Tag: pilgrims
20 people killed, 31 injured in fiery Mexico bus crash
Chief Assignment Editor- May 29, 2019 23:30A crash involving a bus and a tractor-trailer in Mexico's eastern state of Veracruz on Wednesday left 20 people dead, the local government said. The bus was traveling from Mexico ... Read More
Saudi tourism sector worth over $70 billion in 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- April 10, 2019 13:30Saudi Arabia’s travel and tourism sector is expected to contribute $70.9 billion (SAR 263.1 billion) in total to the country’s GDP in 2019, according to data from the World Travel ... Read More
Major tourism attraction to be developed around birthplace of Jimmy Cliff
editor- March 29, 2019 21:43Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has indicated plans to fully develop the community of Somerton in St. James, where cultural icon Jimmy Cliff was born, as a major tourism ... Read More
Indian Hotels Company announces new hotel in Rishikesh
Anil Mathur - eTN India- March 26, 2019 00:35The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), a South Asian hospitality company, introduced the Taj brand in Rishikesh with the opening of Taj Rishikesh Resort & Spa, Uttarakhand. This will be ... Read More
Krakow hosts 3rd International Congress of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimages
Chief Assignment Editor- February 27, 2019 16:05The 3rd International Congress of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimages "100th birthday of Karol Wojtyla - Saint John Paul II" will take place in Krakow, from 6th to 10th November 2019. ... Read More
Unique attractions and features at Kumbh Mela at Allahabad in India
Anil Mathur - eTN India- February 23, 2019 00:30The ongoing Kumbh Mela at Allahabad - now called Prayagraj - has many attractions and unique features, the sheer size being one of them. Along with that is the devotion ... Read More
They’re everywhere – enormous swarm of locusts descends on Mecca
Chief Assignment Editor- January 12, 2019 17:20Saudi Arabia's Mecca attracts millions of Muslim pilgrims from across the globe every year, but this time it became a site of completely different pilgrimage. The locust have been plaguing ... Read More
India train grounded for 2 months: Travelers infuriated
editor- December 26, 2018 22:47According to the railway authorities, the DMU service between Jammu and Udhampur, train number 7406/74907, shall remain suspended until March 5, 2019. Read More
Great News for Palestine Tourism: Bethlehem hotels booked for Christmas
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 25, 2018 04:12Palestinian Tourism Minister Rula Maaya said all Bethlehem hotels were fully booked, and the city hosts an "astounding" 10,000 tourists overnight on Monday night. Read More
New airport complex opens in India
Anil Mathur - eTN India- December 18, 2018 01:12The Prime Minister of India opened the new airport complex in Uttar Pradesh yesterday. Read More
Agoda supports Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
Chief Assignment Editor- December 6, 2018 10:10Agoda and Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) supporting the Kingdom’s vision of 2030 to increase its capacity for over 30 million ... Read More
30 Million Pilgrims: Ministry of Hajj and Umrah sign MoU With Singapore Travel Company
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 4, 2018 22:13The Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) supporting the Kingdom's vision of 2030 goal to increase its capacity to over 30 million pilgrims ... Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson- September 19, 2018 21:27This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases. Read More
Jammu and Kashmir to restore Buddhist sites to attract more pilgrims
editor- December 3, 2012 02:51BARAMULLA, Jammu and Kashmir - In a bid to attract more Buddhist pilgrims, the tourism department in Jammu and Kashmir has decided to restore Buddhist sites in the state. Read More
The story of Thanksgiving
editor- November 25, 2011 07:05Too often we sit down with our loved ones for our Thanksgiving feast without considering or appreciating its history and true meaning. Read More
Fraudsters target Hajj pilgrims
editor- November 2, 2011 07:02Up to percent of UK Muslims planning to take part in the annual Hajj pilgrimage this week will have fallen foul of unscrupulous operators selling package tours to Mecca, it ... Read More
147 die in Indian festival stampede
editor- January 15, 2011 00:57IDUKKI, India – A stampede of pilgrims returning from one of India's most popular Hindu festivals killed 147 people and injured 55 others in southern India Friday night, police said. Read More
More pilgrims stranded at Lagos airport
editor- November 24, 2009 05:27Lagos — Hundreds of pilgrims for this year's Hajj in Saudi Arabia were at the weekend stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, as their agents could not be ... Read More
Muslim Hajj season threatened by swine flu
editor- July 16, 2009 07:35Two Hajj pilgrims from Iran have contracted the H1N1 virus, according to reports from the country's official news agency. Read More
Israel preps for pilgrims, pope’s visit
editor- April 3, 2009 09:20In preparation for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Israel this May, the picturesque 40-mile 'Pilgrim's Route' has been revamped, complete with brand-new trails and signs to help guide travelers along ... Read More
Rise in gay tourism stirs unease in Israel
editor- August 13, 2008 04:44Tel Aviv - There is something incongruous about the stretch of beach just under the Hilton Hotel's high perch. For there, below the bluff, are two so-called "specialty beaches." Read More
All pilgrims’ luggages have been transported back home – Medview Airline
editor- March 6, 2008 02:13Medview Airlines has called on pilgrims who travelled to Saudi Arabia for the 2007 hajj with the ailine and are yet to claim their luggages to do so, as the ... Read More