TRAVEL & TOURISM

For one reason or the other, these are unusually difficult times for countries in our region, our immediate neighbours and fellow constituents for what we may term regional tourism, which is the main crux of tourism ...
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Numerical growth notwithstanding, the upheaval in the Indian aviation market in the past ten years is quite a tale in itself. The airline run by a mighty corporate house which at one time was just inches ...
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Thinking of 5/20 invites an obvious reference to 20/20. What is the difference between the two? One is playing the game, the other not. The first is saying let us slug it out, the other is ...
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Recently, the prime minister played host for a book release, on the subject of age old architecture of Gujarat – its temples that are over 1000 years old. The book was written by a former IAS ...
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According to Amitabh Kant, Secretary, DIPP, tourism is an integral pillar of the ambitious Make in India programme and in government schemes of things, it has to eventually emerge as a leading growth engine of the ...
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V K Duggal. Former DG and recently Governor of Manipur strongly believes that consistent product diversification will be critical to push Indian tourism to the next level and Yoga could be an outstanding addition to its ...
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Air India has a new CMD in Ashwani Lohani set to take over. Lohani’s choice is most welcome, given his past credentials for thinking out of the box, finding solutions in his earlier assignments as chief ...
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Environmental concerns and the issue of developing niche tourism products like coastal, wildlife, adventure, etc. always seem to be at loggerheads. But according to Ashok  Lavasa, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, steps have ...
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Ashwani Lohani, an Indian Railway officer, has worked earlier in Madhya Pradesh Tourism, also had a stint as MD of ITDC and also as director in the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. He is now ...
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Narendra Modi's government has completed its first year. We take stock of what has happened during this time, speaking with Nakul Anand, Executive Director, ITC Hotels, and also the present chairman of FAITH, a body that ...
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