Government / Ministry News

» Online visa application system will boost tourism says Chiranjeevi

The facility of the Integrated Online Visa Application System under the Immigration Visa and Foreigners Registration and Tracking IVFRT is now operational at 120 Indian Missions abroad ... Read more

» MoCA to regulate airfares through Competition Commission

An economic cell to monitor domestic airlines’ pricing mechanism, is looking at forwarding reports to CCI to take corrective action in the event of discrepancies in airfares ... Read more

» Nashik Municipal Body to survey hotels to evaluate property taxes

City hotels had been surveyed earlier as well but their built-up area has increased significantly since then ... Read more

» Tourism and Aviation Ministers to travel on AI launch flight to Australia to boost Tourism

Will participate in the road shows in Sydney and Melbourne to spread awareness and boost the prospects of bi-lateral tourism ... Read more

» Tourism Minister launches Clean India Campaign at Taj Mahal, Agra

ONGC has agreed to adopt and upkeep the environs of Taj Mahal Complex including up gradation of tourist facilities in the monument ... Read more

» Himachal Tourism to give more emphasis to sustainable tourism development

Tourism policy of 2005 is being reviewed with technical assistance from the World Bank ... Read more

» Domestic Tourism registered a growth of almost 20 percent in 2012

The number of domestic tourist visits to the States and UTs was 1.036 Billion as compared to 865 million in 2011 and 748 million in 2010 ... Read more

» MoCA issues clarification on Sale of Slots by Jet to Ethihad at Heathrow Airport

The entitlements/allotments of traffic rights to Indian carriers and availability of slots at foreign airports (Heathrow) are two different matters says Aviation Ministry ... Read more

» Tourism in Uttarakhand needs to be regulated says Cabinet secretary

Feels the need for better infrastructure, like roads and bridges, along with an alternate system of communications to handle such crises in the mountains ... Read more

» Arunachal Pradesh to hold International Tourism Mart at Tawang in October next

It is high time for the union tourism ministry to shift the focus to the North Eastern states says the state tourism minister ... Read more

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