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TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS - June 2019

Jun 2019

Sep 25, 2019

Western Railways Not To Serve Non-Vegetarian Food On Oct 2

The Western Railways has decided not to serve any non-vegetarian food including eggs on 2nd October, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
A circular to this effect has been issued by Commercial division of Ahmedabad. According to official release, the Railway board desired that the Gandhi Jayanti- should be celebrated as a totally vegetarian day, where no non-vegetarian food will be served anywhere on the Western Railway premises. All station masters have been advised to follow the instructions.
About 510 railway stations and 939 trains under the western railway will be the part of this 100 percent vegetarian day celebration to mark the Gandhi Jayanti.

Sep 24, 2019

Railways To Introduce IRCTC's Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express From October 5

The railways announced the introduction of IRCTC's Tejas Express train from Delhi to Lucknow which will run six days a week except Tuesdays starting October 5, 2019.
The New Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express train will depart from New Delhi at 3.35 pm to reach Lucknow at 10.05 pm the same day.
The regular service of the Lucknow-New Delhi express will commence from October 6, 2019.

Sep 22, 2019

Railways Install First Plastic Bottle Crushing Machine

The Western Railway for the first time has installed a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle crushing machine in Mumbai Rajdhani Express.
This machine can crush up to 3,000 bottles per day. The PET bottle crusher machine was installed in the train as part of the Indian Railways' Swachh Bharat and Go Green missions and ties in with an impending ban of single-use plastic by the Centre.
The move by the Western Railway of installing a PET bottle crushing machine is expected to reduce carbon footprints by 100 per cent recycling and will also avoid littering in landfill from bottle waste.

Sep 18, 2019

Indian Railways Launches Massive Shramdaan Across The Country

Chairman Railway Board, Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav participated in Shramdaan at New Delhi Railway Station.
As part of Swachhta Pakhwara, a massive Shramdaan was carried out by Railways throughout Indian Railway premises.
Charitable Organizations like SNCF and others also participated in Shramdaan.
A Swachhta pledge and a pledge of curbing single use plastic was administered to all present.
Cloth bags to be used as replacement to plastic bags were also distributed to passengers and stall owners.

Sep 15, 2019

Aleph Hospitality Signs Franchise Agreement for New Protea Hotel By Marriott

Dynamic independent hotel management company Aleph Hospitality has signed a franchise agreement with global hotelier Marriott International for a new Protea Hotels by Marriott hotel in Kisumu, Kenya.
On behalf of the hotel owner, Bluewater Hotels, Aleph Hospitality will operate the new-build property under the Protea Hotels by Marriott brand.

Tripura Tourism Dept to Construct Replicas Of 51 Shaktipeeths

With an aim to boost tourism in Tripura, the state government has decided to construct 51 temples, which would be replicas of the 51 Shaktipeeths and has also started a helicopter service to Devatamura and Unnakoti hills, famous for huge-rock cut sculptures.
The state government has already allocated 14.22 acres of land for construction of replicas of Shaktipeeths at Fulkumari in Gomati district, about 3-km away from the Tripuresari temple, a famous temple and one of the 51 Shaktipeeths.

Seychelles Tourism Board Enhances Presence in Tier II and Tier III Cities

Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) participated in the Global Panorama Showcase 2019 (GPS), a premier business networking event in order to reach out to tour operators beyond metro cities of India.
Out of eight cities where the event took place, 2019's STB shortlisted Hyderabad, Lucknow and Kolkata to educate and network with the travel trade.
Seychelles Tourism Board conducted various workshops across India, however, participating in GPS helped widen the base of interaction with agents from tier II and tier III cities that have the potential and interest in Seychelles.

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