Five-day tourism and food festival from Jan 7
January 7 at the Nalban Ecopark in Salt Lake.The West Bengal tourism department, in association with The Times of India, will present the gala five-day festival. This year, the festival has got an international flavour with the participation of Kunming Tourism of China. The states taking part in the festival include Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka and Rajasthan as well as several north-eastern states, which will seek to popularize their state as attractive tourist destinations.... more....

Kingfisher to launch Mumbai-London flight Monday

Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines will launch its daily non-stop Mumbai-London flight from Monday."We will launch our first flight from Mumbai to London tomorrow (Monday)," a Kingfisher spokesperson said Sunday..... more....

Himachal Pradesh to introduce helicopter taxis
IThe Himachal Pradesh government is introducing heli-taxi services in tribal areas of the state to tap high-spending adventure tourists.

"The tourism department will invite technical and financial bids for the introduction of tourist helicopter services in various tourist resorts," Tourism Secretary Manisha Nanda said.... more....