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TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS - June 2019

Jun 2019

Apr 23, 2020

Tourism Ministry To Organize A Series Of Webinars On Overall Theme Of 'Dekho Apna Desh'

Tourism Ministry is organizing a series of Webinars on the overall theme of 'Dekho Apna Desh'. The objective of these webinars is to create awareness about and promote various tourism destinations of India. These include the lesser known destinations and lesser known facets of popular destinations.
In addition, thematic Webinars are also being organised on subjects such as Accessible Tourism. The 6th Webinar of the series was organized on 22nd March on the subject 'Making India an Inclusive Travel Destination For All'. This webinar was heard live by more than 1700 people from all across the world.

Apr 21, 2020

Deserted Thai Beaches Lure Rare Turtles To Build Most Nests In 20 Years

Thailand has found the largest number of nests of rare leatherback sea turtles in two decades on beaches bereft of tourists because of the coronavirus pandemic.
From wild boars patrolling the Israeli city of Haifa to deer venturing into London suburbs, virus closures are drawing wildlife into the abandoned streets of many cities.
In Thailand, with 2,765 infections and 47 deaths, travel curbs ranging from a ban on international flights to an appeal to citizens to stay home have brought a collapse in tourist numbers, but freed up the beaches for wildlife.

Apr 19, 2020

Tourism Ministry Celebrates World Heritage Day-2020 Through A Webinar Series

Ministry of Tourism celebrated the World Heritage Day-2020 today through a webinar series.
Union Minister of Tourism and Culture Prahlad Singh Patel addressing participants through webinar quoted 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbhakam', the World is One, from the Maha Upanishad saying that India demonstrated its true spirit and humility through the help it extended to all the tourists stranded in the country since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 18, 2020

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Greets people on occasion of world heritage day

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu greeted people on the occasion of World Heritage Day (April 18).
In a tweet, Mr Naidu called upon people to make a strong resolve to protect and preserve our heritage, culture and all the monuments that stand as a testimony to our glorious past. He said, people must remember the fact that heritage is the shared wealth of humanity.

Apr 15, 2020

Ministry of Tourism launches "DekhoApnaDesh" webinar series

The ministry of tourism launched the Dekho Apna Desh webinar series.
The ministry said the webinar series will provide information on the many destinations and the 'depth' and 'expanse' of the culture and heritage of India. The first webinar touched upon the history of Delhi and was titled " City of Cities- Delhi's Personal Diary'.
The ministry said owing to COVID-19, tourism is hugely impacted with no domestic or international movement. But owing to technology, it is possible to visit places and destinations virtually and plan travels for a later date.

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