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Medical
tourism in Middle East to be hot topic at ATM 2008
With rising healthcare costs and increasing procedure waiting
times in Europe, America and Asia, the Middle East is in a
prime position to establish itself as a world-class, cost-effective
alternative destination for the booming medical tourism market,
says a leading industry expert.
Ecosphere
in Spiti
Ecosphere is a social enterprise, working on the triple-bottom
line of economic empowerment, conservation and development
in the Spiti valley. By Ishita Khanna
Responsible
tourism: The new watchword
Everyone is talking about responsible tourism these days and
perhaps one of the best ways to incorporate this practice
is to journey back to the place where it all began - rural
India. By Andrea Lopez
A
responsible approach
The Second International Conference on Responsible Tourism,
the first of its kind in India, held in Kochi between March
21-24 this year, saw speakers from 25 countries representing
the travel and hospitality industries, NGOs, government organisations
and the academia convene to discuss ways in which tourism
can be made more responsible and accountable. By Gayatri Vijaykumar
Destination
North
India's economic reforms have given a big push to Indian tourism.
Not only is there a continuing product improvement but there
has also been a phenomenal growth in infrastructure, which
augurs well for its development in the future.
Tamil
Nadu tourism looks at new packaging for state
The state of Tamil Nadu is taking a focused and professional
approach in order to leverage more opportunities and take
tourism to newer heights. Expounding on this is Dr M Rajaram,
IAS, managing director and director of tourism, Tamil Nadu
Tourism Development Corporation.
Not
just the software wonderland of India
Located in the south eastern region of India, Andhra Pradesh
has Bay of Bengal surrounding it on one side while sharing
boundaries with the states of Orrisa, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
‘Our
aim is to promote Dubai as a year round destination’
Kulwant Singh, managing partner, Lama Group, tells Reema Sisodia
that the business is buoyant from India and will only get
better with time
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