The Travel Agents Association of India has sought the Centre's intervention to overcome challenges faced by the industry as tour operators have witnessed 70-80 per cent cancellation of bookings following the coronavirus outbreak, an official said.
Kerala has registered a 17.2 per cent rise in tourist (domestic and foreign) arrivals with the number touching 1.96 crore in 2019.
To attract attention of higher authorities and reach more people on a national scale, a tournament was organized by the youth to promote winter sports further on a frozen field in Markoot.
The district hospital and the SN Medical College hospital have made arrangements to isolate suspected patients coming from abroad, but the level of confidence in government health services is low.
Budget 2020: Tourism plays a vital role in boosting the economy of any country. For a surge in tourism, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to allocate ₹2,500 Crore to the sector in the financial year 2020-21.
The Trump administration on Thursday published new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism,” in which women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have U.S. citizenship.
In 2019, till December, there has been a 43-percent increase in tourists availing e-visa, Forex has grown by almost 19 percent and the increase in FTAs is around 8 per cent as compared to the same period in 2018.
The railways on Wednesday started a seven coach glass-enclosed vistadome train on the heritage Kalka-Shimla route. The red-coloured train, which was decorated with balloons, chugged off from the Kalka railway station in Haryana at around 7 am said.
The Statue of Unity is a statue of Vallabhbhai Patel, the first home minister of the country. With a height of 182 metres, it is the world's tallest statue.
A trip to Rishikesh and Haridwar makes you understand the significance of better roads and infrastructure for India's tourism sector. But the importance of protecting the environment and heritage must not be forgotten in our big tourism push.
The Ministry of Tourism is participating in the three-day World Travel Market (WTM) in London with its pavilion featuring a number of activities, like yoga demonstration, henna application, food tasting, turban tying and saree tying.
The Tourism Advisory Committee of the state government has recently approved a slew of activities to attract visitors to the state, Tourism Secretary Vishal Dev said.
Stressing on the historical significance of the place, Prime Minister Modi had briefed Xi about the architecture and significance of the three important rock-cut monuments in the famed sculpture town Mahabalipuram.
Having missed out on the opportunity to visit the state during the Durga Puja holidays, travellers from West Bengal are now eager to pack their bags and visit the Valley, officials said.
Initially, the focus will be on projects involving development of Gokul, Nandgaon, Barsana, Vrindaban and Mathura, Chief Executive Officer of Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad Nagendra Pratap said.
A week ago on October 3, the Jammu and Kashmir administration had reopened all schools in the Valley, which had been closed since the abrogation of Article 370 by the Centre.
After a countrywide study, it was decided to introduce water aerodrome or seaplanes in three locations in Assam
India's ranking improved from 40th to 34th, the greatest improvement over 2017 among the top 25 per cent of all countries ranked in the report.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the proposal moved by the state Finance Department, an official statement said on Thursday. As per the decision of the state government, only Rs 6,500 will be collected per passenger vehicle coming to the fair, instead of nearly Rs 17,000, for 10 days as Vehicle Tax and Special Road Tax.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people on Thursday to visit at least 15 tourist destinations within India by 2022, saying there is a "huge" scope to improve India's tourism sector.
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