Ahmedabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Tourism is expected to be the “major beneficiary” of Hindi film icon and Gujarat brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan’s promotion of the state, Tourism Secretary Vipul Mitra said.
He said discussions were held with Amitabh who accepted the Gujarat government’s offer to be the new brand ambassador Feb 1.
“Preliminary discussions have already been [...]
London, Feb 21 (IANS) A tour tracing the life of Princess Diana, who died in 1997, has been launched here, taking tourists on a trip that includes the London flat where she lived before meeting Prince Charles, Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey.
The three-hour trip, costing £75, shows all the key places in 36-year-old Diana’s life, [...]
By Sanu George
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 21 (IANS) After beaches, backwaters and massages, Kerala is offering tourists a night deep in the forest with members of the local Kani tribe.
“Vanavasam” (forest stay), the latest tourism lure of Kerala, is becoming a hit, says M.A. Altaf, head of new travel and tour company Vyomayan Holidays.
The scheme was launched [...]
Madrid, Jan 23 (IANS/EFE) Foreign tourists arriving in Spain numbered 52.2 million in 2009, a decrease of 8.7 percent from the year before, authorities said.
Nonetheless, according to a survey taken by the industry, tourism and trade ministry’s Institute of Tourism Studies, the decline in the number of tourists tapered off as the year 2009 progressed.
Spain [...]
