Best on the beach
Express TravelWorld checks out unique accommodations located on India's scenic beaches which can be packaged as niche products for both, leisure and MICE segments West Bengal Known for its rich...
View ArticleFirst houseboats set to anchor
Soon, Mumbai residents needn’t go as far as Kerala or even Tarkarli to get the experience of living on a houseboat. Mumbai is likely to get its first houseboats, next month. The Maharashtra Tourism...
View ArticleMP starts work on tiger safaris sans CZA, NTCA sanction
NAGPUR: The Madhya Pradesh Ecotourism Board's (MPETB) decision to set up three tiger safaris in the buffer zone of Pench, Bandhavgarh and Kanha tiger reserves has no mandatory sanction from National...
View ArticleIn a first, MTDC to host kite flying this Sankranti
Mumbai: This year, for the first time, the state government will officially host kite flying events across the...
View ArticlePrivate cars banned in Umred-Karhandla, Sillari
Nagpur: The Pench Tiger Reserve has decided to ban private vehicles from July 1 in Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary 60km from here. Now tourists will have to take safari in local Gypsys only. The...
View ArticleNTCA directs tiger reserves to reduce Gypsys if Canters operate
Nagpur: Even as tiger tourism is booming, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has directed all tiger reserves to follow NTCA model of carrying capacity and restrict number of vehicles if...
View ArticleA Peak Inside Taj Safari's Mowgli Lodges In India
Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces is India's largest multinational hotel operator. They've launched a Mowgli's Trail safari experience to coincide with Disney's latest Jungle Book movie. Here's a look...
View ArticleScuba diving school at Tarkarli MTDC resort
MUMBAI: A certified scuba diving course will be available at Tarkarli in Sindhdurga district from this month. The Maharashtra...
View ArticleMTDC sets up tourism pavilion on Infosys campus to lure young execs
--> In order to lure young corporate executives with big spending power, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has set up a tourism pavilion in Infosys campus, Hingewadi in Pune, which...
View ArticleForest meet at Konkan beach town Tarkarli, officers’ kin too welcome!
Nagpur: At a time when the state is reeling under huge debt burden, the move to conduct a two-day 'conference-cum-picnic' of senior forest officers at picturesque Indian Institute of Scuba Diving and...
View ArticleA night out with tigers
On the edge of Kanha Tiger Reserve sits the Singinawa Jungle Lodge. It offers an opportunity to learn about tigers and other endangered wildlife, whilst experiencing grassroot-level conservation work...
View ArticleWaghpur Express set to boost Pench tourism
Nagpur: In a boost ecotourism, Pench Tiger Reserve has launched Waghpur Express to ferry tourists directly from Nagpur to the wildlife park. During trial run of the bus on Tuesday, 250 students of...
View ArticleCycling soon in Tadoba buffer
Nagpur: Days after Pench Tiger Reserve announced slew of measures to boost tourism in its buffer zone in Nagalwadi,...
View ArticleLast-minute rush for bookings at tiger reserves
Nagpur: With the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) issuing directives to shut state tiger reserves during monsoons, there is heavy rush for last-minute bookings at local tiger reserves as...
View ArticleSpecial safari from Chanda to Tadoba
Chandrapur: Tadoba administration has announced to start a special safari from Chandrapur to promote ecotourism in Tadoba...
View ArticleBigB stays as face of Save Tiger Project in Maharshtra
Chandrapur: While the Central government has "put on hold" the signing up of megastar Amitabh Bachchan as brand ambassador of Incredible India campaign after his name figured in the Panama papers, the...
View ArticlePench, Tadoba schools get help with dropouts
PUNE: Providing learning aids, sanitation facilities, teacher training, teaching in the local dialect and involving villagers - these are some of the ways the Wildlife Conservation Trust and city-based...
View ArticleButterfly park, adventure tourism planned as Tadoba goes world class
Nagpur: Local products under Brand Tadoba', development of interpretation centres at Mohurli and Kolara, a butterfly garden, bird enrichment area, tiger safari, 4D theatre, adventure tourism in...
View ArticleSri Lanka's best new hotels, hostels and cottages
A tea plantation bungalow, surfer hostel, cottage near the beach and off-grid lodge are among our picks of great new places to stay in Sri Lanka...
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