[ad_1] Prayagraj, July 9 (IANS) The dates of the main bathing days of Maha Kumbh-2025, including the Shahi Snans, to be held in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj have been announced. The Sangam city will have riverfront-type roads on both the banks of Ganga before Mahkumbh-2025 for the ease of visitors. “A …
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Goa farms to expand ‘barefoot luxury’ space for tourists, ET TravelWorld News, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] ‘Monsoon Trekking’ begins in Goa to boost hinterland tourism As the Goa government promotes eco and hinterland tourism, various novel concepts are being explored, and one discussed recently was agro-eco-tourism (AET). At last week’s Goa Tourism Board (GTB ) meeting, a representative of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)-Central …
Read More »Air passenger traffic in first half of 2023 witness 33% growth, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Picture used for representation. Country’s aviation regulator, Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA), in its monthly statement, revealed that the domestic air passenger traffic registered an annual growth of 32.92 per cent during January – June 2023 period compared to the corresponding period of the previous year after Indian domestic …
Read More »Hundreds of flights across Italy are cancelled amid air transport strike at peak of tourism season, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Passengers look at a monitor with the departure times of flights during a nationwide strike of airports ground staff, and check-in services at Rome’s Fiumicino International airport in Fumicino, Italy, Saturday, July 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Hundreds of flights across Italy were cancelled on July 15, forcing travellers …
Read More »1000-yr-old Tripura archaeological site, 2 others beckoning tourists, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Pilak, an over 1000-year-old archaeological site in Tripura, is set to woo more travellers as the state government has initiated steps to develop it as a historical tourism circuit with two other places. The place, nestled in Jolaibari, about 100 km from here, formed part of a chain of …
Read More »₹17cr To Be Spent On Facelift Of Dashrath Manjhi’s Village, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Representative Image The district administration has chalked out a comprehensive plan for beautification of Mountain Man Dashrath Manjhi’s ‘Samadhi Sthal’ and his village Gehlaur. The development works will be carried out at an estimated cost of around INR 17.4 crore. Recently, the state government has accorded the Samadhi Sthal …
Read More »Gandipet lake turns garbage dumping site, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Gandipet Lake turned into a garbage dump The last of the city’s potable water resources, the Gandipet lake – also popularly known as Osmansagar – is under duress due to inefficient waste management system that has led to excessive pollution. The FTL and buffer zone of the water body …
Read More »Manali, Dubai topped Indian travellers’ list in H1 2023; travel got personalised: Survey, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Representative Image The tourism sector experienced a significant rebound in 2023, with people eagerly embracing extensive domestic and international travel. Booking.com, a digital travel brand, has unveiled the travel preferences of Indian and international voyagers within and to India during the first half of 2023. An intriguing trend observed …
Read More »Meghalaya secures USD79.05 mn grant to boost tourism infra, develop circuits, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Representative Image To propel the development of tourism infrastructure in the state, the Government of Meghalaya has successfully obtained a significant grant of USD 79.05 million from the New Development Bank (NDB). This grant is part of the Meghalaya Ecotourism Infrastructure Development Project (MEIDP), a transformative initiative with a …
Read More »Time for best practices in tourism: Industry
[ad_1] It is high time the private sector and government drew synergies to preserve the environment, empower local communities with good governance for sustainability. President of Federation of Hospitality and Tourism of Rajasthan (FHTR) Apurv Kumar said sustainable tourism is becoming increasingly important as more and more people around the …
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