Haridwar is an ancient city and important Hindu pilgrimage site in North India's Uttarakhand state, where the River Ganges exits the Himalayan foothills. The largest of several sacred ghats (bathing steps), Har Ki Pauri hosts a nightly Ganga Aarti (river-worshipping ceremony) in which tiny flickering lamps are floated off the steps. Worshippers fill the city during major festivals including the annual Kanwar Mela. Read More...
Thursday, 8 September 2016
Places to Visit in Haldwani
Haldwani is a city, which along with its twin township of Kathgodam forms the Haldwani-Kathgodam municipal Corporation in Nainital District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Read More..
Places to Visit in Dhanaulti
Dhanaulti is a hill station 24 km from the popular hill station of Mussoorie, and 31 km from Chamba, as it is situated between the two. Read More..
Places to Visit in Dehradun
Dehradun is the capital city of the state of Uttarakhand in the northern part of India. Read More..
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Rohit Sharma included in Mumbai squad for warm-up match against New Zealand
Rohit Sharma has been included in Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai’s 15-member squad for the warm-up game against the visiting New Zealand side at New Delhi from September 16-18.
Another Test player, Ajinkya Rahane, however is not part of the team that will be led by wicket keeper Aditya Tare,
according to MCA’s joint secretary and senior selection panel convener, Unmesh Khanvilkar.
Four other key players, batsmen Akhil Herwadkar and Shreyas Iyer along with medium pacers Shardul Thakur and Dhawal Kulkarni are also not in the team as they are with the India A side now touring Australia.
New Zealand, to be captained by Kane Williamson, are set to arrive in the country later this month to play three Tests and five ODIs between September 22 and October 29.
Mumbai squad for the tour game: Aditya Tare (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, Kaustubh Pawar Jay Bista, Sufiyan Shaikh, Arman Jaffer, Parikshit Valsangkar, Vishal Dabholkar, Vijay Gohil, Balwinder Singh Sandhu (Jr), Tushar Deshpande, Roystan Dias, Harshal Soni.
Source :IndianExpress
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iPhone 7 event live: Latest updates as pictures of new Apple phone and release date leak hours before launch
Apple is about to launch its newest phone, shockingly called the iPhone 7 – and potentially other things that might be even more important. It will all be kicking off on Wednesday at 10am pacific time, or 6pm in the UK, according to Apple's mysterious and telling event invite.
Apple accidentally tweets out the new iPhone at the beginning of the event
And also spoils the release date
Everything we think we know so far about Apple's latest handset
It won't have a home button
Or a headphone jack
And the design will be mostly the same
But it will have a hugely upgraded new camera
Why the phone will be the least important thing
There'll also be an Apple Watch 2, which will probably have new GPS features and a bigger battery.
Source :independent
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Mognol to lead acquisitions at Millennium Hotels & Resorts
Millennium Hotels & Resorts has announced Christian Mognol has been appointed head of asset management and acquisitions, UK & Europe.
Mognol joins Millennium Hotels & Resorts from SGG Group, a leading corporate administration and fund services group, where he has worked since 2011 and most recently as senior vice president, coordinating SGG’s corporate clients segment.
Prior to this, Mognol held several senior positions over his 23-year tenure with BGL BNP PARIBAS: from credits, debt origination, fixed income capital markets, wholesale client management to private banking and estate planning.
Mognol will be based in the MHR London Corporate Office and will lead the asset management efforts for the group’s European hotel portfolio including the UK, which comprises 24 properties.
His responsibilities will include planning and implementation of capital expenditure programmes and the budgeting process, maximising revenues through measures such as cost control initiatives, revenue generation activities and optimising hotel investment strategies and special projects such as negotiation of new third party management and franchise agreements.
Mognol will play a key role in any future new acquisitions for Millennium Hotels & Resorts.
Mognol is fluent in several languages including Italian, French, English and German.
He will work in collaboration with Clive Harrington, senior vice president operations Europe and report to the group chief executive officer, Aloysius Lee.
Commenting on the appointment Lee said: “I am pleased to welcome Chris to MHR.
Source :BreakingTravelNews
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Mognol joins Millennium Hotels & Resorts from SGG Group, a leading corporate administration and fund services group, where he has worked since 2011 and most recently as senior vice president, coordinating SGG’s corporate clients segment.
Prior to this, Mognol held several senior positions over his 23-year tenure with BGL BNP PARIBAS: from credits, debt origination, fixed income capital markets, wholesale client management to private banking and estate planning.
Mognol will be based in the MHR London Corporate Office and will lead the asset management efforts for the group’s European hotel portfolio including the UK, which comprises 24 properties.
His responsibilities will include planning and implementation of capital expenditure programmes and the budgeting process, maximising revenues through measures such as cost control initiatives, revenue generation activities and optimising hotel investment strategies and special projects such as negotiation of new third party management and franchise agreements.
Mognol will play a key role in any future new acquisitions for Millennium Hotels & Resorts.
Mognol is fluent in several languages including Italian, French, English and German.
He will work in collaboration with Clive Harrington, senior vice president operations Europe and report to the group chief executive officer, Aloysius Lee.
Commenting on the appointment Lee said: “I am pleased to welcome Chris to MHR.
“He brings with him a significant amount of Asset Management and Acquisitions knowledge and I look forward to working with him and his support.”
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Final call for votes ahead of World Ski Awards Gala Ceremony 2016
World Ski Awards has issued a final call for votes as the deadline for the 2016 Gala Ceremony approaches.
Voting will close on September 23rd, with the winners set to be revealed during a glittering event in Kitzbühel, Austria, over the weekend of November 18th-20th.
Members of the ski community, both tourism professionals and ski consumers, are invited to view the 2016 World Ski Awards finalists url=http://worldskiawards.com/nominees/2016]here[/url].
A-ROSA Kitzbühel will welcome industry leaders from across the globe for a three day programme of unrivalled networking events, dinners, and exclusive ski experience activities.
The highlight of the event will of course be the red carpet Gala Ceremony itself on the evening of November 19th when the World Ski Awards winners will be unveiled.
World Ski Awards Managing Director Sion Rapson said: “World Ski Awards is the only global initiative to recognise, reward and celebrate excellence in the global ski tourism industry, and as such our 2016 finalists represent the very best the sector has to offer.
“With voting now open ahead of our 2016 Gala Ceremony – returning to Kitzbühel for the fourth successive year in November – now is the time to make your voices heard and vote for who you think should be crowned the best of the best.”
The World Ski Awards programme has categories for the Best Ski Resort, Best Ski Hotel, Best Ski Boutique Hotel and Best Ski Chalet for each of the world’s top 25 ski tourism nations.
China will join the programme for the very first time this year.
The individual country level winner with the most overall votes will not only win the national award but also the world level award in the respective category.
A number of categories exist on a world level only; World’s Best Ski Tour Operator, World’s Best Ski Travel Agent, World’s Best Ski Transfer Operator, World’s Best Ski Resort Company, World’s Best Freestyle Resort, World’s Best Indoor Ski Resort, World’s Best Heli-Ski Operator, World’s Best New Ski Hotel, World’s Best New Ski Chalet, and the special World Ski Awards Academy Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Ski Tourism and Ski Legend.
Source :BreakingTravelNews
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Places to Visit in Chamoli
Chamoli district is the second largest district of Uttarakhand state of India.It is bounded by the Tibet region to the north, and by the Uttarakhand districts of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar to the east, Almora to the south, Garhwal to the southwest, Rudraprayag to the west, and Uttarkashi to the northwest. The administrative headquarters of the district is Gopeshwar. Read More....
Places to Visit in Bhimtal
Bhimtal is a town and a nagar panchayat in Nainital district in the state of Uttarakhand, India, situated at an altitude of 1370 meters above sea level and is about 22 kilometers from Nainital.
Places to Visit in Badrinath
Badrinath is a holy town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the most important of the four sites in India's Char Dham pilgrimage and gets its name from the temple of Badrinath. Read More..
Places to Visit in Almora
Almora is a municipal board and a cantonment town in the Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Almora was founded in 1568. It is the district headquarters of Almora district. Read More..
tourism Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand, a state in northern India crossed by the Himalayas, is known for its Hindu pilgrimage sites. Rishikesh, a major center for yoga study, was made famous by the Beatles’ 1968 visit. The city hosts the evening Ganga Aarti, a spiritual gathering on the sacred Ganges River. The state's forested Jim Corbett National Park shelters Bengal tigers and other native wildlife.Uttarakhand, a state in northern India crossed by the Himalayas, is known for its Hindu pilgrimage sites. Rishikesh, a major center for yoga study, was made famous by the Beatles’ 1968 visit. The city hosts the evening Ganga Aarti, a spiritual gathering on the sacred Ganges River. The state's forested Jim Corbett National Park shelters Bengal tigers and other native wildlife.Nainital,Rishikesh,Valley of Flowers National Park,Jim Corbett,Park,Mussoorie and More Interesting Places in Uttarakhand. Read More..
Tuesday, 6 September 2016
Brad Pitt Could Be Opening a Luxury Resort in Croatia
Pitt visited the proposed site of a luxury development in Zablace, Croatia, last week. The actor could invest in a luxury $1.5-billion real estate project,according to local reports.
Zablace’s already-existing marina is projected to be transformed into a luxury hotel, complete with shops and villas. In addition to the luxury, the plan also calls for schools and clinics on site, including a permanent community population of 2,500 people. In the spirit of the Jolie-Pitt brands, the Croatian luxury resort will be “a modern ecologically-responsible planned community,” Read More..
Rajasthan launches packages to host weddings in its luxurious trains
Rajasthan, a much desired destination for elite weddings, is renting out its iconic trains for the purpose.
Aiming to make the state one of the best wedding destinations in the world, Rajasthan Tourism has also come up with new wedding packages in two of its luxury locomotives, ‘‘Palace on Wheels’ (POW) and ‘Royal Rajasthan on Wheels’ (RROW). One can now charter the entire POW for $370,000 for seven nights and eight days. The charges for RROW are yet to be decided.
With this new initiative, the tourism department is eyeing international tourists.
“Rajasthan’s luxury trains, POW and RROW are both popular and well known tourism products of Rajasthan. We are hard selling them from the coming season through special packages including that for weddings. The new incentive package has also been well received by tour operators and travel agents,” said Ashutosh A T Pedenekar, Director of Tourism.
Bookings for POW, that departs from New Delhi and terminates at Jaisalmer, have already started.
“We are getting a good response from the market and numerous enquiries regarding the same. This will be a unique experience for the guests attending the wedding,” added Khalid Khan, President, Rajasthan Association of Tour Operators. Read More..
Madhya Pradesh bucks up for aggressive tourism promotion
The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat is initiating a comprehensive strategy along with other senior officials, to popularise lesser-known tourist destinations in the state like Jageshwar, Lakhamandal and Poornagiri, among others.
The national tourism map should now include Harkidoon-Kedarkantha, Kotdwar-Karanaswaram, Jageshwar-Madmaheswar, Kalsi-Hanol-Lakhamandal, Champawat-Mayawati-Poornagiri, Lansdowne, Purlo-Mori, Kausani-Gwaldam-Garud-Bedini and Jakholi-Bednital , emphasised Rawat.
“Uttarakhand is increasingly becoming the favourite destination of domestic and international tourists. Once we are able to include these lesser-known tourist attractions in the established tourist circuit, the tourist influx in the hill state may go up considerably, resulting in an increase in the income-generation,” he said.
Rawat also stressed on the need to boost all genres of tourism in the state, comprising adventure, health and religious tourism. “Places like Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Rudraprayag can be developed to boost adventure and religious tourism while destinations like Nanital, Almora and Pithoragarh should be developed for adventure tourism,”said Chief Secretary Shatrughana Singh. Read More..
IndiGo connects to Port Blair as its 41st destination
Low-cost carrier IndiGo has announced the addition of Port Blair as its 41st overall and 36th domestic destination in its schedule. The new schedule sees introduction of daily non-stop flights to Port Blair from Kolkata and Chennai effective September 28 and September 30, 2016 respectively. Port Blair will also be connected to Delhi (via Kolkata) and Hyderabad (via Chennai). The airline will also launch additional frequencies with daily non-stop flight between Delhi and Kolkata, Delhi and Chennai, and Hyderabad and Varanasi sectors.
Aditya Ghosh, president, IndiGo, said, “It is going to be an important part of our destination network, catering to the needs of both business as well as leisure travellers, looking to embrace the deep blue waters. In addition, IndiGo will connect Varanasi with Hyderabad with daily non-stop service. These are exciting times for the aviation industry and for us, as we are now in the 11th year of operation.”
Expedia to integrate package booking engine with Marriott
Expedia has announced a new partnership with Marriott International which integrates its technology to power the hotel company’s own dynamic packaging platform “Vacations by Marriott” on Marriott.com in the United States. Expedia fosters a test and learn environment that allows the company to leverage its world class technology to identify and test new products that meet partner business goals, while also adapting to changes in the marketplace. Read More..
Places to Visit in Tarapith
Tarapīṭh is a small temple town near Rampurhat in Birbhum district of the Indian state of West Bengal, known for its Tantric temple and its adjoining cremation grounds where sadhana are performed. Read More..
Places to Visit in Siliguri
Siliguri is a city located in the Darjeeling district, Jalpaiguri district and Kalimpong district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The city is located on the banks of the Mahananda River and the foothills of the Himalayas. Read More..
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