tourism department willissue an advertisement over the next two days calling for fresh shackapplications, bringing a new twist to the already delayed allotment of shacklicenses for the current tourism season.“We received a letterfrom an individual seeking an application form although the last day forsubmission of applications was October 26. He said he has a year’sexperience in the shack business and...
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Responsible Tourism initiative being implemented on a pilot basis by Kerala Tourism in Kovalam, Kumarakom, Thekkady and Wayanad has received a fillip with the community evincing better interest in the project.Foreseeing the demand in the peak tourism season, self-help groups under the Kudumbasree are supplying local produce to hotels, resorts, home-stays and restaurants at these destinations.Local...
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BICHOLIM: Mayem lake wears a batteredlook even though the tourism season has taken off. Locals complain that lack ofmaintenance and development is driving tourists away."Had properattention been given by the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) towardsits maintenance and development, a large number of tourists would have visitedthe place encouraging local business. It would also have helped the...
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Domestic airfares have gone up marginally with leading private airlines Kingfisher Airlines, Jet Airways and JetLite increasing fuel surcharge with immediate effect, to offset the steep hike in jet fuel prices.For distances below 1,000 km, the fuel surcharge has risen by Rs 100, and for longer routes, the increase is of Rs 200.Kingfisher and its low fare service Kingfisher Red, Jet Airways and its...
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Global cruise travellers arebeginning to flock Kerala, bringing some cheer to the state'stourism industry hit by the slowdown and the recent Thekkadyboat mishap.With the October-May cruise tourism season setting in,already two luxury liners have called at Kochi Port, thelatest - 'Aida Cara', which arrived here on Sunday fromMangalore with 1,135 high net worth tourists, mostly fromGermany sailed off...
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Goa tourism industry is confident that the charter tourism this year would be reasonably good despite recession owing to a good number of Russian charters expected to compensate for a considerable decline in British charters this season.Goa’s tourism industry has made a promising start early this month with a reasonably good charter flight schedule for the season despite worldwide recession and imminent...
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Music Fans Converge for Nation’s Premier Songwriting Festival on Sugar White Sand of Gulf Shores and Orange BeachWhat began as an end-of-season party for local performers has blossomed into one of the nation’s top songwriters’ festivals, which is now celebrating its silver anniversary on the sugar white beaches of the Alabama Gulf Coast. Honored as a top 20 November event by the Southeast Tourism Society,...
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Early winter snowfall in Himachal Pradesh has brought cheer to the state's hospitality industry and the hope that Shimla will witness a White Christmas after nearly two decades.High altitude areas witnessed the season's first snowfall Nov 9, making most of the hill stations, including Narkanda, 65 km from Shimla, the Solang valley and Marhi near Manali and Kalpa in Kinnaur district more picturesque."Early...
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Shimla, Nov 15 : Early winter snowfall in Himachal Pradesh has brought cheer to the state's hospitality industry and the hope that Shimla will witness a White Christmas after nearly two decades.High altitude areas witnessed the season's first snowfall Nov 9, making most of the hill stations, including Narkanda, 65 km from Shimla, the Solang valley and Marhi near Manali and Kalpa in Kinnaur district...
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In a bid to promote eco-tourism in a big way in Orissa, the state tourism department plans to constitute an eco-tourism committee within the ministry of environment and forests.The committee would be responsible for the regulatory and policy efforts for development of eco-tourism in the state and coordinate between the departments of environment and forests and tourism.The composition of the committee...
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