Archive
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| IITTM, Ministry of Tourism to start an M... | New Delhi, May 28 (NITN): The Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM, Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India) will now be offering a full fledged MBA in Tourism in partnership with Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU), Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. | 28-May-2015 |
| Goa Tourism Dept organizes Sand Sculptin... | Panjim, May 28 (NITN): The South Goa office of the Department of Tourism is organizing a Sand Sculpting Competition on May 31 to commemorate ‘World No Tobacco Day’. | 28-May-2015 |
| Mumbai's Adlabs Imagica claims to be new... | Mumbai, May 27 (NITN): Vacations are here and everyone's on a lookout for the perfect holiday destination. Adlabs Imagica, situated in the lap of Khopoli, near Mumbai is an international standard theme park which definitely seems promising enough to put a stop to your search for a fun-filled day. | 28-May-2015 |
| Kolkata dials in on Cleartrip Mobile, sh... | Kolkata, May 26 (NITN): The City of Joy sure carries travel at its fingertips. Hotel bookings made on Cleartrip Mobile (Cleartrip.com/mobile) from Kolkata, have seen a magnificent 615% y-on-y growth, according to an insight shared by Cleartrip (Cleartrip.com) a travel portal for flight, hotel and rail bookings. | 28-May-2015 |
| SER trains regulated between Ondagram-Ba... | Kolkata, May 25 (NITN): In view of Traffic-cum-Power Block for 7 hours 30 minutes (from 10:15 hours to 17:45 hours) between Ondagram-Bankura Stations (Up & Down) of Adra Division for launching of Limited Height Subway (LHS) for road users, the following SER trains will be regulated on 26/5/2015 (Tuesday) : | 25-May-2015 |
| Australia records highest arrivals growt... | Sydney, May 23 (NITN): The latest international arrivals data for the year ending December 2014 released on Friday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveal a 7.6 per cent rise in short-term visitors to Australia to 6.9 million – the highest visitor arrivals growth the country has seen in a decade. | 23-May-2015 |
| Pilanesberg National Park: Place to be f... | Experience the magic of the Pilanesberg properties of Legacy on its exclusive game drives with skilled game rangers, exquisite food and luxurious accommodation at any of the Legacy Bush Lodges. With changed game drive rules making it more kid friendly; young children will be permitted on game drives, Bakubung and Kwa Maritane Lodges will accommodate children of all ages making it a perfect choice for families. | 23-May-2015 |
| Overseas visitors to Australia hits reco... | Sydney, May 21 (NITN): Preliminary data estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recently show international visitor arrivals to Australia for the 12 months ending March 2015 reached just over seven million – the highest Australia has ever seen. | 21-May-2015 |
| Corroboree Greater China underway with $... | Sydney, May 21 (NITN): Tourism Australia marked the first day of Corroboree Greater China on Hamilton Island with the signing of a major aviation marketing deal with Cathay Pacific, which saw the two parties jointly invest A$2 million during 2015 promoting Australia to key overseas markets. | 21-May-2015 |
| ‘Restaurant Australia’ tempting Indi... | Sydney, May 21 (NITN): Tourism Australia has run two successful 'Restaurant Australia' promotions in India recently. | 21-May-2015 |
| Shop till you drop in Taiwan | taipei, May 20 (NITN): Taiwan is an Indian shopaholics delight; fabulous night markets with bargains that are a steal, great food and a buzzing atmosphere from its night markets to the high-end shopping mall. | 21-May-2015 |
| Le Corbusier, Mesures de l'Homme at disp... | Paris, May 19 (NITN): The Centre Pompidou is devoting a completely new retrospective, featuring some three hundred works, to the output of Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, aka Le Corbusier from April 29 to Aug 3. | 19-May-2015 |
| Maldives unleashes pan-India video campa... | Male, May 18 (NITN): The Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation has tied up with PVR Cinemas pan-India for a 2-week video campaign that will run in all major cinema halls of the PVR auditoriums. | 19-May-2015 |
| Mufti inaugurates JK's first travel mart... | Srinagar, May 18 (NITN) In a bid to boost the fortunes of an industry plagued by militancy and recovering from last year’s floods, Jammu & Kashmir ministry of tourism opened its first travel mart since 1988 at the Sher I Kashmir International Convention Centre (SIKCC) in Srinagar. | 19-May-2015 |
| Celebrate HKGCC's 154th anniversary with... | Hong Kong, May 18 (NITN): To celebrate the 154th anniversary of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber will organize ‘HKGCC Free Ride Day’ on 29 May, based on the theme ‘Building a Prosperous Hong Kong with All Members of Society.’ | 18-May-2015 |
| Indian govt launches special scheme for ... | New Delhi, May 13 (NITN): Under the Scheme of Swadesh Darshan of Ministry of Tourism, an amount of Rs. 50 crore has already been sanctioned under the North-east Circuit for a project in Arunachal Pradesh i.e., Bhalukpong – Bomdila –Tawang. | 18-May-2015 |
| Goa Tourism inaugurates new services, pr... | Panjim, May 12 (NITN): The Hot Air Balloon and Amphibious Vessel, in addition to new tourism projects were inaugurated recently in Goa at the hands of Laxmikant Parsekar, Chief Minister of Goa, in the distinguished presence of Dilip Parulekar, Tourism Minister of Goa, Nilesh Cabral, Chairman GTDC and other dignitaries. | 18-May-2015 |
| Norfolk’s Houghton Hall to welcome art... | Norfolk, may 15 (NITN): Houghton Hall in Norfolk, east England, will welcome the work of acclaimed artist James Turrell this summer, as he creates a site-specific light work to illuminate the entire west façade of the stately home. | 16-May-2015 |
| Family fun at the beach: Days out beside... | London, May 15 (NITN): With summers around, the country of England has much to offer to the tourist especially days out beside the seaside. | 16-May-2015 |
| Canada to host greatest outdoor show on ... | Ottawa, May 14 (NITN): From July 3, begins the ten day long greatest outdoor show on Earth-Calgary Stampede in Canada. | 14-May-2015 |
| Culinary Institutes to be set up in Indi... | New Delhi, May 13 (NITN): The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is setting up an Indian Culinary Institute (ICI) at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh with a Northern Regional Centre at Noida, Uttar Pradesh. | 14-May-2015 |
| Cabinet approves signing of an agreement... | New Delhi, May 13 (NITN): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval to enter into an agreement between India and China for strengthening cooperation in the field of tourism. | 14-May-2015 |
| HolidayIQ.com acquires travel mobile dev... | New Delhi, May 13, 2015: HolidayIQ.com, a travel community, on Wednesday announced the acquisition of the Travel Mobile Development Team from SourceN, a mobile development firm based out of Silicon Valley, USA & Bangalore, India to accelerate mobile offerings to the Indian traveller. | 13-May-2015 |
| Tourism contributes 6.88% to Indian GDP | New Delhi, May 13 (NITN): As per the 2nd Tourism Satellite Account of India (TSAI) - 2009-10 and subsequent estimation, the contribution of tourism to total GDP (direct and indirect) of the country and the total employment through tourism (direct and indirect) during 2012-13 were 6.88% and 67.0 million, respectively. | 13-May-2015 |
| World Bank to assist tourist circuit of ... | New Delhi, May 13 (NITN): The Uttar Pradesh Pro Poor Tourism Development Project has been approved by the Screening Committee of the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance and has been posed to the World Bank for an external assistance of USD 210 million. | 13-May-2015 |
| Indian govt launches special scheme for ... | New Delhi, May 13 (NITN): Under the Scheme of Swadesh Darshan of Ministry of Tourism, an amount of Rs. 50 crore has already been sanctioned under the North-east Circuit for a project in Arunachal Pradesh i.e., Bhalukpong – Bomdila –Tawang. | 13-May-2015 |
| Goa Tourism, Travel and Tour Operators f... | Panjim, May 12 (NITN): Goa Tourism and travel agents/tour operators from the City of Urumqi exchanged tourism and travel ties as 12 delegates from the West end of China visited Goa on a three-day FAM between May 9-12. | 12-May-2015 |
| Goa Tourism inaugurates new services, pr... | Panjim, May 12 (NITN): The Hot Air Balloon and Amphibious Vessel, in addition to new tourism projects were inaugurated recently in Goa at the hands of Laxmikant Parsekar, Chief Minister of Goa, in the distinguished presence of Dilip Parulekar, Tourism Minister of Goa, Nilesh Cabral, Chairman GTDC and other dignitaries. | 12-May-2015 |
| See and be seen during Britain's summer ... | Britain's summer social season evokes a time of genteel social pursuits and flamboyant parties, and was traditionally when the aristocracy embarked on several months of ‘see and be seen' at all the most important social events. | 08-May-2015 |
| Spain tops league of most tourist-friend... | Geneva, Switzerland, May 6 (NITN): Spain is leading the World Economic Forum's 2015 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index, a biennial report claimed. | 07-May-2015 |
| Threat to the Taj rears up its ugly head... | New Delhi, May 7 (NITN) Taj Mahal is losing its sheen due to unchecked vehicular pollution, tourism and several other reasons. Administration’s efforts to undo the damage hits people’s livelihoods and local economies – recent move to close petha-making units is a case in point, says New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) | 07-May-2015 |
| Goa hosts ‘Goa Coconut and Cashew Fest... | Panjim, May 6 (NITN): The state of Goa has hosted Goa Coconut and Cashew Festival 2015 from Apr 29 to May 3 in the capital city of Panjim drawing scores of tourists from far and wide. | 06-May-2015 |
| Overseas visitors to Australia hits reco... | Sydney, May 6 (NITN)): Preliminary data estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) last week show international visitor arrivals to Australia for the 12 months ending March 2015 reached just over seven million- the highest Australia has ever seen. | 06-May-2015 |
| Jet Airways, Air Seychelles unveil codes... | Mumbai, May 5 (NITN): Jet Airways, India’s international airline and Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, on Tuesday unveiled a codeshare partnership that offers travellers enhanced connections on their respective networks. | 06-May-2015 |
| Born to rule-explore the castles and pal... | Sandringham Estate holds many memories for the Royal Family. It is a favourite retreat of The Queen, and the late Princess Diana was born in a cottage located in the estate's extensive grounds. | 06-May-2015 |
| Union Ministry of Tourism invites sugges... | New Delhi, May 1 (NITN): The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is in the process of formulating a National Tourism Policy 2015 for development and promotion of tourism in the country. | 02-May-2015 |
| Scotland to open new scenic railway to a... | Edinburgh, May 1 (NITN): With a recent report revealing that over a third (35%) of people visit the Scottish Borders for the landscape and scenery, VisitScotland is hoping the new Borders Railway, due to open in six months, will be a significant tourism magnet for international and UK visitors. | 02-May-2015 |