40 new rooms in Hotel Parkview - Rent @ 700 Rs per room

40 new rooms will be built in Hotel Parkview by renovating an existing block.The rooms will be air-conditioned and be available for around Rs 700 a day.This will extent the room facilities in chandigarh hotels

A K Malhotra, CITCO General Manager (Tourism), said, “The proposal has been approved and we will start construction soon. These rooms will have all good facilities and the tariff for a day will not be more than Rs 750 per month.”

Another project on the anvil is CITCO’s ambitious Golf Tourism plan. Under this project, the tourism department plans to offer packages, that will include two days’ stay in the five star Hotel Mountview at a rate of Rs 13,000 per person per day.

According to the tourism department, the number of tourists visiting the city has been increasing by around 20 per cent every year for the last five years.

Officials say 29,000 foreign tourists visited the city in 2009.

Mussoorie Hill Station - Queen of Hill Station in India

Mussoorie is a picturesque hill station in the hills of Himalayas and known by the sobriquet of ‘Queen of Hill Stations’. This hill station in Garhwal region in the state of Uttranchal situated at an altitude of 2003 m above the sea level. Named after a local plant 'Mansoor' that grows in the hills in plenty the Mussoorie tour is one of the dream tours of the tourists and backpackers. The city is well connected from Dehradun and other major city of the India is breathtakingly beautiful.

If you are the persons want to listen to the sound of silence and cicada concerts at the night while cool bridge whispering in your ear playing sweet melodies of hills and forest just give a visit to Mussoorie and this place will leave you nostalgic. The Cool climate, spotless roads, refreshing air, natural scenery and numerous remnants of colonial past are thing to define the Mussoorie tours.


While on tours to Mussoorie you van visit some of the attractions of the city Camel's Back Road , offering picturesque glimpse of sunset that resembles a sitting camel. Gun hill is known for an exhilarating ropeway ride, the second highest peak in Mussoorie. The hill offers an incredibly scenic glimpse of the Himalayan ranges.

Mussoorie Lake, a beautiful lake located on the Mussoorie-Deharadun road is other tourist attraction most visited by the tourists.The other places worth visiting in Mussoorie are; Library, Landour, Happy Valley, Mall, Clouds End, Childer's Lodge, , Jharipani Falls, Bhatta Falls, Mossey Falls and beautfull Kempty Falls.

Ladakh best Hotels - Stay in the ice desert

Ladakh is sandwiched between the Great Himalayas and the Karakoram hills are fast emerging as a centre of adventure sports. The steep cliffs, the rough scenery, the infertile terrain has enough capability of attracting tourists. it is no surprise it is visited by tour buffs and several other visitors who like to relish its bumpy terrain. There are numerous Hotels in Ladakh to accommodate the tourists. Ladakh, the ice desert is populated by lovely people. They live in small villages adjusting to the rough terrain. The people living here are very delightful and great followers of Buddhist faith. Greatly influenced by Tibetan culture, the place has got the sobriquet of "Little Tibet". You can explore the culture of Ladakh taking accommodation in one of the Ladakh hotels.

Image :Indus River in Ladakh

Ladakh is so unpolluted and heavenly that your stay in one of hotels in Ladakh is able to infuse you with the feeling of walk in to the paradise. The visit of Ladakh is a vacation far from the madding crowd of the cities. Many people and tourist visit this part of Kashmir to indulge in the various adventure sports.

The Hotels in Ladakh have been classified in the various categories like star category hotels and budget and economy hotels. These hotels offer the state of the art facilities to visiting tourists to make their sojourn a point to remember for the lifetime.

Keeping in the view the needs of the business travellers these hotels are armed with the business facilities like conference and banquette halls.

Waterhole Landour Mussoorie image

Waterhole Landour Mussoorie image

75 tourists in Himachal isolated by landslides

Around 75 tourists, including 50 foreigners, are still stranded in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley after the closure of roads due to landslides triggered by rains and snowfall last week, police said on Tuesday.

"Around 75 tourists are still stuck at different locations in and around Kaza town in the Spiti Valley after the closure of roads due to landslides," Superintendent of Police S R Rana said.

MUFB Asia coming up with new Restaurant and Bar in North India

The first Man United Restaurant and Bar will be opened in New Delhi by the end of this year. Till now, MUFB Asia has outlets in Singapore, Indonesia, Bangkok, Korea and Japan.

Mr. Rajan Madhu, one of the directors of Great Moments Hospitality Pvt. Ltd, said, “We are excited that after bringing Fashion, Life Style, Art and Music we now bring to India another exciting concept which is related to the world’s number one sport, which is football and the most popular football club in the world that is Man United.

“Our endeavor is to cater our guests with paramount entertainment of unending regalement in hospitality and sports.”

Mr. Andy Yun, Chief Executive Officer of MUFB (Asia) said, “India is a great and promising market. You have market that is looking for new ideas and concepts.

“I am confident that Man United thematic restaurants and bar will bring you the best moments of a new and special dining and entertainment experience in Northern India.”

Indian captain Bhaichung Bhutia was also present at the event wearing a Red Devils jersey despite being an Arsenal fan.

Source : Goal.com