Government / Ministry News

» Tourism Ministry to launch smartphone apps equipped with audio tours for monuments

Free of cost apps to be loaded with relevant information as well as anecdotes and legends about monuments, churches and museums across India ... Read more

» MoT Website Incredibleindia.org upgraded to offer more information

The objective of the new changes is to put the entire gamut of tourism services online ... Read more

» Govt. approves Facility of Collective Landing Permits for Group Tourists

Facility to be available at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Thiruvanathapuram and Goa & some of the seaports ... Read more

» CCI approves Etihad's investment in Jet Airways

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad will acquire 24 per cent stake in Jet Airways for $600 million that also includes a soft loan following the CCI clearance ... Read more

» MoCA allows more flights from India to Middle East, SE Asia

Indigo & Jet Airways has got permissions to launch flights to Dubai ... Read more

» Single ticket planned to take tourists to Kashmir Valley on train and bus

Passengers will be able to, on one ticket, board a train to Katra in Jammu, catch a bus to Banihal and then continue on by train to Baramulla beyond Srinagar ... Read more

» Bhubaneswar and Imphal airports declared as international airports

Will offer improved connectivity, wider choice of services at competitive cost to the air travelers resulting in boosting international tourism ... Read more

» FIPB clears Tata-Singapore Airlines JV for full-service airline

While Singapore Airlines plans to invest USD 49 million, Tatas would be contributing remaining amount of the total planned USD 100 million investment in the joint venture ... Read more

» Hotels to be included in the Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure Sub- Sectors

Move will help to set-up niche products in tourism which have year-round business and therefore, would overcome the present bane of seasonality of Indian tourism ... Read more

» India-Japan tourism expo to be held in Delhi in Jan 2014

The two-day expo will take place on January 21 and 22 next year, with the backing of the Indian tourism ministry and the Japan Tourism Authority (JTA) ... Read more

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