Puducherry : Stating that Puducherrystood second to Kerala in tourism development, Puducherry TourismMinister Malladi Krishna Rao today said steps would be taken to furtherimprove it.Talking to newspersons here, he said PuducherryTourism Development Corporation-owned Seagulls restaurant here wasbein...
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Bhubaneswar, India : The East Coast Railwayhas decided to introduce at least 13 pairs of special trains from nextmonth to facilitate people who wish to travel between Puri and Kolkata during the summer holidays, an official said."The super fast weekly summer special trains willrun from April 1 to Ju...
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Bangalore : Heritage Tourism and EcoTourism will be major thrust of Connect public private partnershipconvention to be held on January 10, to set the agenda for next fiveyears tourism in the State Heritage Tourismand Eco Tourism will be major thrust of ?Connect public ...
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As millions of people prepare to take a spring holiday break,there are mutterings in the background: from governments wanting toraise taxes; environmental groups decrying excessive leisure travel;and destinations fearing for the survival of local culture.The freedom to travel can be viewed as a majo...
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NEW DELHI, March 16: India's travel and tourism industry is poised forcontinued growth according to a leading international chamber of traveland tourism operators. "India Travel and Tourism is expected to generate approximately Rs 4trillion ($100 billion) in 2008, rising to Rs 15 trillion ($275.5bil...
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Full title: "Traversa: A Solo Walk Across Africa, from the Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean"Author: Fran Sandham, a former Rough Guides editorReleased: Feb. 14, 2008 (U.S.)Travel genre: Walking travelTerritory covered: Namibia, Zambia, Malawi and TanzaniaPromo copy: "Inspired by the legendary expl...
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Toronto : The number of Canadians, mostly of Indian origin,visiting India has shown a big spurt during the past two years. TheIndian consulate general in Toronto alone issued a record 71,000 visaslast year.In fact, the Indian mission here has become one of the busiest abroad like those in New York a...
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