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Atout France launches ‘France Celebrates India’ campaign

travelbizmonitor.com: In a bid to attract more Indian travellers to France, Atout France has launched the ‘France Celebrates India’ campaign. The campaign consists of special offers and schemes which have been offered by Atout France’s partners for the Indian market. Catherine Oden...

March 6th, 2012 | News | Read More

Rao Travels to open its first hotel in Tirupati

travelbizmonitor.com: New Delhi-based tour operator Rao Travels is set to enter the hospitality business. It is planning to set up a 100-room hotel with an investment of Rs 10 crore. “The hotel property at Tirupati will have 40 luxury rooms and 60 ordinary rooms,” said P Sudhakar Rao, Director, Rao...

March 6th, 2012 | News | Read More

Ahmedabad to be included in Unesco`s World Heritage City tentative list

Times of India: Amdavadis have a reason to rejoice. The city has been officially included in Unesco`s World Heritage City tentative list. Ahmedabad is the only city from India vying for the coveted status. There are over 250 World Heritage Cities across the globe, but none in India.

May 11th, 2011 | News | Read More

Osama Bin Laden hideout is unlikely tourist attraction

Dailymail: Images of the compound where Osama Bin Laden met his death have been broadcast around the world, so it’s perhaps unsurprising that the gruesome site is attracting the attentions of curious sightseers in Pakistan.

May 9th, 2011 | News | Read More

Jantar Mantar at centre of Jaipur tourism

Times of India: The ‘pink city’ has entered a new phase of heritage conservation and tourism with UNESCO declaring the 18th century Jantar Mantar there a World Heritage site last year. The astronomical observatory built by Sawai Jai Singh II, a ruler of the erstwhile Rajput kingdom, is now...

April 22nd, 2011 | News | Read More

India celebrates World Heritage Day on Monday

In 1982, a symposium organised by the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) in Tunisia proposed observing an “International Day for Monuments and Sites” across the world.

April 18th, 2011 | News | Read More

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