Newsletter - 31st July 2018

Daily News Updates / 31st July 2018

India
26 religious cities/sites in 19 States have been identified for development under PRASHAD Scheme: Shri K. J. Alphons The Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial Assistance to State Governments/Union Territory (UT) Administrations under the schemes of Swadesh Darshan, National Mission on Pi... READ MORE

Appointments
Reed Travel Exhibitions appoints new regional director for Middle East Danielle Curtis takes on the overall responsibility for Arabian Travel Market, IBTM Arabia and all associated regional projects Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), organiser of the ... READ MORE

India
Linkin Reps appointed as PR & Media representative for Turkish Culture and Tourism Office in India Adding one more feather to its cap, Linkin Reps recently bagged the PR & Media representation account for Turkish Culture and Tourism Office in India. A leading travel represen... READ MORE

Cruise
1, 62, 660 cruise passengers visited the country in 2017-18: Shri. K J Alphons Projects of Rs. 106.39 Cr sanctioned by M/o Tourism for development of cruise terminals in four States A Task Force on Cruise Tourism has been formed jointly by the Ministry of ... READ MORE

Events
Startup India Yatra begins in Chhattisgarh The Startup India Yatra was launched on July 30th in Raipur. Students queued up in large numbers to register for the first boot camp at Raipur. Today, 31st July, the yatra will tra... READ MORE

India
Indo-Nepal Tourism Forum to be set up for mutual consultation and promotion of tourism: Tourism Minister Ramayana and Budhist circuits to be promoted through common branding by India and Nepal The second meeting of tourism Joint Working Group (JWG) between India and Nepal was held ... READ MORE

Hospitality
ONYX Hospitality Group and SP Setia Announce Duo Hotel Partnership in Malaysia Two new Amari hotels to rise in Kuala Lumpur and Penang ONYX Hospitality Group, one of the region’s leading hotel management companies, has signed agreements with SP Setia Ber... READ MORE

Aviation
Etihad Airways to increase frequency to Canada Five weekly Boeing 777-300ER flights between Abu Dhabi and Canada’s largest city, Toronto Effective 28 October 2018, Etihad Airways will increase its flights from Abu Dhabi to... READ MORE

Appointments
Air France-Klm appoints Jean-Noel Rault as General Manager – Indian Subcontinent Air France-KLM, a global leader in air-transport and member of the SkyTeam Alliance, announces the appointment of Jean-Noel Rault as the new General Manager – Indian Sub-Continen... READ MORE

Events
Kolkata to host its first SKAL National Congress 2018 The Kolkata wing will host the Skål National Congress 2018 and during this event they expect an attendance of 600-750 Skålleagues in the City of Joy. SKAL Kolkata will host it... READ MORE

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