for Journalists
India Tourism, Toronto
Contact1: Mr. D.K. Baruah, Director
Phone (Bus): (416)962-3787
(Fax): (416)962-6279
E-mail: indiatourism@bellnet.caContact2: I.R.V. Rao, Information Officer
Phone (Bus): (416)962-3787
(Fax): (416)962-6279
E-mail: indiatourism@bellnet.caAddress: 1003-60 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M4W 3B8
Web Site: www.incredibleindia.org
Toll-Free Phone: 1-800-451-2716
Keys: Airlines; Ancient Culture; Alternative Medicine; Art; Arthritis; Ayurveda; Antioxidants;
Blood; Bombay (Mumbai); Boom; Brain-Injury; Breast Cancer; Buddhism; Calcium; Calcutta (Kolkatta); Camel; Chess; Clergy Deal With Mental Health Issues; Combating Obesity; Consumer; Coastal Engineering; Cobras; Consumer Electronics; Credit Card Theft; Cricket; Cultural Diversity; Culture; Diabetic Kidney Disease; Desert; Door-to-Door Sales; Electronics; Electronic Health Records; Emotional Intelligence; End-of-Life Medical Decisions; Excessive Perspiration; Exercise Promotes Brain Function; Exercise to Beat Depression; Ecotourism; Elephants; Event Marketing; Facelift; Family Finances; Flood Prevention; Foreign Nurses; Foreign Tax Havens; Gandhi; Good Posture; Ganges: Parsi; Golden Triangle; Golf; Grief; HR Outsourcing; Hair Loss; Health Tourism; Heart Scanner; Heritage; Himalayas; Hindi; Hinduism; Hypnosis; India; Indian Cinema; Indian Dance; Indian Literature; Indian Music; Indonesia; In-Person Skills; Ivory; Information Technology; Joint Replacement; Jaipur; Jungle; Kashmir; Literacy; Medicinal Herbs; Medical Tourism; Mahatma Gandhi; Malaria; Meditation; Mobile TV; Modern Culture; Monkeys; Mountain; Muslim; New Delhi; Online Gaming; Online Music; Prostate Exam; Psoriasis; Palaces; Pap Smears; Password Management; Pilgrimages; Product Branding; Retirement Savings; Relation; Rugby; Recurrent Miscarriages; Religious Tolerance; Sacred Cows; Search-and-rescue; Shrines; Sikhism; Southeast Asia; Spa; Spices; Spirituality; Spring Allergies; Treatments for ADHD; Taj Mahal; Tea; Teens and Weight Training; Temples; Textiles; Tigers; Tourism; Tsunamis; Viruses; Water Waves; Wildlife; Wireless Applications; Your Mother's Health; Yoga; Zoom; Zoroastrianism.
Expertise:
Year Established: 1965
Number of Empoyees: 2+1=3
Features:
- have formed strategic alliances/partnerships for tourism promotion;
- tourism promotion as it is of special interest to journalists and the general public.Story Ideas:
June 2007
1. THULASIDAS NAMED CMD, TRIVEDI JOINT MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PROPOSED MERGED AIRLINE
2. 56TH TAAI CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN MADRAS FROM 5-8 OCTOBER 2007
3. IATO ANNUAL CONVENTION IN NEW DELHI FROM 1-3 SEPTEMBER 2007
4. DELHI'S MONUMENTS SET FOR FACELIFT, WITH PRIVATE PARTNERS
5. INCREDIBLE INDIA MAKES IT TO GLOBAL TOP 10 BRANDS
6. JET AIRWAYS' FIRST FLIGHT THROUGH BRUSSELS SCHEDULED IN AUGUST
7. SINGHEY-KHABABS SPRING FESTIVAL (SINDHU DARSHAN) LADAKH 12-14 JUNE
8. UK TOURISM PLANS A BOLLYWOOD SUMMER
9. NATIONAL MUSEUM TO SEND 'BEAUTY COLLECTION' TO SINGAPORE
10. CAFE COFFEE DAY TO FORAY INTO HOSPITALITY BIZ
11. JAIPUR TO HAVE EXCLUSIVE VILLAGE FOR ELEPHANTS
12. BEST WESTERN TO DEVELOP 100 HOTELS IN INDIA
13. THE RAJ RIVIERA ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER HOOGHLY
14. INDIANS LOVE TO HOLIDAY WITH FAMILY SAYS PATA
15. KINGFISHER'S MALLYA BOOKS 26% IN AIR DECCAN
16. PARAMOUNT TO BUY 40 BRAZILIAN EMBRAER JETS
17. QATAR AIRWAYS ADDING AHMEDABAD, NAGPUR TO ROUTE NETWORK
18. DR. SUBHASH GOYAL GETS 'CRUSADER OF INDIAN TOURISM" AWARD
19. THE FRENCH CELEBRATE THE ART OF "APERTIFS"
20. DESTINATION OF THE WEEK:HIMACHAL'S SARAHAN: A TEMPLE TOWN THAT RADIATES SERENITY
June 1, 2007: Newsletter:
1. NEW AIR INDIA TO FLY WITH MAHARAJA AS MASCOT AND NEW LOGO AND LIVERY
2. ITH HAS MEGA PLANS FOR THE LEISURE TRAVEL BUSINESS
3. BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROUND THE YEAR TOURISM SAYS NEW SECRETARY TOURISM
4. INCREDIBLE INDIA WOOS WEST ASIAN TOURISTS WHEN IT RAINS
5. HOLLYWOOD'S ARMOUR MADE IN INDIA
6. DILLI HAAT BEING UPGRADED
7. NOK AIR STARTS FLIGHT FROM BANGKOK TO BANGALORE
8. DELHI VISITORS TO HAVE OPTION OF LUXURY HERITAGE COACH TRAVEL
9. NOW TAKE A HELICOPTER TO THE SHRINES OF KEDARNATH AND HEMKUND
10. JAIPUR TO GET REPLICA OF COVENT GARDEN
11. PONDICHERY PLANS A REPLICA OF EIFFEL TOWER
12. MALLYA OF KINGFISHER AIR PLANS FLIGHT SCHOOL IN BOMBAY
13. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, RIPLEY'S IN BANGALORE
14. BIG BEN RINGING BIG-TIME FOR INDIAN TOURISTS WHO NOW OUTSPEND JAPANESE IN LONDON
15. AIR INDIA AND SATS FOR JOINT GROUND HANDLING IN BANGALORE AND HYDERABAD
16. DARJEELING TO POP THE CHAMPAGNE AS ITS TEA GETS GI MARK
17. AIR DECCAN STARTS LEH FLIGHTS
18. DURGA PUJA PROMOTION BLITZES SYDNEY
19. DESTINATION OF THE WEEK PAURI: WHERE THE HILLS ARE ALIVE TO THE SOUND OF MUSIC
May 14, 2007: Newlsetter:
1. HILTON HOTELS ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST 10 OF 75 PROJECTS WITH JOINT VENTURE PARTNER DLF
2. SATTE MEET HONOURS DR. VIJAY MALLYA, CAPTAIN C. P. KRISHNAN NAIR, DR. SUBHASH GOYAL AND RAM KOHLI
3. DR. CHRISTY FERNANDEZ TAKES OVER AS SECRETARY TOURISM
4. 1857 ANNIVERSARY OF WAR OF INDEPENDENT CELEBRATIONS BEGIN 11 MAY
5. OMAN AIR STARTS FLIGHTS TO LUCKNOW
6. A380 LANDS IN INDIA
7. AAI TIES UP WITH US FEDERAL AVIATION TO EASE CONGESTION
8. AIR INDIA EXPRESS TO ADD MORE PLANES THIS YEAR, EXPAND ROUTES
9. WORLD'S PREMIERE VOLVO OCEAN RACE TO STOP OVER AT COCHIN
10. INDIA WANTS REGULATED TOURISM IN ANTARCTICA
11. KASHMIR'S PRATAP SINGH MUSEUM ON UNESCO WATCH LIST
12. A JUNGLE SAFARI TRAIN WITH FIVE-STAR COMFORT
13. BADRINATH SHRINE REOPENS FOR PILGRIMS
14. OBEROI GROUP AMONG TOP 10 HOTEL CHAINS
15. VILLUPURAM A MELTING POT FOR TRANSGENDER FROM WORLD OVER
16. HOTEL LEELA BUYS LAND IN THE CAPITAL FOR RS. 60 MILLION
17. MONASTERIES DECKED UP ON BUDDHA PURNIMA
18. 2550 ANNIVERSARY OF BUDDHA'S PARINIRVANA IN KUSHINAGAR
19. ROHTANG PASS OPENS ON MAY 10
20. DESTINATION OF THE WEEK: SIKKIM'S RAVANGLA, IN THE SHADOW OF MOUNT KANCHENJUNGA
May 4, 2007: The world's largest airplane, the A380 is coming to Delhi and Mumbai airports on May 7 and May 9
May 22, 2007: Wi-Max Technology Based Internet in Railway Stations in India
May 4, 2007: Santosh George set to become India's first space tourist
March 23, 2007: PATA'S "Total Tourism India" Report Released; LEELA Group of Hotels Organises Singapore Road Show; Railways May Use More Steam Engines; Gloria Steinem Star Attraction at Women Writers' Forum; Action Plan for "India China Year of Friendship Through Tourism 2007"; Air India Express to Fly to Singapore from 25 March; Air India and GE Sign MoU for Eco-Friendly Engines; 22nd Konark Dance and Music Festival 18-20 February; GOA Carnival Bigger Than Ever This Year; Baleen Whales Come to Breed off Karwar; World Press Cartoon Exhibition 23 February to 3 March; India Fashion Week 21-26 March at Hotel Ashok; Delhi's New Air Terminal to be Ready by March 2010; 20th Garden Festival Attracted Crowds to the Garden of the Five Senses; Xuan Zang Hall Opened in Nalanda; Birds of Bangaram, a Guide for Birdwatchers on the Lakshwadeep Island; Hollywood Stars Sean Connery and Scarlett Johansson on India Visit; AR Rahman Pens Global Anthem for the UN Millennium Campaign; GOA's Festival of Art Again Draws Crowds to Fontainhas; The 6th Centure Qila Mubarak Bhatinda to Get Facelift; Rishikesh Workshop on safety and Rescue for White Water Rafters; Bloomingdale Hotels to set up Shop in India; TTFOTM 16-18 February Hotel Ashok; Destination of the Week: Pune: Cultural Capital of Maharashtra
March 2007: Newsletter: Bird Group Joins Hands With Dusit Hotels and Resorts to Open 6 Hotels and Resorts in India; Maha Parinirvan Special Train to Connect Buddhist Sites; Ram Kohli Honored at ITB Berlin; Delhi Bus Depots to Release Land For Budget Hotels; Oberoi Group to Enter Bhutan; Gudi Padwa Ushers in New Year in Maharashtra 19 March; Ram Navami Celebrates Birth of Lord Rama 27 March; India's Fist Space Tourist From Kerala; Oberoi's Luxury-On-Wheels on Trace For End 2008; Cycling Champ to Race Against Deccan Queen; Delhi Government Plans 1857 Anniversary Celebrations; Qutab Minar to Have Ramps for the Disabled; American Airlines Moves Asia Pacific Call Center to India; Malaysia Targets Four Hundred Thousand India Tourists; KLM to Add Another Flight to Hyderabad this Summer; Mahan Air Plans Daily Operations to Existing Indian Routes; Elephanta Island Reverberated to the Sound of Music; Karnataka to Promote Wine Tourism; Delhi City Museum to Come Up in Dwarka; Rare Manuscripts Now Only a Click Away; Bombay Offers 10 Heritage Walks to Discover History; Malayalis Celebrate Vishu on 14 April; Exhibition on Pre-Independence Crafts at Crafts Museum Delhi 20 March to 3 May; A Dog's Life in 5 Star Comfort at Guragon; Sarovar Hotel Awarded First Prize for Energy Conservation; Continental to Start Daily Non-Stop Bombay-New York Flight From October; ITC's Fortune Park Hotels Adds Twenty-Ninth Property at Jammu; Air India Golf Tournament; Destination of the Week: Srirangapatnam,
Capital of Tipu Sultan; The Tiger of Mysore
Updated: January 3, 2008