Tourist arrivals saw the biggest drop in 17 years in April, while average hotel occupancy rates are down nearly 70 percent nationally.(Reuters) Turkey has increased a subsidy it pays to the operators …
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Mahesh Sharma: ‘Submit progress report of tourism projects in Uttar Pradesh in 3 months’
Mahesh Sharma had a meeting yesterday on implementation and progress of various tourism projects in UP which is slated to go for assembly election next year (website) Eying Uttar Pradesh assembly elec…
Gogobot’s New iOS App is Wicked Smart – Rain or Shine it Predicts Fun Activities for You Based on Weather, Time of Day
By Zaid Al Husseini, VP of Product, GogobotMost of the apps on your phone are old school. They haven’t gone past search. They require hunting and pecking. They’re generic search-based prod…
Toy trains to be fitted with 2 glass-walled coaches each
Narendra Mohan, the area officer of DHR, said the refitted compartments were being used for toy trains running between Darjeeling and Ghoom since May. (Reuters) The Darjeeling Himalayan Railways has r…
Jharkhand to develop defunct mines as tourist spots
The move comes after the department studied mining tourism in Australia, Chile, Canada, Norway and other countries. (Reuters) Jharkhand’s tourism department said on Thursday it is working to dev…
Great Wall re-emerges from China reservoir
A massive reservoir was built in the region of Great Wall of China in 1975. (Reuters) A section of the Great Wall, submerged in a reservoir in China’s Hebei province for nearly four decades, has…
Jharkhand aims to develop mining tourism: temple tourism
Developing mining tourism in a big way is part of the state tourism department’s larger plans to evolve improved tourism infrastructure and promote lesser known tourist sites into major visitor …
A #nofilter world: unretouched photos of your favorite destinations
The editorial team at Gogobot can sometimes get a little down about the overfiltering of travel photos. Isn’t the Grand Canyon cool enough without turning it into an extravaganza of high-definit…
TIME Hotels wins CSR Award for its environment friendly initiatives
UAE-headquartered TIME Hotels has received the Best CSR Initiative accolade at the Leaders in Hospitality Awards 2016. The win marks the latest addition to its collection of ‘green’ awards…
Lal Thanhawla lays foundation stone of Mizoram’s biggest tourism project
Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla laid the foundation stone of the state’s biggest tourism project ‘Integrated Development of New Eco-Tourism’ at Thenzawl Community Hall. (PTI) Mi…