Kerala Tourism has been conferred the national Web Ratna Award for 2014 for ‘exemplary e-governance initiative through the Internet.’ The website (www.keralatourism.org) won the Golden Icon award in the ‘Outstanding Content’ category of Web Ratna Awards, instituted by the Union government. The website, designed and maintained
The tourism intelligence and marketing study conducted by Stark Tourism Associates corroborates United Nations World Tourism Organization’s prediction that outbound tourism from India will touch a whopping 50 million by 2020. The study was unveiled at the India Forum session of Internationale Tourismus Bourse (ITB) Berlin
Around 69,722 Olive Ridley sea turtles, mainly found in the warm waters of Pacific and Indian Oceans, have arrived at the Gahirmatha beach to lay eggs. An estimated 69,722 female turtles were spotted digging pits on the sandy nesting ground for laying eggs in the past
Karnataka’s Tourism Department appears to have diluted its stand on the controversial guidelines it had drafted for music festivals and other events being organised in the State. A recent statement said the guidelines could be reviewed if they “proved to be an obstacle to the growth
The Bio-Shield project will be first implemented between Dahej and Hazira stretch in the Gulf of Khambhat. The project was conceived 3 years back by Gujarat government and the Bio-Shield project objective is conservation of ecology along the coastline of Gujarat. The project will include plantation
“We are glad to announce the Konkan Tour, especially for those who want to explore it in a comfortable manner. Konkan has become one of the most sought after tourist destinations in the recent past. With the peak season approaching (Christmas and New Year), we expect
Odisha Tourism is going to organise Konark Festival from December 1, 2014 to December 5, 2014 at open air auditorium against the backdrop of the famous Sun Temple. The festival was organised for the first time in year 1989. The objective of the festival is to
The Regional Plant Resource Centre here is set to develop a garden of 200 plant species that play a role in the day-to-day rituals of Puri Jagannath temple deities. Puri king Gajapati Dibyasingh Deb has agreed to inaugurate the garden. The garden, to be situated inside
The central Govt has come to the rescue of cyclone-hit states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha for the restoration of government-run tourist facilities. The Ministry of Tourism has declared a special financial package recently for the restoration and reconstruction of the affected facilities in AP and
Orissa High Court has issued notices to the Centre and the state government asking them to file counters within 2 weeks on a PIL that alleged delay in completion of the Bhubaneswar-Puri national highway before Lord Jagannath’s “Nabakalebar” ritual in July next year. A division bench
