There is also a need to address issues like high luxury taxes on hotels by states and ensure greater cleanliness and safety for tourists ... Read more

Construction of budget hotels, wayside amenities, tourist reception centers, refurbishment of monuments, special tourism projects, adventure and sports facilities etc ... Read more

Also to set up executive lounges at seven more stations which include Bilaspur, Vishakhapatnam, Patna, Nagpur, Agra, Jaipur and Bangalore ... Read more

The new weekly train will, however, be different as it will have fewer halts, which could mean higher speeds and better facilities ... Read more

Feels that taxation part has made India very cost prohibitive even though Tourism Sector is estimated to contribute more than 6% to the GDP and more than 9% to the employment ... Read more

Telecom, tourism and railways have been the best performers in services sector in India ... Read more

Rs 10 crore for developing adventure tourism at Khindsi lake in Ramtek; Opened 20 colonial bungalows to the public ... Read more

An ATR aircraft will operate every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday ... Read more

This year Jet Airways and JetLite combined had most number of flight diversions at 21 (18 and three respectively) followed by Air India with 15, IndiGo eight and SpiceJet seven ... Read more

Proposes Free Wi-Fi facilities on several trains, progressive extension of bio-toilets on trains & induction of new e-ticketing system capable of issuing 7,200 tickets per minute against 2,000 now ... Read more