AVIATION : IndiGo COMMENCES OPERATIONS ON ITS FIRST LONG-HAUL ROUTE WITH DIRECT FLIGHTS BETWEEN MUMBAI AND MANCHESTER
ANCHOR : TOURIST GUIDES ARE THE ‘MONUMENT GURUS’ FOR VISITORS: PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SHEO SHEKHAR SHUKLA
LEAD NEWS : SIXTH ODISHA TOURISM CONCLAVE HELD AT BHUVANESWAR : SETS A BLUPRINT TO SHOWCASE THE STATE AS A GLOBAL TOURISM HOTSPOT
HOTEL: STAAH TRANSFORMS THE CITI RESIDENCI HOTELS’ DIGITAL OPERATIONS MAKING ITS PROPERTIES FUTURE-READY
Picture of the Day PICTURE OF THE DAY : LATA MANGESHKAR CHOWK IN AYODHYA WAS INAUGURATED ON 28 SEPTEMBER 2022, TO COMMEMORATE THE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NIGHTINGALE OF INDIA . A 40-FEET-LONG, 14-TONNE VEENA WAS INSTALLED AT THE SITE TO HONOUR HER MUSICAL LEGACY. THIS SITE HAS BECOME A SIGNIFICANT ATTRACTION, DRAWING VISITORS TO ITS UNIQUE ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE. ( PHOTO COURTESY – UTTAR PRADESH TOURISM)
Festivals and Events EVENT : VARANASI TOURISM GUILD (VTG) ALONG WITH ASSOCIATION OF BUDDHIST TOUR OPERATORS (ABTO) HAVE ORGANISED A FAM TRIP FROM 10 to 14 AUGUST 2025 TO PROMOTE INBOUND BUDDHIST TOURISM IN INDIA
