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Garuda Indonesia launches direct flights between Mumbai and Jakarta
February 7, 2017
Indonesia’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia, announced its entry into the world's fastest growing aviation market with a tri-weekly flight to the Mumbai from its headquarters in Jakarta via Bangkok.
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Five iconic disco songs from the retro era of Bollywood
February 1, 2017
The 1970s and 80s, post the hippie movement across as the world, saw a disco movement, with mainstream cinema in India incorporating elements from the same.
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National Museum of Indian Cinema seeks artefacts and memorabilia
January 27, 2017
The countdown for the opening of the National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) at the Films Division premises in Mumbai has begun. NMIC has appealed people from within the industry to come forward and donate memorabilia related to Indian cinema.
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UNWTO identifies Indian NGO for sustainable tourism practices
January 23, 2017
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development recalling the potential of tourism to advance the universal 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Seychelles witnesses annual growth in Indian tourist arrivals
January 19, 2017
Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 beautiful islands in the Indian Ocean, witnessed an impressive number of visitors from India. The destination is hassle free with visa on arrival, gratis and very good flight connectivity.
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Indian online shoppers set to cross 100 million in 2017
January 10, 2017
Surged by the improving infrastructure in the online space, Internet logistics and the rising number of handheld devices used in India, a recent study predicts that the number of online shoppers will cross 100 million by the end of 2017.
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Mumbai sees first ‘open’ transgender wedding
January 7, 2017
The city of Mumbai saw the most unique kind of marriage as Madhuri Sarode, a transgender, married her boyfriend of five years, Jay Kumar Sharma. Though this is not the first transgender marriage in India, their marriage is unique as this wasn’t held in secret.
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Wine appreciation growing in India
December 30, 2016
Wine remains an unexplored drink, but Indians are warming up to it, with events, clubs and establishments slowly promoting the drink.
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MEA unveils Twitter Seva to address Indians in distress
December 29, 2016
With the launch of the new service Twitter Seva, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs’ extensive use of social media to reach out to citizens got a further boost. Twitter Seva will enable timely, transparent and large-scale response to citizens’ tweets in real time.
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2016 a prosperous year for South African Tourism
December 29, 2016
2016 has been a stellar year for South African Tourism as arrivals spiked by 26.6 pc in comparison to 2015. India became South Africa’s 8th largest long-haul tourism source market with 73,902 arrivals by September 2016.
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India among top five Asian spenders in South Australia
December 28, 2016
Indian travellers are one of the leading spenders in South Australia as they have spent over AUD 28 million during the year ending in September 2016, which is a surge of 109 pc over the previous year.
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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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