Kochi

IITM Kochi 2024 opens with rich domestic participation

IITM Kochi 2024 opens with rich domestic participation

January 21, 2024

India International Travel Mart (IITM) Kochi 2024 got off to a rousing start at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Kochi, marking the debut of travel trade events in the year. According to a press statement, IITM Kochi 2024, that will run until January 21, features active participati...

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Costa Serena crew rescues five castaways in Arabian Sea

Costa Serena crew rescues five castaways in Arabian Sea

December 29, 2023

The Costa Serena crew has saved a group of shipwrecked fishermen in difficulty who were sighted while the ship was sailing the Arabian Sea off the west coast of India. According to a press statement by the cruise operator, on December 25, during her planned navigation passage fro...

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Cordelia Cruises back in homeport of Mumbai

Cordelia Cruises back in homeport of Mumbai

September 30, 2022

After having successfully completed sailings along the East Coast of India, Cordelia Cruises has returned to its homeport of Mumbai on September 29, 2022. Now as the Monsoon season is over and the calm has returned to the Arabian Sea, Cordelia Cruises will resume its numerous sai...

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Growing appetite for cafes with a cause in India

Growing appetite for cafes with a cause in India

December 28, 2020

These cafés not only serve delicious food, but also seek to stir up one’s conscience. These have been focal points to create awareness, support social causes and fight social stigma.

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SriLankan Airlines cultural evening to boost ties

SriLankan Airlines cultural evening to boost ties

August 16, 2017

SriLankan Airlines which has expanded its operations in the Indian aviation market arranged for an evening of cultural extravaganza to celebrate its “months of association with the City of Joy.”

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Changing dynamics of cruise tourism in India

Changing dynamics of cruise tourism in India

July 6, 2017

The changing dynamics of cruise tourism has been brought in by new tourism policies, to be implemented this month to tap potentials that will help in earning valuable foreign exchange and job creation.

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Green Initiatives

Green Initiatives

June 14, 2017

The concept of green airports is not just a hyped new fad. It is a must-have. Realising this, the stakeholders have made sustainability their focal point, even as India is engaged in building new airports and reinvigorating old ones. Air transport plays a significant role in the ...

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Anita Dube to helm Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018

Anita Dube to helm Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018

April 10, 2017

Anita Dube has been announced as the curator for the 2018 edition of the ‘People’s Biennale’ at the concluding ceremony of the 2016 KMB at Durbar Hall Ground. The proclamation was made by the chief guest of the evening, Culture Minister AK Balan, for the fourth edition of t...

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Taiwan Tourism aims to attract more Indian travellers

Taiwan Tourism aims to attract more Indian travellers

December 26, 2016

2016 has been a successful year for Taiwan Tourism in India. The various sales, marketing and PR activities throughout the year have helped increase the arrival figures from India to Taiwan.

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Gurugram from Gurgaon – Why Indian cities change names?

Gurugram from Gurgaon – Why Indian cities change names?

October 24, 2016

Not the first but the latest city in India to get a renewed identity - Gurgaon, the north Indian city will now be known as Gurugram.

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India proposes e-visa facility for another 36 nations

India proposes e-visa facility for another 36 nations

July 13, 2016

After the e-visa facility attracted huge foreign tourist arrivals in India, the country now plans to extend the online visa service for another 36 countries.

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5 things to know about e-tourist visa on arrival in India

5 things to know about e-tourist visa on arrival in India

May 23, 2016

Are you planning a leisure trip to India this summer? Do you know there is supposedly an easier and time-saving option called the e-tourist visa on arrival facility rolled out by the Indian ministry of tourism? Although the scheme is yet to bring a significant change in the inter...

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