TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS - February 2020
Feb 2020
Nov 02, 2021
MakeMyTrip and Amazon Pay Form Strategic Tie-up to Offer Travel Services
Amazon Pay, the digital payments arm of the e-commerce giant and MakeMyTrip India, a fully owned subsidiary of MakeMyTrip Limited (MMYT), India's leading travel group, announced a strategic long-term partnership to offer travel services on Amazon.in which includes its suite of mobile apps and websites. The partnership will help Amazon Pay create a convenient experience and provide greater value for its customers with access to MakeMyTrip's best in class travel offerings.
With this partnership, MakeMyTrip will be able to extend its distribution further via Amazon Pay's large customer base, especially in smaller cities and towns and accelerate online booking of travel services across the country.
Oct 28, 2021
Now, Registration must for Adventure Tourism Activities in Kerala
The Government of Kerala has made registration mandatory for service providers in the adventure tourism sector for conducting a wide range of land, water, and air-related activities to ensure their quality and safety.
The procedures and protocols of Adventure Tourism Safety and Security Regulations for according registration for operators were drawn up by Kerala Adventure Tourism Promotion Society (KATPS), which functions under the Department of Tourism.
KAPTS had set up an expert committee to prepare safety parameters for the adventure tourism sector. The panel, led by former KATPS Chief Executive Officer Manesh Bhaskar, had prepared a consolidated 'Adventure Tourism Safety and Security Regulations' by taking into account the currently popular 31 adventure tourism activities in the state.
Oct 14, 2021
IRCTC Launches 'Bharat Darshan' Tourist Train from Madhya Pradesh
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) launched another Bharat Darshan tourist train from Madhya Pradesh in a bid to promote religious tourism in the country. The launch comes days after the IRCTC started a similar 'tourist train', which is meant to explore the five northeastern states under the 'Dekho Apna Desh' ("Explore your country") initiative. These tour packages are meant to be all-encompassing, with the IRCTC team taking care of all the travel needs of the passengers.
Bharat Darshan is a joint project of the Indian Railways and the Union ministry of tourism and culture, which organises "the world's cheapest and most comfortable" tour packages from time to time. Its purpose is to introduce the culture of different parts of the country to people who are deprived of tourism due to any reason.
Oct 09, 2021
Ram Van Gaman Tourism Circuit Inaugurated in Chhattisgarh
The Chhattisgarh government inaugurated the first phase of the Ram Van Gaman Tourism Circuit Project. The inauguration at the event at Chandkhuri, the city of Mata Kaushalya, was done by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
Baghel kick-started a three-day event on the occasion and recalled the deep connection between Lord Ram and Chhattisgarh during his address.
Oct 07, 2021
Copenhagen's Noma is the Best Restaurant in the World, for the 5th Time
The best restaurant in the world is Noma once again. It has won the award four times in the past.
The world's most famous restaurant was number two on the 2019 list, and achieved the 2021 ranking although it spent almost as much time in 2020 operating as an outdoor burger joint as it did a fine dining restaurant. Noma re-opened on June 1, with a menu of summery, nature-evoking dishes like stuffed zucchini with bee larvae. In September, Noma was also awarded 3 Michelin stars for the first time.
The Number 2 on the list was Geranium in Copenhagen, which serves creative Scandinavian food from a football stadium; grilling specialists Asador Extebarri in Spain was number 3.