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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Ahmedabad, Nov 23 : Gujarat will be hosting an International conference on Buddhism next year to showcase the state's tourism potential, State Tourism Minister Jaynarayan Vyas said.After the recent visit of Sri Lankan Prime Minister, the rare historic Buddhist sites in the state were visited by experts, Mr Vyas said at the Gujarat Tourism Summit 2009 organised here by the Confederation of Indian Industries...
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Gujarat will be hosting an International conference on Buddhism next year to showcase the state's tourism potential, State Tourism Minister Jaynarayan Vyas said.After the recent visit of Sri Lankan Prime Minister, the rare historic Buddhist sites in the state were visited by experts, Mr Vyas said at the Gujarat Tourism Summit 2009 organised here by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Tourism...
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Commonwealth Games 2010 has given an opportunity to showcase India as a unique and hospitable tourism destination, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said Thursday."Commonwealth Games have given an opportunity for showcasing India as a unique and hospitable tourism destination. It is expected that a large number of tourists would visit the country next year bringing back the buoyancy in the sector," she...
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New Delhi, Nov 23 : The Union Ministry of Tourism has launched an initiative on 'Safe and Honourable Tourism' which would essentially promote the cause of protecting women and children from the negative aspects of tourism.The initiative was launched at a meeting here which was chaired by Tourism Secretary and Chairman, PATA India Chapter Sujit Banerjee in association with Save the Children India, United...
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Ministry of Tourism has launched an initiative on ''Safe and Honourable Tourism'' which would essentially promote the cause of protecting women and children from the negative aspects of tourism.The initiative was launched at a meeting here which was chaired by Tourism Secretary and Chairman, PATA India Chapter Sujit Banerjee in association with Save the Children India, United Nations Office on Drugs...
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Ministry of Tourism has launched an initiative on 'Safe and Honourable Tourism' which would essentially promote the cause of protecting women and children from the negative aspects of tourism.The initiative was launched at a meeting here which was chaired by Tourism Secretary and Chairman, PATA India Chapter Sujit Banerjee in association with Save the Children India, United Nations Office on Drugs...
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Ministry of Tourism has launched an initiative on 'Safe and Honourable Tourism' which would essentially promote the cause of protecting women and children from the negative aspects of tourism.The initiative was launched at a meeting here which was chaired by Tourism Secretary and Chairman, PATA India Chapter Sujit Banerjee in association with Save the Children India, United Nations Office on Drugs...
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Olympic Games may have a "detrimental" impact on tourism in London, according to a report.Cities that stage the games suffer a drop in tourism in the years around the event, the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) claims.If London followed the same pattern as Beijing, it could see more than 2.5 million fewer visitors and a loss of £1.5bn in revenue, the study said.The organisation looked at...
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Union Minister for Tourism Kumari Selja launching Kerala Tourism’s ‘Kerala Specialist’ online training programme at the World Travel Mart in London recently.The Kerala Tourism has launched an online training programme for travel agents in the United Kingdom. Agents who enlist for the ‘Kerala Specialist’ programme can become ‘India destination specialists’ as they will get to know the unique tourism...
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