Special Committee formed to draft guidelines Mysore/Mysuru: In response to the increasing number of tourists at eco-sensitive places like Kodagu and Chikkamagalur (Malnad), Karnataka is considering implementing a model similar to Tamil Nadu’s e-pass system used in Ooty and Kodaikanal. This initiative aims to manage the influx of visitors to forested and mountainous regions, including…
Mysore/Mysuru: Joint Director of Tourism Department M.K. Savitha underlined the crucial role that tourist guides play in providing valuable information about tourist spots to visitors. She made these remarks during the inauguration of a seven-day training programme for 64 tourist guides hailing from Mysuru, Chamarajanagar and Mandya districts. The training was organised by The Food…
But road repair works in peak tourist season causing inconvenience to public, commuters Mysore/Mysuru: The tourism sector has made a strong comeback in Karnataka in 2022 and as per the latest statistics provided by the Tourism Department between January and October this year, over 14 crore domestic tourists and over 50,000 foreign tourists visited the…
Lamp posts designed in Madhya Pradesh at a total cost of Rs. 1 crore Mysore/Mysuru: Every evening at 6.30 pm or so, the Heritage K.R. Circle glows with elegant lights that have been installed at a cost of Rs. 1 crore. These heritage lamps that have been installed there give the Circle a new look…
Work on installing 10 heritage lamp posts with elephant heads on a 2-ft concrete platform underway Mysore/Mysuru: Soon, take a stroll around K.R. Circle after 6.30 pm and you will find decorative light poles fixed with glowing LED lights elevating the overall ambiance of the Statue Circle. The Tourism Department has embarked on a Rs….
Two-hour journey to cover 35 places; tickets priced at Rs. 250 per person Tickets can be bought at KSTDC Office on JLB Road or booked online Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) is making preparations to launch the Ambaari specially-built open-roof bus tours in Mysuru from Aug. 1. The much-hyped and the much-delayed…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a major relief to the tourism and hospitality sectors that have been battered by COVID-19 and the resultant lockdown, the State Government on Thursday announced a slew of concessions and relief measures for hotels, resorts, restaurants and amusement parks, including a 50 percent reduction in property tax. In a notification to support the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing the Tourism Department’s plans to fell trees for building Heli-Terminal near Lalitha Mahal Palace as part of Heli-Tourism project, over 50 activists under the banner of Parisara Balaga staged a demonstration in front of Lalitha Mahal grounds this morning in protest against the felling of trees. Holding placards that carried messages on…
District Minister Somashekar says he was not much aware of Tourism Department plans Forest Department to hold public hearing on tree-felling on Apr. 23 Mysore/Mysuru: Two days after Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha launching a no-holds-barred attack on the proposed Heli-Tourism Project at the 40-acre Tourism Department land near Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, District Minister S.T….
Calls the project a publicity stunt; says no tree will be chopped near Lalitha Mahal Mysore/Mysuru: Heli-Tourism concept without a vision document is a flawed one and the much-publicised project will not be allowed in Mysuru at the cost of environment. Public opinion against the project is rising by the day and the Government will…
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