The Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) has announced its Titanium Sponsor for 2013.  Vana Retreats will be the Titanium Sponsor for the seventh annual conference being held in New Delhi from 5-7 October 2013. Top global spa and wellness industry executives attending the 2013 Summit will have the opportunity to ...

India & Sub Continent, May 20, 2013

The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has received tourism development fund of USD1.45 million.  These funds will be utilised for the development of a rose garden, roads near the historically important monuments in the city and a tourist taxi stand. The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has allotted the funds to AMC as ...

India & Sub Continent, May 20, 2013

The Centre has prohibited setting up of dolphinariums, large aquariums housing dolphins in India.  The prohibition will now allow four states that were planning to set up dolphins parks to host shows for attracting tourists. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests on last Friday issued an order stating it would not ...

India & Sub Continent, May 20, 2013

The Ministry of Tourism, India is participating at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival to promote India as a ‘Filming Destination’.  In the past, several Indian destinations have gained tourist influx by being the location of popular domestic and international movies. The Oscar winning film ‘Life of Pi’ was shot in Puducherry ...

India & Sub Continent, May 17, 2013

  Emirates Holidays and TUI India, the tour operating arm of Le Passage to India (LPTI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), under which TUI India will be the Preferred Agent for Emirates Holidays in India.  The MoU aims to provide competitively-priced, quality holiday experience. To support the Emirates Holidays products, ...

India & Sub Continent, May 17, 2013

The German Travel Mart (GTM), the incoming workshop for tourism in Germany has concluded on a high note in Stuttgart. The event was held from 5-7 May 2013. The German National Tourist Board (DZT) directed the 39th GTM together with the Stuttgart-Marketing GmBH and Region Stuttgart Marketing GmBH. "The GTM is ...

India & Sub Continent, May 17, 2013

The department of tourism in Goa has registered a 4.4% increase in tourist inflow for the year 2012-13.  The state received 27.8 lakh tourist arrivals including 4.5 lakh foreign arrivals in the state during the year 2012-13, as compared to 26.7 lakh tourists which included 4.45 lakh foreigners during 2011-12. Goa also ...

India & Sub Continent, May 17, 2013

AirAsia India’s Board of Directors have appointed Mittu Chandilya as the chief executive officer (CEO) of AirAsia India (Private) Limited.  Chandilya will assume office with effect from 1 June 2013. Prior to this he worked as the Principal and Head of Services in Asia Pacific at Egon Zehender. Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus ...

India & Sub Continent, May 16, 2013