Srinagar: Kashmir tourism is on the recovery path and inflows to the state is picking up gradually with the improvement in tourism infrastructure after last year's floods, a senior minister said on Monday."Government has put
Srinagar: Germany today offered to help Jammu and Kashmir government in changing the negative perception about the safety of tourists intending to visit the Valley.The offer of cooperation in this regard was made by Germany's
Agra: Agra, one of the prominent destinations of the World Tourism map, is witnessing downfall in number of tourists from last two years.The effect of this slump has also affected the state government's treasury. Revenue
New Delhi: The government's move to extend visas on arrival facility to 150 countries and make world heritage sites more tourist friendly has been welcomed by the industry.Finance minister Arun Jaitley, in his first full-year
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that the state was rich in heritage and culture and the government was working to promote tourism. “The heritage which UP has, I can say that
New Delhi: India has seen 421.6 per cent jump in tourist arrival after implementation of a faster visa clearance process, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said.Addressing a meeting of the consultative committee of Members of Parliament
London: In order to attract Chinese tourists, Britain tourism is now giving a makeover to high-sounding British places names with Mandarin, says VisitBritain, a national tourism agency funded by the Department for Culture, Media and
Mumbai: The outbreak of swine flu in Rajasthan and Maharashtra is expected to result in a loss of Rs 5,500 crore to tourism and aviation industries, according to an Assocham assessment.The outbreak of swine flu
New Delhi: The Government's initiative to provide Visa on Arrival enabled by Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) became a big hit within a month of its launch. Since November 27, the date of its inception, Government
New Delhi: Relaxation in visa regime with introduction of visa-on-arrival enabling electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for 43 countries was a high point for the Tourism Ministry in 2014.Besides the ETA, the ministry launched welcome cards
Shimla/Manali: If the plains of northern India are shivering and dense fog is spoiling New Year celebrations, head for the hills of Himachal Pradesh. There will be a lot of relief as the long sunny
New Delhi: The pristine beaches of Goa, snowy mountains of Himachal Pradesh and glitz and glamour of Mumbai were all trumped by the national capital to top the list of most favourite destinations in India,
New Delhi: Culture and Tourism minister Mahesh Sharma, who took charge Wednesday, said that the government would introduce secured taxi services and integrate India's natural beauty and rich cultural history into the sector to reap
Nay Pyi Taw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday met his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha and said that there were several possibilities of economic cooperation between the two countries.Modi congratulated Prayut on becoming prime minster of
New Delhi: There has been a 16.9 percent rise in foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in August 2014 over the corresponding period last year, the tourism ministry said Tuesday.In August 2013, FTA growth was logged at
Nairobi: The Kenyan and Chinese governments are set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in tourism sector as part of the renewed effort to draw more visitors from the Asian nation, a
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today slammed Pakistan for continuing its proxy war of terrorism against India, saying it has lost the strength to fight a conventional war.“The neighbouring country has lost the strength to fight
Panaji: The Goa BJP government faced criticism from all sections after documents tabled in the state assembly here revealed Rs.13.24 crore were spent on tourism junkets in the state, since the party came to power
Panaji: Pub culture will not be promoted and must be controlled because it often leads to "unwanted things", Union Minister of State for Tourism (independent charge) Shripad Naik said Saturday.Naik was speaking to reporters on
New Delhi: Keen to further boost bilateral ties with India under Narendra Modi-led government, Cyprus is looking to bolster tourism activities as well as make the island nation a shooting destination for Indian film makers.
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