President Prat ibha Devisingh Pat i l recently gave away the National Tourism Awards (2010-2011) to 78 awardees in over 50 categories. The Ministry of Tourism annually presents National Tourism Awards to various segments of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. These awards are presented…

The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, recently organised a two-day conference to bring together all the state governments, union territory administrations and private sector stakeholders of the western region on a common platform to discuss and take forward a holistic and integrated development of…

To improve tourism relations within India, Korea Tourism Organisation which until now had its India office in Delhi, has opened its second representative office in the country, in Mumbai. The office will work to promote Korea as a premium tourism destination to the travel trade,…

So far, SATTE, South Asia’s leading B2B Travel & Tourism event, has received tremendous response from tourism boards of many countries, Indian states, hotel chains, airlines and tourism products from across the globe. As of 30 August, National Tourism Boards from countries and cities such…

Inaugurated by former President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam, the workshop saw the presence of a number of central ministers, Member of Parliaments, senior officials from various ministries, academia, NGOs, travel trade representatives, and the media. The initiative has been taken in the wake of…

Aiming to position God’s own country Kerala as a global brand the state has released its tourism draft policy in September. The draft policy envisages ways to address those issues such as tackling ‘hartal’ (public protest with a complete shutdown), which is dampening the tourism…

Wayanad District in the north-east of Kerala was formed by carving out areas from Kozhikode and Kannur districts. Home to exotic legends, ancient ruins, mysterious mountain caves, aboriginal tribes, tree houses, jungle trails and exotic wild life, Wayanad is the perfect setting for a great…

Cherai is just 30 kms from Kochi, the business capital of Kerala. It is on the northern end of Vypin Island and has a 10 kms long golden clean beach on one side and serene backwaters on the other. This shallow beach is ideal for…

Ecotourism is defined as that which is rich in natural beauty, ecologically sustainable, with locals benefitting from the sector and with education and interpretation as a major component. For a state which offers a perfect combination of endless beaches, forests and serene backwaters introduction of…

Lotus Destinations Pvt Ltd, a new destination management company has set up a its office and begun operations in the commercial capital city of Kerala, Kochi. Branded as Lotus DMC, their tours divisions’ main verticals will be Inbound, Outbound and Domestic Tours. The Company is…