Jerusalem/NITN: To woo the Indian tourists in the coming year, Israel is showcasing the resort city of Eilat.

Dubai/NITN: Seawings, which is a fusion of scenic aerial sightseeing and cultural exploration on the ground, is offering the signature and Dubai Heritage Tour.

Colombo, Oct 17/NITN: SriLankan Airlines, the National Carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, coinciding with the second anniversary of its operations to Melbourne, successfully concluded SriLankan Airlines Half Marathon event at the Melbourne Marathon Festival for the third consecutive year.

The Turkish Tourism Board in India recently announced that the number of MICE groups travelling to Turkey from India has been steadily increasing. The numbers that have emerged so far from January to October prove that many Indian companies, business houses and corporates are looking at Turkey for MICE travel.

Dubai/NITN: Dubai has been named one of the world’s best cities for travellers to visit in 2020 by global travel authority Lonely Planet.

Gangtok/NITN: The Temi Autumn Festival 2019 will be held on Nov 8, 9 and 10 at the Temi, south Sikkim.

Dharamshala/NITN: The Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) will be held from Nov 7 to 10, 2019 in the beautiful mountain town of McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, home of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the meeting point of a rich and cosmopolitan mix of people and cultures.

Chicago/NITN: Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) Commissioner Mark Kelly, Grammy and Oscar Award-winning artist Che “Rhymefest” Smith and many other civic, arts and music leaders on Friday announced plans to designate 2020 as the ‘Year of Chicago Music.’ 

New Delhi: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd has announced the launch of the First Departure of Buddhist Circuit tourist train, for the current season 2019-20 from October 19 to 26, which will cover the major destinations like Bodh Gaya, Rajgir, Nalanda, Sarnath, Varanasi, Lumbini, Kushinagar, Sravasti and Agra.

Condé Nast Traveler’s 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry.  This year, more than 600,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers across the globe submitted a recording-breaking number of responses rating their travel experiences to provide a full snapshot of where and how we travel today.

New Delhi: EaseMyTrip.com (EMT), one of the players in the Online Travel Aggregators segment, has joined hands with Malaysia Tourism Board to promote the destination among Indian tourists and offer tour packages for Malaysia at various rates.

Honolulu: AirAsia has won the “Grand Sweepstakes Award - 2019” at the 73rd Annual Aloha Festivals Floral Parade in Honolulu, ending Hawaiian Airlines’ reign of winning this award in the same award category for the past 20 consecutive years.