State to get 31 international cruise vessels this season – Times of India
[ad_1] Panaji: High net-worth international tourists are all set to arrive at the Mormugao port from November 11 as 31 international cruise ships are expected to call at the port between November and May. The department of tourism will welcome the tourists with handicrafts and souvenirs as part of the traditional welcome accorded to cruise […]
Tourism dollars flow from Tennessee Whiskey Trail | Chattanooga Times Free Press
[ad_1] Advertisement Advertisement Today at 1:34 p.m. by Anne Braly / Tennessee Lookout Photo by Anne Braly / Amid the barrels is Bill Lee, owner of Gate 11 Distillery in Chattanooga. Bill Lee stands beside an old boxcar parked off to one side of a lot at the Chattanooga Choo Choo – quite a fitting […]
Sustainable grants available for micro, small and medium Irish tourism enterprises
[ad_1] Micro, small and medium tourism enterprises can now apply for grants of up to €5,600 to support their business to take sustainable actions. The grant funding of can be used to help begin or further develop sustainability initiatives like: Energy audit and management plan Waste audit and management plan Food waste analysis Carbon analysis […]
Kelpies losing £600,000 per year despite visitor numbers
[ad_1] The home of Falkirk’s iconic Kelpies is looking at ways to generate more income as it emerged it is making a loss of £600,000 a year despite being one of Scotland’s most popular tourist attractions. The 300-hectare site costs £2.1m to maintain every year but generates an income of £1.5m from its cafes and […]
Whisky tourism is turning Scotland into ‘Disneyland’ – but is it a price worth paying?
[ad_1] It is hard not to feel romantic on a spectacular coast alive with otters and dolphins, where whisky ages slowly inside the surf-lashed dunnage warehouses. I meet warehouse manager “Dugga”, who I first encountered here 20 years ago. The whisky industry provides job security and breathes human terroir. Dugga’s partner Jackie is another Ardbeg […]
Idyllic seaside paradise that’s torn apart by tourists
[ad_1] It is the age-old problem for tourist hotspot towns. The summer season brings with it an influx and wave after wave of visitors as they flood into the idyllic seaside paradises that our region has aplenty. But as summer nears its end and tourists begin to head home for the year, much of the […]
Tourists wait long to reach Taj amid shortage of golf carts – Times of India
[ad_1] Agra: Tourists visiting Taj Mahal had to wait in long queues to reach the monument on Saturday due to a shortage of golf carts. Agra Development Authority operates a golf cart facility to help visitors commute from Shilpgram and west gate parking to the east and west gates of Taj Mahal, respectively. The distance […]
Agra: Tourists wait long to reach Taj Mahal amid shortage of golf carts – Times of India
[ad_1] AGRA: Tourists visiting Taj Mahal had to wait in long queues to reach the monument on Saturday due to a shortage of golf carts.Agra Development Authority operates a golf cart facility to help visitors commute from Shilpgram and west gate parking to the east and west gates of Taj Mahal, respectively. The distance from […]