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The Postcard announces 50-room, ultra-immersive, luxury resort on beach in South Goa
After the splendid success of its three openings in Moira, Cuelim and Old Goa, The Postcard Hotel has signed a new boutique luxury hotel project in South Goa. History, heritage, and eclectic design are what The Postcard Hotel currently offers in Goa, which includes a 350-year-old carefully restored chapel in its hotel in Cuelim. Adding to the steady growth in its portfolio, The Postcard's new project would be its first bespoke ground up, design hotel in the state."I believe that Goa has the potential to be the next Bali and I also see Goa as an emerging design, architecture and culinary capital of India. Goa lives through its 334 villages and communities and we want our guests to experience and appreciate this variety through our hotels like they would have never done before," said Kapil Chopra, founder CEO of The Postcard Hotel.The Postcard's new experiential hotel will be located on a pristine white sand beach in South Goa and will have 50 rooms and suites interspersed with hard and
DLF Promenade Turns Blue on World Autism Day
/ -- DLF Promenade organized Autism Awareness campaign on 'Word Autism Day' - April 2, 2019 in association with NGO - Autism Center for Excellence (ACE) - to augment support towards acceptance and inclusion of children living with autism and special needs into mainstream society. (Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/846858/DLF_Promenade_World_Autism_Day.jpg) The awareness campaign took place for three days from March 31st - April 2nd , 2019 wherein the mall witnessed prominent artists performing live at the atrium to raise awareness about autism across Delhi-NCR region. On World Autism Day, the mall turned blue to show support towards the cause and encouraged the public to support people living with autism and promote equality, equity and inclusion. About DLF Promenade A mall for the trend-conscious, by the virtue of its offerings, DLF Promenade has earned the distinction of being the city's only fashion destination. The mall caters to customers who are looking for a quality ...
From boat to vote: Noida admin reaches out to lone village across Yamuna
The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration has hired a motor boat to ferry voters from the Dalelpur village in Noida across the Yamuna river to help them reach polling station, according to an official communication Thursday. Dalelpur is the only village in the Gautam Buddh Nagar constituency which falls across the Yamuna and towards the Haryana side, but is a part of the LS segment in Uttar Pradesh. The villagers rue years of "ignorance" by the system and lack of connectivity. They had recently announced boycotting the Lok Sabha elections. An official letter to a boat-owner Thursday said his boat has been hired to facilitate voters on April 11, the polling day. "Your motor boat has been acquired to ferry the voters from Dalelpur across the Yamuna on the day of polling. The motor boat would ply on April 11 from 6 am to 6 pm so that none of the voters faces any problem to reach the polling station," an official letter to the boat owner stated. "No laxity of any kind should occur," it ...
Singapore casino resort to get USD 3.3 billion expansion
A major casino resort on Singapore's waterfront is to get a USD 3.3 billion expansion, including a new tower featuring luxury rooms and a 15,000-seat arena, its owner said. Marina Bay Sands, with its three towers and boat-shaped top level, is one of the best-known buildings in the city-state and a major tourist attraction. Since opening in 2010, the resort has attracted over 330 million visitors, and is part of a strategy by the government to draw more tourists to the city. Owner Las Vegas Sands, which also operates casinos in the US and Macau, said Wednesday it had struck an agreement with the Singapore government for the Singapore dollars 4.5 billion (USD 3.3 billion) expansion. The new hotel tower will feature around 1,000 rooms, all suites, as well as a rooftop swimming pool and restaurant. It will also feature ballrooms and exhibition halls. The new arena is aimed at attracting top performers from around the world. "New luxury hotel accommodations and a world-class entertainment .
Okura Nikko Hotel Management offers sightseeing and comfort stay for guests in Okinawa
Okinawa is one of the most famous resort destinations in Japan. In 2017, the number of tourists visiting Okinawa was over 9 million, higher than the tourists visiting Hawaii for the first time.Apart from enjoying nature, tourists visiting Okinawa can enjoy attractions like beaches and the culture of Okinawa."Hotel Nikko Alivila" is located in the center of Okinawa and is blessed with abundant nature. The hotel has a high reputation while many tourists from overseas visit and stay here.The design of the hotel is based on the exotic Spanish colonial style. It offers various services such as a spacious guest room all in comfortable size and variety of restaurant's food, which make guests feel welcomed. Guests can also enjoy various views of the sea.Hotel Nikko Alivila has a lot of guests with an increase in the number of weddings in Okinawa. The hotel also offers wedding planning. Tourists love the romantic setup and choose the location for the wedding.One of the tourists here said, "We .
Accor brings its iconic Raffles brand to India with two new hotels
Accor has announced two majestic hotels in India - Raffles Jaipur and Raffles Udaipur - in the presence of Accor chairman and CEO Sebastien Bazin and owner, Ratankant Sharma.The iconic Raffles brand is synonymous with luxury, glamour and extraordinary adventure and this announcement signal a new direction for Accor in India, with a stronger focus on luxury and premium brands. Both hotels will deliver a palatial experience in an extraordinary setting along with the famously discreet and personalised Raffles service.Raffles is renowned for setting the standard for luxury hospitality for over 130 years. With 13 properties across 11 countries, each Raffles hotel represents a carefully curated experience in the most distinguished addresses in the world. Since joining the Accor network in 2015, the brand has undergone a renaissance, with a strong pipeline that will see the portfolio double in the next few years.The Indian state of Rajasthan is unique for its rich heritage and tradition and .
Zorambo aims to build the world's largest Caftaurant chain
Zorambo, the world's largest Caftaurant chain was formally launched through its first premium outlet at Central Plaza, Golf Course Road, Gurugram. The company is pursuing an aggressive growth plan, which will see an expansion scaling to 200 outlets in India, UK, Ireland, Germany and Singapore over the next 48 months and plans to hit the 5000 marks by end of 2030 via distribution led model.Chetan Bhagat, the best selling author graced the launch event as the chief guest along with other eminent personalities like Anurag Bhushan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs; Dr Vivek Mansingh, General Partner, YourNest Venture Capital & Chairman AxisCades and Ramesh Awtaney, Founder & Chairman, ISON Group.Zorambo is aiming at consumers who want to discover Indian street food gastronomy with a twist of fusion in the convenience of a curated experience which current cafes and restaurants are limited to deliver. The Caftaurant concept addresses some of the legacy pain points ..
Photo show on Mexican heritage opens in Kolkata
An exhibition of Mexican photographer Adalberto Rios Szalay's images depicting his country's Unesco World Heritage sites and practices opened for the public at the Academy of Fine Arts here on Wednesday, after a show in Delhi.
A year after Shimla water crisis, official assures adequate water supply during summer
Adequate water will be supplied during the tourist season in Shimla this year, an official assured on Tuesday, a year after the Himachal Pradesh capital faced its worst-ever water crisis history. Apart from the regular supply, as much as 10 million litres per day (MLD) of additional water will also be made available for Shimla from the Chaba reservoir during the tourist season, said Ram Subhag Singh, additional chief secretary, tourism and civil aviation. Singh held a meeting here with senior officers of various departments to review the arrangements for the tourist season. He directed the authorities concerned to ensure proper and regular water supply during summer. There is no shortage of water now and therefore there is no possibility of water problem like previous year, Singh added. The official also asked the police department and the district administration for proper regulation of traffic in the town and other tourist places in the periphery so that any inconvenience to the ...
UK hotel launches "lemoga" as stress-buster for guests
A UK hotel has launched "lemoga" classes to guests by roping in lemurs to teach them the poses of yoga, the ancient Indian practice, British media reported on Tuesday. Lemurs are primates who are pretty friendly and outgoing and they have been enlisted by a Lake District hotel and spa, which is offering "lemoga" classes, the BBC reported. Armathwaite Hall and Spa, near Keswick, in Cumbria has launched the sessions as one of its "meet the wildlife" wellness activities. Carolyn Graves, owner of Armathwaite Hall, told Chronicle Live: "As a wellness destination, we're used to providing our guests with outdoor experiences which help relieve the symptoms of city living such as stress, sleep and pollution. "Lemoga offers our guests the chance to feel at one with nature, at the same time joining in with the lemurs' play time." Richard Robinson, manager of the adjoining wildlife park, said lemurs are ideal partners. Robinson said: "When you watch lemurs they do some form of the poses naturally
UK hotel launches "lemoga" as stress-buster
A UK hotel has launched "lemoga" classes to guests by roping in lemurs to teach them the poses of the ancient Indian discipline, British media reported on Tuesday. The friendly and enigmatic lemurs have been enlisted by a Lake District hotel and spa, which is offering "lemoga" classes, the BBC reported. Armathwaite Hall and Spa, near Keswick, in Cumbria has launched the sessions as one of its "meet the wildlife" wellness activities. Carolyn Graves, owner of Armathwaite Hall, told Chronicle Live: "As a wellness destination, we're used to providing our guests with outdoor experiences which help relieve the symptoms of city living such as stress, sleep and pollution. "Lemoga offers our guests the chance to feel at one with nature, at the same time joining in with the lemurs' play time." Richard Robinson, manager of the adjoining wildlife park, said lemurs are ideal partners. Robinson said: "When you watch lemurs they do some form of the poses naturally - that typical pose warming their ..
Cambodia earns $ 35 million from Q1 ticket sales for Angkor Park
Cambodia earned over USD 35 million from ticket sales to the Angkor Archaeological Park here in the first quarter, according to Angkor Enterprise.As compared to last year's date, there has been a nine per cent drop in the revenue generated from ticket sales to one of Cambodia's most iconic tourist sites.Quoting Cambodia's Ministry of Tourism spokesman, Top Sopheak, The Phnom Penh Post reported that the decline in tourists is due to the hot weather. Sopheak, however, added that the decrease was not a cause for concern. He said that 'tourism fluctuation' is a "normal trend" and not unusual."It is a normal trend - since the weather is very hot, the tourist may change their destination to coastal areas or an eco-tourism site," he said.Backing the statement, Cambodia Association of Travel Agents President Chhay Sivlin said that while overall trends are stable, the period of stay by tourists has decreased.Sivlin opined that the 2017 ticket price increase may be a factor in this."Visitor ...
Huma Qureshi sets winter fashion goals on US trip
Actress Huma Qureshi is setting major winter style goals from the streets of California.
Kriti, Sunny beat summer heat in style
Actresses Kriti Sanon and Sunny Leone are beating the summer heat with shades of blue, setting the trend for stylish beach fashion and casual wear.
Stakeholders seek proper tourism policy from Goa govt
Tourism stakeholders in Goa have urged the state government to come up with a comprehensive policy for the industry and save it from downfall in view of the less number of footfalls in the last season. Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) president Savio Messiah on Monday said the state needs to gear up and improve the facilities offered to tourists. "Leaders here are in election mode right now and the changing of ministers and portfolios has affected the industry. The government and tourism stakeholders will have to sit and find a way to remove all the hurdles," he said. "We need to look at image-building, branding and improvement of areas where we are weak," he said. TTAG is the apex body of tour operators in Goa. Domnick Pereira, a local hotelier, said, "We have lost the mining business, and now it is the turn of tourism. Lack of a proper policy has left the industry reeling in pain." Shack Owners' Welfare Society president Cruz Cardoso said the state government
Goa casino promoters 'infiltrating' poll rolls: Minister
Casino promoters in Goa are trying to "infiltrate and influence" Lok Sabha elections by mass enrolling casino employees into electoral rolls in order to influence government policy on the casino industry in the future, Goa's Revenue and IT Minister Rohan Khaunte said on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir's tulip garden opens
The famous tulip garden in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar opened for visitors on Sunday.
Dharamshala-Jaipur air service starts
Dharamsala got connected to Jaipur via air as SpiceJet started a direct flight between the two tourist destinations on Sunday, the first link of the Himachal Pradesh city to a destination other than New Delhi. The 90-seater SpiceJet aircraft took off from the Jaipur airport at 6.05 am with full passenger capacity and landed at the Dharamshala airport at 7.35 am. The aircraft left from Dharamshala at around 11.40 am and landed at Jaipur at 1.05 pm. The fare has been fixed at Rs 3,645 per passenger for one-way trip. "It shall be a daily flight between the two tourist cities. A helicopter tourist service is also being started between Dharamshala-Chandigarh and Dharamshala-Shimla from here within the next six-seven days, which will be an added feat in air travel from here," Kishor Sharma, director of the Dharamshala airport, said. Sharma said that it was a healthy sign that the inaugural Dharamshala-Jaipur flight was having full passenger load. With this non-stop flight, the number of ...
End of one story is the beginning of another: SRK
As the promotional campaign of Dubai Tourism concludes, superstar Shah Rukh Khan says the end of one story is the beginning of another.
Call of duty: Noida cops crossing river on foot to reach village
Policemen in Noida are risking their lives in the line of duty, case in point being Dalelpur village, where they reach by crossing the Yamuna river either by a boat ride or on foot. Dalelpur is a sparsely populated village and the only in the region which falls on the other side of Yamuna in Haryana but is still a part of Uttar Pradesh. The only way to reach it is to get on the only privately-arranged boat that plies on the river to fetch people between the Yakutpur and Dalelpur sides of the Yamuna or a road trip via Delhi and Faridabad, that is a journey of 70 km on one side. The village, bereft of roads and power supply, among other basic amenities, falls under the limits of Knowledge Park police station, whose personnel have been crossing over the polluted, stench-emanating river for years now. "Connectivity is a major problem. It's difficult to reach Dalelpur and takes lot of time, but our work is to reach out to any call or complaint there," Sub-inspector Pramod Kumar told PTI ...