Government / Ministry News
A total number of 86 awards have been given in various categories ... Read more
Initial estimates of foreign tourist arrivals in 2013 show a falling growth of around four percent, less than the five percent growth in 2012 ... Read more
State tourism department has fixed a target to ensure 5 per cent growth each year ... Read more
The draft suggests that both sides should facilitate overland travel by tourists, create hassle-free transport movement at major crossing points, and ease border formalities at the customs points ... Read more
The tourism industry is also increasingly being recognised as a strategy for poverty alleviation ... Read more
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) provided with a budgetary support of Rs 74.7 crore, including Rs 22 crore for construction of a new airport in the hilly region of Pakyong in Sikkim ... Read more
To set up eco-friendly rural tourism clusters in coastal villages of Ramnagar I block surrounding Digha under the PPP model ... Read more
The CAA would be financially independent and, to a large extent, help address the issues raised about India’s safety oversight mechanism by the FAA ... Read more
The government also plans allow code sharing agreements between scheduled airlines and non-scheduled operators (charter planes, helicopters, etc) ... Read more
The Himalayan campaign is an effort by the MOT to attract international visitors to India during the off season ... Read more