sustaining tourism growth
By Srilal Miththapala, eTN Sri Lanka
There has been great publicity in the press celebrating the arrival of the 1 millionth foreign tourist to Sri Lanka for the year 2012 during late December 2012.
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In 1973, the destiny of Sri Lankan tourism changed.
one million people participated in sit-in outside Parliament
By Agha Iqrar Haroon, eTN US Correspondent in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (DND) - All political parties sitting in treasury benches in the parliament of Pakistan at lasted accepted demands of Dr.
Peaceful sit-in staged at parliament house
By Agha Iqrar Haroon, eTN US Correspondent in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (DND) - A new political history is being written in Pakistan as thousands of people are sitting outside of its parliament for the last four days in a peaceful sit-in.
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2013 Goa Carnival
PANAJI, Goa - After a lull in the arrival of tourists around the New Year, the tourism industry in Goa is expecting a brighter season for the next month’s ‘Carnival’.
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Faith Tourism
NEW DELHI, India - Multicultural India is planning to pitch faith tourism by developing more religious tourist circuits to attract foreign footfalls and encourage greater domestic traveling that ...
India wants strict compliance with tourist visa norms
NEW DELHI, India - Observing that many foreigners visiting India on tourist visa are involved in journalistic activities, the Union home ministry on Wednesday asked all state governments and ...
Tourism to India
NEW DELHI, India - The travel advisory issued by the UK to its citizens to avoid central Delhi has not affected the flow of foreign tourists in the country, Tourism Secretary Parvez Dewan said ...
Sri Lanka surpasses tourist arrival mark of the Maldives
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka welcomed its one millionth tourist to the country at 10 pm last night.
Indian Buddhist tourism
NEW DELHI, India - The Buddhist tourism circuit in India is getting a new fillip with the luxury tourist shuttle, the Mahaparinirvana Express, expanding its run to touch Buddhist sites in Odisha ...
event evolves into primary travel mart in South Asia
SATTE has always played a vital role in promoting diverse segments of tourism and has now evolved as a primary travel mart in South Asia, centered around a growing India-centric business
Proposals being accepted
The Maldives Tourism Development Corporation PLC (MTDC) has extended the deadline for submission of Proposal for Herathera Island on or before 1400 hours on January 21, 2013.
Pakistani women writing a new history
By Agha Iqrar Haroon, eTN US Correspondent in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – For the first time in the history of Pakistan, a motor driving school has started classes for females to teach them motorcycle riding.
Beginning January 15, 2013
By Agha Iqrar Haroon, eTN US Correspondent in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan and India put into operation a new visa agreement on Friday when Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik and his Indian counterpart Sushil Kumar Shinde, ...
Kazakhstan’s airline industry enters new phase of development
Air Astana is marking Kazakhstan’s Independence Day , with the official presentation of its first two owned A321 aircraft at a celebratory event in Almaty today.
conveying the message that anyone can move freely in pakistan
By Agha Iqrar Haroon, eTN US Correspondent in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - To attract tourists from all over the world and to present a soft image of Pakistan, the biker-tourist, Muhammad Iqbal Ghangla, who was on a 30-day tour, titled "Welcome to ...
Delhi Tourism
For a sport that is more than 2,000 years old, kite flying hasn't got stuck in a time warp.
UBM India prepares for 20th edition of SATTE
With SATTE 2013 just around the corner, it is pleasing to see the response gathered from multiple Indian as well as international organizations and governing bodies.
SCO on in Bishkek for 11th prime ministerial meeting
By Agha Iqrar Haroon, eTN US Correspondent in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Pakistan is attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) that kicked off its 11th prime ministerial meeting in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek on Tuesday.
Grand Final Gala Ceremony
LONDON, England & NEW DELHI, India - The votes have been counted and the trophies polished as the incredible nation of India steps up to host the most important night of the year in travel – ...
Tourism To India
Except for nationals from seven countries, including China, Pakistan and Bangladesh, India has relaxed tourist visa rules — the two-month cooling off period between two visits has been ...
The Ritz-Carlton, Almaty
CHEVY CHASE, Md. - The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. has announced the expansion of its luxury hotel portfolio in the CIS with the development of the first hotel in Kazakhstan.
small tourism stakeholders suffering
By Agha Iqrar Haroon, eTN US Correspondent in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Blockage of access to a number of websites in Tajikistan including Facebook is strongly hampering the tourism industry of the country, because small stakeholders of tourism ...
Jammu and Kashmir Tourism
BARAMULLA, Jammu and Kashmir - In a bid to attract more Buddhist pilgrims, the tourism department in Jammu and Kashmir has decided to restore Buddhist sites in the state.
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Accommodation at the new Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa Maldives is available for booking online from now onwards for stays beginning from February 15, 2013, when the resort will open.
green Uzbekistan
By Agha Iqrar Haroon, eTN US Correspondent in Pakistan
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (eTN) - Circumstances for my recent travel to Uzbekistan were not appropriate for me, because my doctors have advise me to keep away from any food that has animal fat and ...
Goa police: Drug peddling by Nigerians is a menace
MAPUSA, Goa, India - North Goa SP Vijay Singh recently said Nigerian tourists are drug peddlers and have shifted base from Anjuna to neighbouring places.
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Reed Travel Exhibitions, organizer of the world’s leading portfolio of incentives, business travel, and meetings industry events, has announced that it is to launch IBTM India which will take ...
