Ahmedabad’s 50 year old four star Cama Hotels Limited has entered into a management contract with Berggruen Hotels. As part of the contract, Berggruen will manage the 50 year old Cama Hotel with new name Keys Hotel Cama. Keys Hotel is the mid-market brand of Berggruen hotels. Promoted by New York based Berggruen Holdings,...
The Gujarat Government is taking steps to improve air connectivity so that foreign tourists can fly into Ahmedabad or Surat and fan out to other destinations in the State. For this purpose, the tourism department has tied up with Air Deccan which will run two ATR flight daily from Ahmedabad and Surat to 11...
LG Electronics today introduced a new interactive television ‘Smart TV’, with inbuilt online content, movies and other applications. According to the company, it has tied up with Indian content providers like Ndtv.Com, Hungama.Com, Indiatimes.Com and Zapak.Com for local content. Smart TV includes thousands of movies, customisable applications, videos and the ability to browse the...
Mexican multiplex chain Cinepolis with over 2,500 screens across the world is all set to open its first multiplex in Gujarat at Ahmedabad according to a report. A new 6 screener multiplex will come up at Alpha one mall in Vastrapur area of Ahmedabad by the end of this year as per the report....
Gujarat government has taken a decision to provide land at concessional rate to mega-tourism project in the state. Also the govt will decide upset price and issue tender to sell Gujarat tourism’s properties and unused land plots. In a meeting presided by Chief Secretary A.K.Joti, the procedure to sell Gujarat Tourism Corporation’s property and...
Gujarat government will organize a three-day exhibition in Ahmedabad from 8 February to provide a business platform for 1000 plus buyers from 26 countries in the tourism and hotel industry sector. Gujarat Travel Mart(GTM) 2011 with 120 stalls will be held at Gujarat University Exhibition hall in Ahmedabad between February 8 to 10. This...
Italian racing motorcycle manufacturer Ducati expects to sell over 300 bikes in next one year in India. Of this the company is expecting sale of 40-60 unit from Gujarat. Ducati India CEO Ashish Chordia said this after inaugurating the company’s third dealership outlet in the country at Ahmedabad’s CAMA motors today. Chordia said, since...
Juniper Hotels Pvt. Ltd (JHPL) in tie up with Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels Corp., is setting up a 300 room five star hotel on two acres acquired plot at Ahmedabad’s Ashram road under the brand name Hyatt Regency at an investment of Rs. 400 crores, with target to become operational by 2013. This was declared...
As a run-up to the Vibrant Gujarat 2011 Summit, the Government of Gujarat today held a seminar on “Gujarat Tourism and Civil Aviation – Exploring Investment Opportunities”. Organised by the Government of Gujarat and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) with the support of the Industrial Extension Bureau (iNDEXTb), this...
According to an article published in Mint today, the Gujarat govt and Italy’s iconic luxury sports car maker manufacturer company Ferrari S.p.A are in talks for setting up of an assembly unit in the state.The report suggests that representatives of the car maker company had a meeting with Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday...
Singapore Airlines will introduce a new flight on the Ahmedabad-Singapore route by end of this month for operations between December and January period. Currently, the Airlines operates two flights a week from Ahmedabad. Singapore Airlines General Manager C W Foo today told the media persons, that one more flight on the Ahmedabad- Singapore route...
Kutch Rann Mahotsav 2010 will begin on 19 December, and continue till 18 January 2011. The main programme will be held between 19-21 December as Rann Utsav. The second programme will be held between 23 December and 18 January as Rann Camp. For Rann Utsav, 3 night, 4 day package will cost Rs. 7000...