Manipur Tourism Festival 2009 has started with fanfare on Friday at Hafta Kangjeibung in Imphal. The festival is one of the main platforms to display the uniqueness of the culture of Manipur. Manipur festival aims at promoting tourism in the north-east by showcasing the richness of
The Manipur Tourism Festival 2009 is going to be held at the Hatta Kangjeibung ( Palace ground), Imphal East from December 10 to 19. Highlights of this year`s festival: Showcasing of extreme sports like BMX cycles Demonstration cum friendly competition will be held by the expert
The tourism ministry has planned setting up of a single window clearance system under the guidance of the Hospitality Development and Promotion Board (HDPB). The HDPB Board, to be established will streamline permissions and clearances required for the hotel industry. Currently, 64 clearances that are required
As a part of CSR Tata Chemical has funded a research programme to study shark migration in Gujarat coast. This will boost Gujarat coast as toursit spot for watching whale sharks. Around 60% of the whale sharks visiting Gujarat coast are female sharks and Gujarat could
Gujarat State Govt will unveil the new tourism policy in two months. The new policy is aimed – to place Gujarat as a top tourist location in the world in five years – to attract huge investments The state government will invest Rs500 crore at Ambaji
India is the ‘best country brand for value for money’, according to this year’s Country Brand Index (CBI) survey done by FutureBrand. The United States bagged the top spot in overall ranking ahead of Canada and perennial favourite Australia in the online survey, which was partnered
Kerala has got the National Geographic rating its backwaters as the world’s 23rd best destination. “We will make this new certification as our USP. We have now finished a series of road shows in Europe and our next round of road shows in Italy, France, and
Cyclone Phyan has made topographical alterations on some of the Goa’s beaches and the tourism department may consider a re-survey of affected beach stretches if asked for by shack applicants. “Sand dunes have disappeared from some of the beaches in South Goa,” says Cruz Cardozo, president,
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $57.5 million in grants and loans to India, Nepal and Bangladesh to develop major tourism sites, including Buddhist sites. The South Asia Tourism Infrastructure Development Project would improve the existing infrastructure and services and develop new ones in key
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