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» The Ashok Hotel puts up an Ethnic Art Exhibition of Warli and Madhubani

For promotion of Indian art and culture, exhibition of Warli (Tribal art of Western India) and Madhubani (Folk art of Bihar) by celebrated artist Sandhya Arvind at The Ashok Lobby from 10th till 17th Dec, 2012 ... Read more

» Parliamentary panel orders probe into air fare hike

Recommends that any increase in ticket prices should be approved by aviation regulator DGCA in the future ... Read more

» Kochi becomes favourite port of call in India for cruise tourism

Steady rise in cruise calls at Kochi — from 36 in 2008-09 to 44 in 2011-12 — and consequently the number of tourists also jumped from 19,264 to 37,201 during the period ... Read more

» 48 per cent Asia-Pacific tourists still prefer travel agents to book their holidays

57% are influenced by travel television programmes on deciding the destination of their choice as per a survey ... Read more

» Varanasi ghats to soon get a facelift under Clean India Campaign of MoT

The campaign aims at creating a collective mindset of hygiene and cleanliness; It will employ a balance of persuasion, education, sensitization, training, demonstration and regulation for achieving its goal ... Read more

» Life of Pi movie bags National Tourism Awards

Plans that are on the anvil include 'Life of Pi' tour packages for Puducherry and Munnar (Kerala), where the film has been shot ... Read more

» Tourists can now see Change of Guard ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan

The ceremony will be held every Saturday at 10 a.m. ; It will be open to the public, who will only have to produce a photo identity card at gate no.2, near the Prime Minister’s Office ... Read more

» MoT to open tourism university in Sonepat, Haryana

Tourism University in Rajiv Gandhi Education City in district Sonepat of Haryana ... Read more

» Hotels.com Welcome Rewards gains Global membership base more than 5 million

Welcome Rewards is celebrating its 1st anniversary in India ... Read more

» Tatas will not get into airline business: Ratan Tata

The Tata group is unlikely to get into the sector because of "destructive competition" ... Read more

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