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TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS - September 2019

Sep 2019

Oct 26, 2019

White Water Rafting Expedition - Rudrashila' Flagged in at Jodhpur

The white water rafting expedition christened as 'Rudrashila' undertaken by Kalidhar Battalion was flagged in by Lieutenant General VS Sreenivas, General Officer Commanding Konark Corps on 25 October 2019 at Jodhpur Military Station.
The white water rafting expedition was organized by Kalidhar Battalion to commemorate its 75th Raising Day. The team comprising of two officers, four Junior Commissioned Officers and 18 Soldiers led by Major Ravikant Gaurav covered a total distance of over 140 km from Rudraprayag to Rishikesh in the mighty Ganges River in the mountains of Uttarakhand.
Lieutenant General VS Sreenivas, expressed that such expeditions in our Army are carried out to prepare the soldiers to overcome adversities with determination and grit.
It also helps to promote spirit-de-corps and courage amongst the soldiers. The team also spread awareness among locals on current social issues of 'Swachh Bharat Campaign' and 'Preservation of River Eco-Systems'

Brazil No Longer Require Visas from Chinese, Indian Citizens

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that the South American nation will drop its requirement for visiting Chinese and Indian tourists or business people to obtain visas.
Bolsonaro, a far-right politician, came to power at the beginning of the year and has made it a policy to reduce visa requirements from a number of developed countries.
But the announcement, made during an official visit to China, is the first he has made expanding that policy to the developing world.

Oct 24, 2019

Railway Ministry to provide WiFi Services Inside Trains

The Railway Ministry is planning to introduce WiFi services inside the trains in the next four and a half years. The free WiFi service is currently available at around 5150 railway stations in India.
The Railways is planning to extend the WiFi services to all 6,500 stations by the end of 2020.
Providing WiFi inside the trains is a more complicated technology subject, as the service would require investment, towers would need to put and equipment will need to be provided inside the trains.

Oct 23, 2019

Railways To Implement ₹18000-Cr Project To Run Trains At 160 Kmph

The railways will implement a ₹18000-crore project to operate trains at a speed of 160 kmph on the busy Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kolkata routes by upgrading infrastructure, Railway Board Chairman V K Yadav said.
Once the project begins, it will take at least four years to complete, he said after inaugurating the International Rail Conference-2019 and the 13th International Railway Equipment Exhibition.
The events have been organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with the Railways at Aerocity.
The railways' target is to operate high speed trains in two categories -- at 160 kmph on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kolkata routes, and up to 320 kmph under the ongoing bullet train project between Mumbai-Ahmedabad.

Indian Embassy Issues Advisory To Indian Tourists Visiting Turkey

India has issued a travel advisory asking people to exercise utmost caution while travelling to Turkey. India's Embassy in Turkey, in its advisory, said although there have been no reports of untoward incidents in the country, travellers should be cautious.
It said the government has been receiving queries from Indian nationals on travelling to Turkey in view of the situation in the region.
Those requiring assistance may get in touch with Embassy of India, Ankara through helpline numbers - 90312 4408259 and 90312 4382195 and Consulate General of Istanbul at helplines 90212 2962131 and 90212 2962132.

Indian Railways Install Most Advanced Electronic Interlocking System on Grand Chord Route

Indian Railways has installed the most advanced Electronic Interlocking System on the Grand Chord route.
The measure is expected to help Indian Railways speed up trains and achieve the objective of reducing the travel time between Delhi and Howrah to about 12 hours from the existing 17 to 19 hours.
Grand Chord is part of the Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line. It acts as a link between Sitarampur in West Bengal and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, Uttar Pradesh, and covers a stretch of 450 kilometres falling in North Central Railway Zone.
The new Electronic system has replaced outdated 65-year old mechanical signalling system at Tundla Junction in Uttar Pradesh on the route.

MoCA To Seek Nod For 6 More Airports' Privatisation

The Ministry of Civil Aviation would seek Cabinet approval for privatising half a dozen more airports by the first week of December, 2019.
The six airports up for privatisation are Varanasi, Amritsar, Bhubaneswar, Trichy, Indore and Raipur.

Alitalia To Launch Its Group Booking Platform 'Group Connect' In India

Alitalia launched its B2B community platform, called 'Alitalia Connect', in Italy to offer personalised relationship between Alitalia and its B2B customers like travel agencies, companies and SMEs.
Now, the Italian carrier is set to launch 'Group Connect', a web platform under Alitalia Connect in India on November 13, 2019.
Group Connect is aimed to manage and speed up quotations and group bookings, revealed Nicola Bonacchi, Vice President, Leisure Travel Sales, Alitalia. Other prominent features of 'Group Connect' include requesting an offer, booking a group and having the quotation and the contract in real time, monitoring the contract terms and conditions, changing the reservation (increasing or decreasing the group) and entering passengers' names in the system.
The platform offers increased flexibility, allowing the agents to customise the conditions to be chosen based on customer's characteristics and period.

Oct 22, 2019

Piyush Goyal Launches Jaipur-Sikar- DEMU Passenger Service

Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated 79603/04 Jaipur-Sikar-JaipurDEMU (6 days a week) Service between Jaipur and Sikar through Video-conferencing.
Member of Parliament from Sikar Shri SumedhanandaSaraswati participated in the inaugural ceremony from Ringus.
This service will operate on the newly Gauge converted Jaipur – Ringus section.

Siachen, World's Highest Battlefield, Now Open For Tourists

The world's highest battlefield, Siachen Glacier, is now open for tourists, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced. Tourism will be allowed from Siachen base camp to Kumar Post that lies above 15,000 feet.
Meanwhile, while explaining that India and China have handled the boundary issue with maturity, Singh added that Kashmir is India's internal matter and Chinese President Xi Jinping didn't mention it during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai.

IRCTC To Pay Around Rs 1.62 Lakh As Compensation For Late Running Of Tejas Express

A delay of more than three hours in the running of Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express on October 19, 2019 has cost IRCTC around Rs 1.62 lakh which the railway subsidiary will pay through its insurance companies as compensation to around 950 passengers, a first in the history of Indian Railways.
While from Lucknow to Delhi there were 450 passengers who will get Rs 250 as compensation each, from Delhi to Lucknow there were around 500 passengers who will be paid Rs 100 each.

Oct 18, 2019

Railways Buddhist Circuit Train Covering 26 Sites In India, Nepal To Run From Oct 19-26

The Railways will run its first Buddhist Circuit train from this October 19 to October 26, 2019 covering sites related to Gautam Buddha in India and Nepal.
IRCTC will run the train covering destinations like Lumbini, where Buddha was born; Bodhgaya, where he gained enlightenment; Sarnath, where he gave his first sermon; and Kushinagar, where he attained nirvana.
The package will cost Indians Rs 1,23,900 per couple in AC first class and Rs 1,01,430 per couple for AC two tier.
It will include road transport by AC deluxe coaches for the Nepal tour, visits to monuments and locations, accommodation, meals, services of tour manager, guides, entrance fees and travel insurance.
However, passengers will have to pay their visa fee for the Nepal leg of the journey and any other expenditure like laundry and other services.
The train will have four first AC coaches with 96 seats, two second AC coaches with 60 seats, two exclusive dining cars with a capacity of 64 guest in each and a pantry car.

Sirisena Inaugurates Lanka's 3rd International Airport

An Alliance Air flight from Chennai landed at the Jaffna International Airport as Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena inaugurated the country's third international airport, upgraded with India's assistance, in the Tamil-dominated Northern Province.
The inaugural flight from Chennai was the first to land at the new international airport in Jaffna. The ATR 72-600 aircraft was accorded water salute as it landed at the Jaffna airport, about 400-km from capital Colombo.
The Jaffna International Airport was earlier known as Palaly airport which was used as a military air base and for domestic flights.
President Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe formally unveiled a plaque commemorating the inauguration of the airport. Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu was also present.

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