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TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS - March 2019

Mar 2019

Dec 26, 2020

India's First Tiger Reserve Hot Air Balloon Safari in MP

The country's first hot air balloon wildlife safari in a tiger reserve was launched in the world famous Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve by Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Vijay Shah.
The activity would be restricted to the buffer area and people could watch tigers, leopards, Indian sloth bear and other wild animals from a height.
Shah said that the state was planning to introduce this service in Pench, Kanha and Panna tiger reserves as well.
The service is being operated by Jaipur-based Sky Waltz and company official Jai Thakur said it was hoping for a good response from tourists.

Dec 21, 2020

Bihar CM's Dream Project 'Glass Floor Bridge' at Rajgir to Open in March

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inspected the 'nature safari' work at the tourist's hotspot Rajgir and asked officials to complete the 'glass floor bridge' (skywalk) there by March next year. He also inspected zip line, zip bike and main camp area of the nature safari during his visit.
CM Nitish directed officials to take the help of protective experts for better upkeep of the venue.
The construction work of 'nature safari' in Bihar's Rajgir is almost complete. This nature park is considered as the dream project of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.

Dec 20, 2020

SpiceJet to Restart Seaplane Services from 27 December

Airline major SpiceJet said that its seaplane operations will restart from December 27 after they were temporarily suspended due to mandatory aircraft maintenance.
In October, the airline company had launched a seaplane service between Ahmedabad (Sabarmati riverfront) and the Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat.
The flight service is operated by SpiceJet's fully-owned subsidiary, Spice Shuttle, and a 15-seater Twin Otter 300 aircraft has been deployed for these flights.

Dec 17, 2020

Jamaica Seeks Five Million Guests Annually by 2025

Jamaica Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has outlined plans to regain the exceptional growth seen in the sector before the Covid-19 pandemic.
The news came during a meeting with the Jamaica Tourist Board international sales and marketing teams.
The minister outlined a renewed five-year plan to achieve five million visitors, US$5 billion in earnings and employment of 200,000 Jamaicans in the tourism sector.
Jamaica welcomed nearly four million guests in 2019, but the figure could fall as low as one million this year.

Dec 15, 2020

Ice Cave that Forms Naturally Open to Tourists

An ice cave that forms naturally on a high-altitude glacier in the Swiss Alps is open to visitors and tourists are delighted about the view of the huge blue vault of the ice cathedral.
The size and the shape of the ice cave differs from year to year. It has a rounded ceiling made of thick ice about 5 metres high, and is about 20 metres long. The interiors of the cave are quite flat this year, and it is pretty much easy to access it.
Also known as the Mill, the ice cave forms through a siphon effect. The cavity fills with water from the snow melt, forming a lake, every spring and summer. In autumn, the plug disappears and the water drains, leaving the cave.

Fortune Hotels Inks Operating Agreements

Fortune Hotels have signed four individual operating agreement for hotels in Candolim (Goa), Deogarh (Uttarakhand), Haldwani (Uttarakhand) and Tirpur (Tamil Nadu).
Samir, Managing Director, Fortune Park Hotels Limited said that with these additions, we not only increase our appeal in the domestic market but also offer a very interesting mix of our business and leisure customers, thereby opening up new vistas for their travel.

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