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Kashmir Tour

The cool and scenic valleys of Kashmir tourism are calling this summer! Pack your bags, get ready to leave the coming scorching summer heat behind and gift yourself the most amazing holiday’s experience. The first step in this beautiful place will bring you closer to picturesque and tranquil River Jhelum that adds immense to the beauty of the place.

The best time to explore the exquisite Kashmir Tourism is from March to October. For adventure freaks there are thrilling sports like trekking or skiing-which welcomes tourists from months of December to March. For vacationers and especially honeymooners, Srinagar offers colourful flower valleys, snow capped peaks, charming lakes, snow- capped peaks and tranquil ambience, which is definitely a must for a rejuvenating holiday experience.

Kashmir tourism brings with its spectrum of sightseeing which begins with the tour of famous Dal Lake, a place where nature is all bestowed with serene mountains, lush orchids, and luxury houseboats. So, get ready for an amazing time this holiday season.

Market Press Release – March 8, 2011 7:44 am – India boasts of itself as one of the most virtualized and preferred countries when it comes to medical tourism. Visitors from all over the world are traversing their way into India for the treatment of various ailments and exploring the vintage of its historical avenues and tourist places of architectural excellence.

Medical tourism in India far exceeds than many other nations in the world in terms of highly trained doctors, superior medical facilities and equipments and above all cost-effective treatments. According to the estimates of one study, India can generate $2.3 billion through Medical Tourism by 2012 but can be more if we look at the potentialities and genre it is offering in any of its medical sector.

Almost all the hospitals in India are equipped with the latest technologies for wide range of ailments like joint replacements, cosmetic treatments, orthopedic surgery, dental care and lot more. As per according to the Indian Government estimates, cost of medical facilities is 30 per cent less in contrast to the developed nations making it an attractive destination for the patients from across the globe.

Since the conceptualization of the medical tourism in India, it has become the most favored destination for the patients who want to get specialized treatments like heart surgery, knee transplant, dental care, cosmetic surgery, and ENT treatment among others. Somewhere around 150,000 foreigners visit India only for their medical treatment and this number has been increasing each year by 15 per cent. However the trend has seen visitors visiting India more for Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy and Dental treatments including allopathic surgery.

Along with it, encouragement to the best recreational activities like excellent restaurants, luxurious hotels, best transport facilities, and good infrastructure are the other factors for pushing medical tourism in India and have increased the potential for the same in the years to come.

Goa and Rajasthan are high on the list of preferred wedding destinations in India for urban tourists from the United States, a top tourism official here said Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters after his return from a promotional tour to the US, Goa tourism director Swapnil Naik said the US traveller is drawn to India because of its rich history and cultural heritage, apart from its nature, wildlife, hinterland and adventure tourism.

Naik said that with Goa's sustained popularity with European tourists, mainly from Britain, Russia and Scandinavian countries, targeting US tourists would help in broadening the state's tourist base.

Sanjay Srivastava, Goa's chief secretary who accompanied Naik on the promotional tour, said that the US tourism trade fraternity had evinced keen interest in the possibility of promoting Goa as a wedding destination.

He added that the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) has invited the Goa government to participate in its annual convention and trade show at Las Vegas in Nevada in mid-June.

The Goan delegation's promotional tour in association with Atlanta-based AAHOA covered western American cities like Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

"This is a start we have made by trying to tap the US market. The last time we had gone there was in 2007. But this time we plan to build on these initial contacts we have made," Srivastava said.

Goa is already a sought after beach wedding destination. Only last month, celebrity couple Lara Dutta, a former Miss Universe, and tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathy got married in elaborate style at a five-star resort in north Goa.

Kerala Tourism and UNESCO have jointly conceived a ‘Spice Route' project, on the lines of the famed trans-Asian ‘Silk Route' through which inter-continental trade was carried for centuries, to throw open more opportunities in tourism, historical research and spice trade.

UNESCO, which had been impressed with the Muziris Heritage project, had asked Kerala Tourism to chalk out a plan for developing the Spice Route. Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac had allocated Rs.5 crore in the 2011-12 State budget for the preliminary activities of the project.

Director of Tourism M. Shivasankar met ambassadors of countries relating to spice route in New Delhi on March 4 at the initiative of UNESCO.

Apart from attracting more tourists to unexplored sites in Kerala, the project is expected to perk up spice trade — especially in cardamom, cinnamon, pepper, cloves, ginger, turmeric, coriander, cumin, nutmeg and tamarind — across the State.

The authorities want to rope in UNESCO to get the heritage tag for the ‘Spice Route' as it is essentially a journey through places connected with the State's ancient trade links with the West. The project envisages linking the State, from Thriuvananthapuram to Kasaragod, through the spice route. Spice Route will be linked to the Muziris Heritage Project, focusing on the ancient port town of Kodungalloor and nearby areas in Central Kerala, which were the epicentre of India's spice trade with the West Asia and Europe. In addition to Muziris, Thiruvananthapuram, Anchuthengu, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi, Ponnani, Panthalayani, Parapanangadi, Beypore, Kozhikode, Thalassery, Kannur and Bekal will be covered.

Of the 70 spices grown globally, 47 are cultivated in India according to the International Organisation for Standardisation. India is still considered the “Home of Spices” because of the quality of the fare the country, especially Kerala, produces. Spices are strewn all over Kerala's history. Alappuzha and Idukki take the top slots. Tourist statistics say over 80 per cent of tourists arriving in the two districts stay in spice plantations.


http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/07/stories/2011030751300200.htm

The mention of the term Kerala tour conjures in one’s mind, images of pristine and exotic backwaters, tranquil villages, palm fringed beaches and greenery in large abundance. Kerala tourism has lots to thank God as he has generously blessed the land with the infinite natural beauty. The beautiful state is commonly called as God’s own country.

Kerala tour is one of the most sought-after tours in India as well as abroad. The picturesque state has also been named as one of the ‘Ten Paradises of World’ and ‘Fifty places of a lifetime’ by National Geographic travel Magazine. The mesmerizing beauty of the land is ever ready to caste a spell on its visitors, thus making them come back again and again. The misty hill stations, sun-kissed beaches, lush forests, exotic backwaters, pilgrim spots or historical monuments, all gear up to make Kerala Tourism thoroughly scintillating.

Visit this land and explore Kerala tourism that promise to gift you one of the best holidays.