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Express TravelWorld launches The Explorer
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| Global Panorama Showcase (GPS-2014) held in Nagpur witnessed the launch of the coffee table book titled ‘The Explorer’ brought out by Express TravelWorld | |
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| Flying High The 26th International Kite Festival was celebrated at Priyadarshini Park in Mumbai | A Trip to Oman The ministry of tourism, Sultanate of Oman in association with Oman Air organised a familiarisation trip for the Indian outbound tour operators from Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune and Delhi |
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| Batting it Right Delegates from Tourism New Zealand recently visited Mumbai to promote the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup with a focus to increase Indian tourist arrivals to New Zealand before and during the tournament | Engagement Initiative South African Tourism recently held its annual roadshow in Mumbai to enhance the destination knowledge of the frontline staff of travel agencies, help them in planning itineraries and manage customer queries |
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Lighting up celebrations
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| The Gateway of India was illuminated with LED lights as part of an initiative undertaken by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) in association with Philips India to revive the heritage structures and promote tourism in Mumbai | Satish Soni (centre), joint managing director, MTDC and Dr. Jagdish Patil (right), managing director, MTDC celebrated MTDC’s 39th Annual Establishment Day at the Police Gymkhana |
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Artistic takeoff
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| GVK’s new integrated Terminal 2 at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai was inaugurated by Dr Manmohan Singh, prime minister of India | |
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| Awarding the Best GMJ Thampy (third from left), chairman and managing director, Riya Group received the ‘Best Outbound Tour Operator 2011 – 12’ award from Oommen Chandy (fourth from right), chief minister of Kerala | Strategic Engagement In accordance with the UK Government’s agenda for India as a priority market, VisitBritain recently signed an MoU with Indian trade associations in New Delhi |
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| Enriching Experiences Lifescapes, by Orange County Resorts recently was the recipient of the ‘Most Original Marketing Campaign’ award in the PURE AWARDS 2013 | Another First Jose Maria, chairman of the board, FITUR and former mayor, Madrid resented the UNWTO Ulysses Award for Innovation in Public Policy and Governance to Suman Billa, secretary, Kerala Tourism, for its path-breaking ‘Responsible Tourism’ project in Kumarakom, at the annual UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism event held in Madrid. It is India’s first tourism board to get this award |
