Puri, 54, has been with ITC for more than three decades. An alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, he oversaw a large portfolio of businesses starting December 2014. For a year till his ele…
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Thales to participate in 11th edition of Aero India
At Aero India 2017, the Thales booth will highlight Thales’s relationship with India, its cooperation with the local industry, and capabilities that can optimally serve the modernisation needs o…
Deccan Odyssey launches Companion Scheme
The moving palace takes you through Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Delhi depending on your choice of itinerary.Luxury train Deccan Odyssey treats each of their gue…
Idukki in Kerala gets Rs 5.5 crore for eco-tourism project
The Central government, to encourage the local tourism in the village areas, has already allotted Rs 100 crore for various tourism projects in Idukki district.The project will construct 12 environment…
West Bengal’s new tourism ad showcases the sweetness of Bengal
The video captures all things beautiful about the state, from busy college streets and yellow cabs in Kolkata to devouring bhetki paturis, to visiting architecturally rich temples of Bishnupur, to the…
Andhra Pradesh to organise three major tourism events in East Godavari
The series of festivals began with the four-day Kakinada Beach Festival at the NTR Beach in Vakalapudi from January 12. Correspondingly, the four-day Konaseema Festival will be hosted on the banks of …
RwandaAir to commence operations in India from second quarter of 2017
With investments by Indian companies in Rwanda, trade and tourism are expected to be the key beneficiaries when direct flights are launched between Kigali and Mumbai, using the airline’s new Air…
Jordans treasure mile
For the first time in the world let alone Jordan a 373 mile trail has been mapped through the country that allows tourists to enjoy the different terrains of the country.Source: BBC…
The city of Dubai
A land of riches and an ocean of sand, Dubai draws an image straight out of the ‘Arabian Nights’ in a modern era. Home to the world’s tallest building and the world’s richest h…
Chile receives the highest number of European tourists in 2016
European arrivals grew by nine percent compared to the previous year with 449,667 visitors from Europe recorded in 2016 of which 51,611 were from the UK, up 11% from 2015. From the other primary Europ…