India, Israel to enhance tourism cooperation
New Delhi, India and Israel have decided to enhance cooperation in wellness, spiritual and religious tourism sectors, Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay said Monday.
The decision to increase cooperation in tourism was taken at a meeting between Sahay and his Israeli counterpart Stas Misezhnikov here, according to a statement by the tourism ministry.
The Israeli minister said hoteliers in his country were interested in building hotels in India. He also requested more flights between India and Israel.
The nations have decided to exchange experience in destination management and promotion, the statement said.
Manpower development will be another area of cooperation between India and Israel. An exchange programme for teachers and students, and exchange of information on teaching modules will be considered by the two countries.
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Thailand, Goa join hands to promote tourism
Panaji, Aug 13 Thailand and Goa, both top beach tourism destinations in Asia, will join hands at mutually promoting each other during the Goa International Travel Mart (GITM), which will be held in October this year.
“Goa and Thailand are similar in their landscape and natural beauty. Yet we don’t compete, we complement each other,” Sethaphan Buddhani, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, told IANS Friday.
Over 200 buyers have already bought slots at the GITM which will also see countries like Russia, Italy, Japan and Germany promoting their tourism.
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Shipping ministry launches lighthouse tourism project
Union Minister of Shipping G.K.Vasan launched the project for promoting lighthouses as tourist spots, in Chennai on February 12, 2011.
The ambitious project for promotion of tourism in 14 lighthouses across the country is estimate to cost Rs.300 crore.
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Ques- Who has been appointed as its brand ambassador by Himachal Pradesh government to promote tourism recently?
a) Yash Chopra
b) Preity Zinta
c) Gulzar
d) Nandita Das
e) Katrina Kaif
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