators in India seem to have revved up their focus on Nepal to make hay while the sun shines in the holy land. The country has traditionally been preferred destination with Indian tourists thanks to its affordability and easy accessibility. However,...
February 24th, 2011 | Tourism | Read MoreHeli Taxi Thrill tourists in Himachal
Himachal Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal launched the much-awaited Heli taxi services to cater to high-end tourists by flagging off the first helicopter flight for Kullu from Annandale helipad in Shimla this morning. Dhumal presented Himachali cap and shawl to the first passenger who boarded the flight...
February 24th, 2011 | Tourism | Read MoreTourists flood Varanassi:Tour Dept thrilled
To the excitement of the tourism department, the number of foreign tourists visiting the Varanasi has crossed two lakh, perhaps, an all time high. The record kept by tourism department shows, as many as 2,19,088 foreign tourists visited the Holy city 2010 calendar year. “We had never expected that...
February 24th, 2011 | Tourism | Read MoreGoa to reflect on safe tourism
A workshop to accentuate safe and honourable tourism is quite a good idea, given the reversal, at times, occurs in places like Goa or Kerala were beach tourism has come to stay. Emphasizing on the importance of Safe & Honourable Tourism in India, India Tourism Mumbai and Maharashtra Tourism Development...
February 24th, 2011 | Tourism | Read MoreLove in India,Wed In Thailand
In order to boost traffic from Wedding Tourism segment from India to Thailand, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) office recently launched a book titled, “Fall in love in India, Get married in Amazing Thailand.” An initiative of TAT New Delhi office, the book has been launched exclusively for the...
February 24th, 2011 | Tourism | Read MoreIndian tourists arrival in S.Africa up 26%
Buoyed by better connectivity and high-profile sports events such as the IPL and the FIFA World Cup, over 65,000 Indians visited South Africa in the January- November 2010, a 26 % jump compared to same period last year. “In the first 11 months of 2010, 65,038 people have traveled to S.Africa already,...
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