Government / Ministry News

» Travelers to get bigger compensation for denied boarding

DGCA planning to hike the current denied boarding compensation of about Rs 2,000 by making it directly proportional to the price at which the air ticket was bought ... Read more

» NGO suggests to Regulate tiger tourism in peripheral areas

Calls for having a separate corpus fund to beef up security for tigers and setting up an autonomous body to deal with disputes related to eco-tourism issues ... Read more

» Jharkhand gets Rs 50 crore central package for development of tourism circuit

State tourism dept to develop infrastructure on circuit covering important spots in East Singhbhum, Saraikela-Kharsawan and Ranchi districts ... Read more

» Indian Airlines and Air India merger: Management issues seniority lists of officers

Seniority lists of 4,457 officers of the non-technical cadre in various departments have been uploaded on the merged carrier's internal website as per the recommendations of Dharmadhikari Committee ... Read more

» FHRAI to train and absorb 65,000 people in hospitality sector

At present, there are about 5.3 crore people employed in the hotel industry accounting for 9.24 percent of total employment in the country ... Read more

» India is seeing a boom in Wellness Tourism: Sultan Ahmed

The percentage of Foreign Tourist Arrivals to India for Medical Tourism increased from 2.2% in 2009 to 2.7% in 2010 ... Read more

» Inter-ministerial panel chalks out strategy to boost tourism in India

Rationalisation of visa regime within two weeks; Also to impart training to immigration staff; Introduce computerised ticketing in the 116 monuments and audio-visual guides in 36 monuments ... Read more

» Praful Patel and his aide sunk Air India: Former Indian Airlines chief

Alleges disallowing IA to fly on viable routes to make way for other operators and, even "changing the seating configuration" to favour a particular aircraft manufacturer ... Read more

» Chances of operation of Singapore flight from Visakhapatnam airport weak

Contrary to the assurance given by the government that the watch hours could be extended at “short notice” once the airlines give a written consent, no decision has been taken even after two months  ... Read more

» Corporate Affairs Ministery orders inspection of Kingfisher account books

Complaints from stakeholders alleging violation of company law like provisions on debt-equity ratio ... Read more

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