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» Kashmir tourism dept. to restore Buddhist sites to promote pilgrimage tourism

Places like Parihaspora, Harwan and Kanispura-Ushkura, which still have ruins of Buddhist monasteries, are planned to be included in department's pilgrimage tourism initiative ... Read more

» Reed Travel Exhibition to launch IBTM India in Mumbai from Sep 12-14, 2013

India is showing an increase in outbound business, projected to grow by 13 per cent in the coming years; A projected GDP growth of over eight per cent in the next five years ... Read more

» India worst performing domestic air travel market globally: IATA

High price of jet fuel, 20%- 40% sales tax levied by states on fuel and steep private airport user charges in Delhi are the biggest threat to airlines ... Read more

» PATA Travel Mart 2013 to take place in Chengdu, China on Sept 25-27

Chengdu has been acclaimed as a leading tourism city by the UNWTO and the CNTA; It is increasingly popular in the MICE segment. ... Read more

» MTDC will present draft tourism plan for Matheran to its monitoring committee

Denies reports of its plans to open casinos or discos in Matheran as it is in ecologically sensitive zone; Plans to create new infrastructure like parking areas at Dasturi naka & also give face lift to tourist points ... Read more

» Saint Tropez tourism aims to tap luxury leisure market from India

Located in the South of France, Saint Tropez with a population of just 5000, is a chic watering hole for the jet setting international crowd and annually welcomes 5 million global visitors ... Read more

» Maldives terminated the USD 500 million GMR airport project

Maldives has cancelled its biggest foreign investment project, a USD 511 million deal with Indian firm GMR Group to develop its international airport as locals oppossed it due to high commercialisation ... Read more

» Online car rental portal cabs24x7.com launched

Aims to aggregate the car rental operators across the country on a single platform and enable the customers to book their car rental requirements online at over 50 cities across India ... Read more

» Jet Airways may soon launch Dubai - Mangalore Direct Flight

The government has approved Jet Airways' proposal of direct flight between Mangalore and Dubai; Introduction of international flight to Saudi Arabia is also on the cards ... Read more

» New content added to WTM Latin America Event Programme

Two theatres will focus on current topics, trends, target sectors and much more ... Read more

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