Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust wins UNWTO Award
Turismo de Portugal I.P (Portugal), Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust (India), Tryponyu (Indonesia) and SEGGITUR (Spain) are the winners of the 14th Edition of the UNWTO Awards for Innovation in Tourism. Fourteen projects among 128 applicants from 55 countries were selected as finalists of the 14th UNWTO Awards for Innovation in Tourism. Read: A unique effort at […]
A unique effort at Mangalajodi gets nominated for UNWTO award
Mangalajodi Ecotourism Trust of Manglajodi in Khurda district in Odisha has been nominated for United Nations World Tourism Award to be given early next year. It is only nominee from India in this year’s UNWTO awards. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announces the winners of the UNWTO Ulysses Prize and the UNWTO Ethics Award, as […]
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This Earth Day a unique effort from Uniworld for Just A Drop!
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, as a member of The Travel Corporation (TTC) family of brands and an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, is supporting the UN International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017, a year-long initiative dedicated to mobilising global awareness and action around the value of tourism to […]
READ MOREMaking tourism accessible for all on this Wold Tourism Day
Tourism for all: people with disabilities, senior citizens and families travelling with small children, and sooner or later all citizens will appreciate the advantages of universal accessibility. This is why UNWTO has chosen to celebrate World Tourism Day 2016 on the theme of accessible tourism. Official celebrations are taking place today at Bangkok, Thailand. The World Tourism […]
READ MOREIndia ranks top in per-capita tourists spendings
India is not on top in numbers of foreign tourist arrivals but the average amount of money spent by international travelers in the country, on a per-capita basis, is more than anywhere else. Also, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) data, though the country is ranked 41st in terms of inbound tourist […]
READ MOREMaldives- Beauty Unlimited
In the third part of the series on Maldives, here are some beautiful shots of Maldivian sea and islands. This beauty seems to unending.
READ MOREWorld Tourism Day Special- Maldives: Ultimate in Luxury
A wine for 12.5K US dollars or a suite for 25K US dollars: its not either for the weak-hearted or the shallow pockets. Maldives does has such tiny islands of ultimate in Luxury, as we had the glimpse of at Rangali islands, managed by Conrad Hilton. As if just reaching here by a sea-plane was […]
READ MOREविश्व पर्यटन दिवस विशेष- मालदीवः जन्नत है यहां
इस साल(2013) का विश्व पर्यटन दिवस आज मालदीव में मनाया जा रहा है। इस मौके पर मालदीव की अद्भुत यात्रा पर एक लेख प्रस्तुत है, जो मैंने तीन साल पहले लिखा था। ……………………………………………………………………….. हम माले के अहमदी बाजार में राजधानी की सबसे बडी एंटीक व सोवेनियर दुकान में थे। सारे सेल्समैन मालदीव के राष्ट्रपति मोहम्मद […]
READ MOREMexico and Burkina Faso official hosts of World Tourism Day 2014 and 2015
Mexico was selected to be the official host country for World Tourism Day (WTD) 2014 and Burkina Faso for WTD 2015. The respective themes will be “Tourism and Community Development” for 2014, and “One billion tourists, one billion opportunities” for 2015. The announcement was made at the 20th UNWTO General Assembly (Victoria Falls, August 29). […]
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