July 18th, 2009 – Travel News

Big fat Punjabi wedding now tourism brand

Times of India

CHANDIGARH: Never short of ideas, the UT administration plans to sell the concept of bustling Punjabi weddings to foreign tourists. ...

Corp to ease travel woes

Express Buzz

KOCHI: Kochiites will soon have the comfort of travelling in the state-of-the-art Volvo buses as the Corporation is to acquire 15 new air-conditioned ...

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Kampot, Cambodia

Reuters India

KAMPOT, Cambodia (Reuters) - Got 48 hours to explore Kampot? The quaint, riverside town in southwestern Cambodia is attracting ...

Jet Airways Announces Second Daily Service To Bangkok From Mumbai

onlineindiannews

In response to growing customer demand, Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, will introduce its second daily service to Bangkok from Mumbai ...

Sri Lankan tourism upbeat after end of strife

Press Trust of India

Bangalore, Jul 17 (PTI) Nearly two months after defeat of the LTTE, the Sri Lankan tourism is showing signs of recovery from an earlier slump due to the ..

Maoist menace hit forest management centre, tourism at Saranda

Zee News

Jamshedpur: The growing Maoist menace in Jharkhand's Saranda forest has not only claimed lives of people, it has dealt a big blow to the forest department ...

Tourist Reception Centre to come up at Nowgam, Srinagar

HospitalityBizIndia

By HBI Staff | Mumbai During a visit to Nowgam, Srinagar Nawang Rigzin Jora, Minister for Tourism and Culture, Jammu and Kashmir announced construction of a ...

Shortage of trained manpower in tourism industry: Selja

Gaea Times

NEW DELHI - Tourism Minister Kumari Selja Friday said there is a shortfall of at least 200000 trained manpower in the tourism sector and they are taking ...

After Unrest, Industry Pins Hope on Tourist Influx

Kashmir Observer 

Srinagar, July 17: After suffering losses due to turbulence from the last two months, the tourism industry in valley is upbeat with the arrival of large ...

Travel insurance made easier

Express Computers

Apollo DKV, a health insurance company, is a 74:26 partnership between Apollo Hospitals and DKV—a partnership formed in August 2007—with headquarters in ...

Chilka,Tamapara to be eco-tourism destination

odishatoday.com

By our Correspondent Bhubaneswar ( Orissa ) : The Orissa Government has planned to develop Chilika and Tamapara as eco-tourism destination under the ...

PDM bags Rajasthan Tourism account

Media Newsline 

PDM India, the experiential marketing division of Percept Limited has just been empanelled by Rajasthan Tourism to handle their entire promotional needs. ...

Tourism Malaysia steps up efforts to make Malaysia a preferred ...

TravelBizMonitor

By TBM Staff | Mumbai Malaysia's Minister of Tourism, Dato' Sri Dr. Ng Yen Yen is holding a week-long meeting (July 12-18, 2009) to step up efforts to make ...

InterContinental and National Geographic Society extend ...

TravelBizMonitor

By TBM Staff | Mumbai InterContinental Hotels & Resorts and the National Geographic Society have extended their partnership to include global geo-tourism ...

Union Tourism Minister unveils sample flat for Common Wealth Games ...

HospitalityBizIndia

By HBI Staff | New Delhi Union Minister for Tourism, Kumari Selja unveiled before the media the first upgraded and fully furnished sample Delhi Development ...

Asian tourism organisations launch sellasianow.com, an exclusive ...

TravelBizMonitor

By TBM Staff | Mumbai Eight Asian tourism organizations ie Hong Kong Tourism Board, India Tourism, Japan National Tourism Organisation, Korea Tourism ...

Tourism holds employment promise: Omar

Rising Kashmir

Srinagar, July 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday said that the tourism industry of the State holds the promise of generating employment. ...

Birdres partners with IRCTC, to provide travel agents with single ...

TravelBizMonitor

By TBM Staff | Mumbai Birdres, a B2B distribution channel from the Bird Group, with content availability of various travel verticals, has announced ...

Bulgaria's tourism to slump after years of rapid growth

TopNews 

Sofia - Bulgarian hoteliers had become used to good earnings over the years of strong growth, but are facing grim prospects now as the economic crisis has ...

Travel Smart – Dopplr Social Atlas launched on the iPhone

TechWhack (press release)

London and Helsinki, July 16, 2009 – Dopplr, the online service for smart travel, today announced the launch of Dopplr – The Social Atlas, a free iPhone ...

Strike disrupts train travel throughout Greece

TopNews

Athens - Train travel throughout Greece was disrupted on Friday after workers called rolling three-hour work stoppages, threatening to cause havoc during ...

Too Fizzy? South Korea's Tourism Slogan Sparking Negative Response

MedIndia 

South Korea is considering changing its official tourism slogan "Korea, Sparkling" because it sounds too much like a fizzy drink brand, according to the man ...

What's common between China, Bihar? Eclipse tourism

MSN India

The sun is seen during the solar eclipse, in Madras, India, Monday, Oct. 3, 2005. A partial solar eclipse was observed over India. ...

 


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