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Royal Danish Embassy opens new visa application center in New Delhi
The Royal Danish Embassy opened a new visa application center in New Delhi recently. It has tied-up with VFS Services Global Pvt. Ltd. to operate the new application center. The new center was set up to curtail the processing time of visa applications, which takes about three to four weeks. Visas will now be issued in three to four days.
MPSTDC appoints Yes Bank as Project Advisor for tourism development in the state
Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation has appointed Yes Bank as Project Advisor to develop tourism and tourism infrastructure in the state. The Bank with its two initial projects is all set to transform the tourism scenario in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is planning to rope in private sector for the development of a resort, health resort and convention center.
Indo-Lac Tourism: A path waiting to be traversed
Indo-LAC tourism got an unprecedented attention as stakeholders of Tourism Industry of both India and Latin American and Caribbean Countries got together to discover a path less traveled. PHD Chamber organized a seminar on �Enhancing Indo-LAC Tourism Potential� at PHD House. Untapped potential between the two regions got highlighted as Senior officials from Ministry of External Affairs, Union Ministry of Tourism, and 16 Ambassadors & High Commissioners of Countries from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) made presentations on Tourism opportunities that their countries offer.
Lemon Tree set to expand in India
On the occasion of launching its third hotel in the capital Lemon Tree Hotels Patu Keswani, Chairman and Managing Director, spoke on their expansion plans, �We will develop around 18 hotels by 2011 at a rate of five hotels per year.� On completion, the company will have presence in 17 major Indian cities, apart from launching budget hotels under the name of Red Fox.
Hotel Ashok, one of the oldest five-star hotels in Delhi is all set to get a facelift at a total cost of 146.35 crore rupees. The renovation work at Hotel Ashok has to be worked out by India Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDC) to provide state of the art facilities in the hotel.
The President of India, Ms Pratibha Patil inaugurated the 27th edition of India International Trade Fair 2007 (Nov 14 - Nov 27). On the same dates, every year business Fair called IITF is being organized since 1980 by ITPO (earlier called Trade Fair authorities). India International Trade Fair has been playing a crucial role in accelerating the growth of business as well as brand building by establishing a common platform for the trading community from across the world concerning varied sectors.
Centre clears Rs 150 crores for the expansion of the Chandigarh airport. The new airport would provide easy connectivity to not only Punjab and Haryana but also to Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It is believed that the Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel, has sanctioned the amount.
Delhi International Airport Limited has been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 quality certificate for the International Cargo Terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport. UK based organization Lloyds Register Quality Assurance has provided the prestigious ISO 9001:2000 certificate to Delhi International Airport Limited.
The Kalka-Shimla toy train of the Indian Railways is being evaluated to be listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO officials. The kalka-Shimla section was opened 104 years back and the six hours journey from Kalka to Shimla takes the train through 107 tunnels and connects to a number of hill resorts.

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