In a first, northeast to introduce seaplanes to boost tourism
India | September 30, 2019 15:06 ISTAfter a countrywide study, it was decided to introduce water aerodrome or seaplanes in three locations in Assam
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.
Bird watching, preservation of heritage property, more homestays in monasteries etc. are the necessary areas to work on, in order to promote tourism in Ladakh.
With complaints of hotels, travel agencies and shops near tourist hotspot misusing and even illegally using the Tourism Ministry monogram, the government has decided to include a QR code with the monogram.
Singapore received 1.44 million visitors last year from India, crossing the one million mark for the fourth time in a row.
Odisha Tourism Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi has said he would soon take up with the Centre the absence of the state's tourist spots in the list of 17 sites that would be developed into world-class destinations.
Seaplane services on Tehri lake: Uttarakhand government on Wednesday signed a tripartite agreement with the Union Civil Aviation Ministry and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to start Seaplane services in Tehri lake. Efforts are being made to start the service from 2020.
Be it the pristine beaches or mountains of Kandy, Sri Lanka is all set to welcome tourists from all across the globe, minister John Amaratunga today said in New Delhi. Amaratunga highlighted that many countries have withdrawn the travel advisory issued in wake of terror attacks and things are normal now.
Uttar Pradesh has become one of the favourite destinations for film shooting. Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were recently spotted in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh for Ayan Mukerji's Brahamastra.
The Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation (TSTDC) has written to the District Collectors seeking land for the proposed budget hotels to provide affordable accommodation to tourists, its Managing Director B Manohar told PTI.
An order issued by the director tourism said till a proper safety mechanism is put in place rafting in the two streams will remain suspended.
Adityanath has directed all temples and ‘ashrams' in the city to be a part of the festival in which millions of earthen lamps are lit at the same time presenting a surreal view.
The projects will be developed over a total area of around 79.5 acres, of which the government has decided to allot around 42.5 acres.
Every year World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27 to foster tourism awareness among countries.
Europe and Africa led the regions with increases in arrivals, with growth of eight per cent and nine per cent, respectively.
A day after a tourist from Chennai passed away after being injured in a stone-pelting incident in Srinagar, Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has condemned the incident. She further said that such incidents are not conducive to the growth of tourism in the Valley.
The country received 485,314 Indian visitors in 2017, which is nearly a 30 per cent rise from the year before, a senior official said.
Last year, India was the top tourist source country, with 160,000 air arrivals, followed by China, at 104,000, the SCMP reported.
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