Government / Ministry News
The RBI has approved extension of the tenure of loans to troubled state-run carrier Air India by five years with the loans now being due for repayment after 15 years ... Read more
Asked if the slots may be transferred from defaulting airlines to other carriers, the official said this would be decided after the airports submit their report ... Read more
The bureau is probing the illegal awarding of star ratings to eight hotels in the state by ITDC ... Read more
Inbound travel, however, is likely to go up as foreigners will have to shell out less in dollar terms to experience India's hospitality ... Read more
Plan to promote the ‘Buddhist circuit train' in China to boost sagging visits ... Read more
The ministry has taken several initiatives towards promoting and marketing tourism development products of the northeastern states ... Read more
The world's single largest block of mangrove forests may have lost a golden opportunity to become a global destination for wildlife tourism ... Read more
The 'Takht Express' would be launched on December 23 from Chandigarh & would cover six sacred destinations for Sikhs, including Amritsar in nine days ... Read more
Indigo has gained reputation for punctuality and last year the privately held airline made a profit of about Rs. 600 crore ... Read more
It said that the ATF which constitutes for about 40 per cent of the total operating cost of an airline, attracts sales tax between four per cent and 30 per cent in different states ... Read more