Tourism can be part of the solution to the economic difficulties facing the world: Mr. Taleb Rifai, UNWTO Secretary General ... Read more

India welcomed an additional 20,000 more visitors in August 2011 compared to August 2010 ... Read more

Aim to define standards of Business Aviation in India and to promote its overall growth ... Read more

The tourism ministry has already taken up the issue with the foreign office as the industry fears 10-15% cancellations if the advice is not withdrawn ... Read more

While medical tourists from Germany, France, Switzerland and the US prefer ayurveda treatment, those from West Asia and the UK give more importance to modern medicine ... Read more

PATA will now create a new series of strategically linked events called PATA World City Forum which will primarily be about emerging markets, travel technology, crisis recovery and travel taxes ... Read more

This was the eighth in the series of ESOI workshops, principally targeting small and medium sized tourism service providers for dissemination of responsible tourism practices ... Read more

House Boat Owners pledged to use bio toilets in few houseboats as a pilot project ... Read more

The UN agency posted all of its meeting documents online for full public view ... Read more

It said the major source of weakness appeared to be Europe, where economic conditions and business confidence have "deteriorated sharply" ... Read more