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Ministry of Tourism wins World Travel Award for the best destination marketing campaign at WTM

    

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Canadian Tourism Commission to be launched in Mumbai on November 18

   

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Ministry of Tourism, Tamil Nadu, waives off entrance fees for approved tour guides
   
     

   

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Foreign tourist arrivals in October down by 0.9 per cent

    

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Oberoi to open Trident hotel in Bandra Kurla, Mumbai, on December 17

 

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Domestic traffic registers 15 per cent increase in October as compared to September
     
   
     

  

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Tulip Inn Lucknow to open its doors on November 15

  

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Aitken Spence to open five new properties in India in next two years

  

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Hyderabad Airport signs agreement to build aviation maintenance and training centre
   

  

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Qatar Airways begins operations to Amritsar and Goa

  

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Leisure Hotels adds skiing in Auli as a new attraction in Char Dham journey
   
     
   
     
   

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Qatar Airways begins operations to Amritsar and Goa
 
 Qatar Airways recently launched flights to two new destinations namely Amritsar and Goa. Qatar Airways’ maiden flight to Punjab landed at Amritsar on October 12. Two weeks later, the airline launched scheduled flights to Goa, heralding the arrival of Qatar Airways. It is the only full-service scheduled global carrier to Amritsar and Goa, with both of them being served four-times-a-week from the airline’s Doha hub. Qatar Airways has increased capacity to India to 64 flights a week spread across 10 cities.
  
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 Domestic traffic registers 15 per cent increase in October compared to September
 
 The total number of domestic passengers carried by the scheduled airlines of India in October has witnessed a 15 per cent growth as compared to September. The total passengers carried by the scheduled domestic airlines in October were 39.69 lakhs as against 35.05 lakhs in the previous month.

Kingfisher carried the highest number of passengers in October (8.23 lakhs), followed by Jet Airways (7.85 lakhs), Air India domestic (7.40 lakhs), IndiGo (5.40 lakhs), SpiceJet (4.91 lakhs), JetLite (3.14 lakhs), GoAir (2.15 lakhs) and Paramount (0.61 lakhs).
 
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Hyderabad Airport signs agreement to build aviation maintenance and training centre
  
 GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) has signed an agreement with the world’s leading aircraft engine manufacturer, CFM International, to establish a new CFM56 maintenance training centre.

This training centre will commence operations in January 2010 and will be located in the GMR Aerospace Park. It is being developed in the 250 acre aviation SEZ which forms part of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport complex. The aviation SEZ has been recently notified by the Government of India.
 
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HOTELS


Tulip Inn Lucknow to open its doors on November 15
 
 Golden Tulip Hospitality Group has announced the opening of Tulip Inn Lucknow on November 15. Ideally located at Station Road in the heart of the commercial and business district, the hotel offers 3-star International standard accommodations with 50 well-appointed rooms in Superior, Deluxe & Suite categories. For conference and weddings, the hotel offers Imperial Ball room & Imperial Garden seating 200-500 guests or upto 1000 guest in reception.
 
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 Leisure Hotels adds skiing in Auli as a new attraction in Char Dham journey
 
 Leisure Hotels has added skiing at Auli to the already existing accommodation package at its popular Char Dham camp in Joshimath. Fastly becoming a hotspot among adventure seekers, Auli offers 20 km of virgin slopes, which provide excellent opportunities for cross-country, slalom (zigzag between obstacles) and down-hill skiing events.
  
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 Oberoi to open Trident hotel in Bandra Kurla, Mumbai, on December 17
 
 The Oberoi Group will open the Trident hotel in Bandra Kurla, Mumbai, on December 17. Barely 20 minutes from the airport, the hotel is located in the close proximity of leading financial institutions. The hotel offers 436 well-appointed guestrooms and suites, three restaurants, a live sushi bar and a wine tasting room. The extensive meeting and conference facilities at the hotel can accommodate up to 500 persons. The recreational options include a swimming pool, a spa and a fitness centre.
  
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 Aitken Spence to open five new properties in India in next two years
 
 Aitken Spence Hotels, which is part of Aitken Spence PLC is all set to consolidate its presence in India with launch of five new properties within next two years. Currently, the company manages five hotels in India, which include Heritance Madurai in Tamil Nadu, Atithi in Pondicherry, Poovar Island Resort in Kerala, Barefoot in Andaman Islands, and Tamara in Coimbatore. As per the expansion strategy of the company, it envisages to have around ten hotels under its portfolio within the next two years.
 
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 Ministry of Tourism wins World Travel Award for the best destination marketing campaign at WTM
 
 At World Travel Market (WTM), which is one of most premier international travel event, the Incredible India campaign of Ministry of Tourism (MOT) has won the World Travel Award for the best destination marketing campaign. Kumari Selja, Union minister of tourism received the award at the glittering event organised in London on October 9. Devesh Chaturvedi, additional director general, MOT, and Jagdish Chander, director, India Tourism, London, were present during the ceremony.

The MOT also won the Incredible India campaign, Asian Guild Award at the House of Lords, which recognises the contribution made by the Incredible India campaign in spreading awareness about India among the Asians living in the United Kingdom.
  
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 Ministry of Tourism, Tamil Nadu, waives off entrance fees for approved tour guides
  
 Recently the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, government of Tamil Nadu, has waived off entrance fees charged from approved tour guides at the state government museum in Chennai and the Tirumalai Naicker Mahal in Madurai.

The decision was taken because of the protest raised by Approved Tour Guides Association (ATGA), Tamil Nadu. According to P. Asoka, president ATGA, for long time, approved tour guides were being charged entrance fees at the state government museums and some other palaces. The waiver is expected to strengthen the tourism industry in the state.
  
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 Foreign tourist arrivals in October down by 0.9 per cent
  
 The recent statistics released by the Ministry of Tourism reflects a decline of 0.9 per cent in foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in October 09 over October 08. FTAs during October 09 were 4.48 lakh as compared to FTAs of 4.53 lakh during the month of October 08. In terms of performance, FTAs during January-October 09 stood at 40.23 lakh which are lower as compared to 43.24 lakh in January-October 2008. However, the growth rate in FTAs during Jan-Oct 2009 (-7.0%) have marginally improved as compared to the growth rate during Jan-Sep, 2009 (-7.7%).
  
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 Canadian Tourism Commission to be launched in Mumbai on November 18
  
 The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) will be officially launched in Mumbai on November 18. CTC is holding an event at the Trident Mumbai for the travel fraternity from Mumbai, who will be given an opportunity to meet and greet the Canadian team at the reception. CTC has recently appointed Buzz Travel Marketing India as its representative in India for all its marketing and promotional activities.
  
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