Aug 18th, 2009 – Travel News

New SPV to promote tourism

Times of India

Gandhinagar : The Gujarat government has formed Gujarat Tourism Development Company (GTDC) in order to "develop, create and market tourism related ...

Malaysia targets 20 pc jump in tourist arrivals from India

Economic Times 

17 Aug 2009, 1922 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: Malaysia has set a target to increase tourists from India by 20 per cent this year. "Indian tourist arrival in ...

US Labor day air travel to drop 3.5 pct yr/yr -ATA

Reuters India

NEW YORK, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Travel on US airlines over the Labor Day holiday period will fall 3.5 percent versus last year as the recession and high prices ...

Centre grants Rs 64.42 crore to boost Orissa tourism sector

Business Standard 

The Centre has sanctioned Rs 64. 42 crore to the Orissa government during the first two years of the Eleventh Plan (2007-08 and 2008-09) for integrated ...

Jet Airways to add to low-cost operation

Indian Express

Private carrier Jet Airways will be converting about 70 per cent of it overall fleet size into its low-cost arm, Jet Konnect, company officials said. ...

JK govt plans to develop Kargil as tourist destination

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Aug 17 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir government plans to develops the theatre of Kargil war -- Kargil, Tiger Hills in Drass sector -- in Ladakh region ...

India, Malaysia to boost tourism

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Aug 17 (PTI) India and Malaysia today agreed to further strengthen travel between the two countries and explore mutual avenues for promotion of ...

3 held for French tourist's death

Express Buzz

COIMBATORE: Three persons were arrested, on Saturday, in connection with the death of the French tourist in an attack by elephants at Masinagudi near ...

Potential freedom movement sites to be harnessed for developing ...

TravelBizMonitor

By TBM Staff | Mumbai According to a PTI report, in order to give a fillip to the tourism sector in Orissa, potential important heritage sites linked to the ...

Dentists vie for slice of the medical tourism pie

Livemint

She's finally got a ceramic laminate to cover her chalky incisors thanks to a week-long treatment at a dental clinic in Chennai a few days after she flew ...

Dhaka airport resumes operations after Jet Airways mishap

SamayLive

Dhaka: Flight operations at Dhaka's Zia International Airport resumed this afternoon after the India's Jet Airways aircraft with 139 people on-board had ...

Tourism ministry to set up eight ihms to meet growing demand

Indopia

New Delhi, Aug 17 To meet the growing demand of skilled professionals in the hospitality industry, the Tourism Ministry is planning to establish more hotel ...

Vishwa Hindu Parishad wants nude Hussain to travel across India

Mid-Day

For all his controversial masterpieces, Maqbool Fida Hussain has always courted controversy as well as the right-wing Hindu organisations. ...

MoT releases country-wise Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India during ...

TravelBizMonitor

By TBM Staff | Mumbai According to a PIB release, the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has estimated a total of 5.37 million Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) for ...

Fall in tourist arrival in Kodaikanal

Express Buzz

KODAIKANAL: Swine flu scare has hit Kodaikanal as hoteliers here complained that arrival of tourists has fallen sharply in the past few days with advance ...

Tourism deal

Down to Earth (subscription) (subscription)

Located in the Jaipur-Amber tourist corridor, the Mansagar lake is called the Jal Mahal lake because it houses the 18th century monument after which it is ...

Hostelworld.com launches Travel Store

HospitalityBizIndia

By HBI Staff | Mumbai Hostelworld.com, provider of online reservations to the budget, independent and youth travel market, has announced the launch of its ...

Fall garden tours offered in Newport, RI, and Charleston, SC

Gaea Times

The self-guided tour of private gardens in Newport, called the Secret Garden Tour, will be offered Sept. 11-13, 10 am-5 pm Some of the Newport gardens are ...

Swift Travel International introduces mid-range business hotel ...

HospitalityBizIndia

New-Delhi based Swift Travel International, a tour company catering to the corporate sector, recently launched Swift Residency- a ...

Now plan your vacation with Travel Guide from Dish TV

Fresh News

Dish TV has been coming up with interesting stuff for their users so that they can increase their customer base. ...

Shekhar Kapur slams Ambika Soni's comments on SRK episode

Sify

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has criticised Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni's remarks to give a 'tit-for-tat' ...

NKorea to resume SKorean tours, family reunions

Times of India

AP 17 August 2009, 08:15pm IST SEOUL: North Korea said it would restart tours to a scenic mountain resort and allow reunions for families separated since ...

Now, Goa to get 'divorce tourism'

Herald Publications

Is your marriage heading for the rocks? A special vacation with your spouse may guide it to safer waters if you want to save your marriage,

Rahul tours Amethi, meets schoolchildren

Bombay News

Congress general secretary and MP from Amethi Rahul Gandhi Monday visited a nursery school, sat on the ground with children and and chatted with them for an ...

Travelocity and Travelguru on verge of major announcement

HospitalityBizIndia

By HBI Staff | Mumbai According to reliable industry sources global online travel player – Travelocity and hotel aggregator, Travelguru will be making a ...

Las Vegas tourism to hire a terrorist analyst

Gaea Times

LAS VEGAS — Tourism officials in Las Vegas plan to hire a terrorist intelligence analyst in part to assure conventioneers that they will be safer in Las ...

Universal Travel Group Appoints New Chief Financial Officer and ...

IT News Online

SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Universal Travel Group (Amex: UTA) ("Universal Travel Group" or the "Company"), a growing travel ...

Unusual tours give glimpse of hidden, off-the-beaten path Paris

Gaea Times

PARIS — You've posed for a picture in front of the Eiffel Tower, checked out the Mona Lisa at the Louvre and walked to the top of the Arc de Triomphe. ...

Robot 'prostitutes' may be part of future tourism plans, says expert

Newstrack India

Adelaide, August 17 (ANI): Robot 'prostitutes' may feature as part of extreme future plans for tourists, a tourism conference has been told. ...

 


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