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Taj Mahal world's fifth travel hotspots: Lonely Planet

India’s historic Mughal mausoleum Taj Mahal has ranked fifth position in the prestigious list of most attractive travel hotspot in the world. It was revealed in the recently...

August 19, 2015

Taj Mahal becomes first monument in world to have Twitter account

The iconic Mughal monument Taj Mahal became the first historical monuments in the world to have a Twitter account of its own. The monument’s official Twitter handle @TajMahal...

August 16, 2015

Goa Tourism Minister D Parulekar conferred with PATWA 2015 award

Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar has been conferred with the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) and Safari India South Asia Travel Award 2015. He was bestowed with...

August 10, 2015

Thomas Cook (India) Ltd acquires Kuoni’s travel business in India and Hong Kong

Thomas Cook (India) Ltd has acquired Zurich based Kuoni Group’s travel businesses in India and Hong Kong for 535 crore rupees. Kuoni entered India in 1996 by acquiring...

August 8, 2015

Thomas Cook (India) Ltd buys Sri Lankan firm Luxe Asia Pvt. Ltd

Major tour operator Thomas Cook (India) Ltd has acquired Sri Lanka based destination management company Luxe Asia Pvt. Ltd. The acquisition was done in undisclosed deal was made...

August 1, 2015

15 Gharials to be released in Beas belt in Punjab to boost tourism

Punjab government has announced to release 15 Gharials in the Beas belt, near Harike Patan in order boost tourism. The Gharials species will be released as part of...

July 30, 2015

Kerala Tourism’s Muziris Heritage Project wins 2015 PATA Award

Kerala Tourism has won 2015 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) award in the ‘Heritage & Culture’ category for its Muziris Heritage Project. The award bestowed in recognition project...

July 20, 2015

Tennis Icon Steffanie Graf appointed as brand ambassador of Kerala's Ayurveda

Kerala government has appointed Tennis Icon Steffanie Graf as Ayurveda brand ambassador. Decision in this regard was taken by cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in...

June 24, 2015

India, Tanzania ink agreements for cooperation in various fields

India and Tanzania have inked various agreements including for cooperation in the field of statistics, hydrography, agricultural science and tourism. These agreements were signed in presence of Prime...

June 20, 2015

BSNL to set up 40,000 wi-fi hot spots India

State owned telecommunications giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced to set up 40,000 Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) hot spots across the country. This project will come in...

June 17, 2015

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