Government / Ministry News

» MoT sanctions 23 Crore for phase 1 of Aurangabad Mega Tourist Circuit

The Solapur mega tourist circuit, for which a proposal of more than Rs 40 crore was sent by the MTDC, the Union home ministry has sanctioned only Rs 4 crore ... Read more

» DGCA considering airlines requests to charge for ancillary services

Some ancillary services include in-flight sales, frequent flyer programmes, lounge access, excess baggage, seat allocation and similar convenience charges. ... Read more

» NDMC to auction Taj Mansingh Hotel

Hospitality giants, more so the global players will slug it out to check into a piece of New Delhi's history ... Read more

» Summer schedule of Domestic carriers shows 11 percent lesser flights

Domestic airlines will operate 11,541 flights every week, down from close to 13,000 weekly flights operated during the last summer schedule ... Read more

» Tourism Ministry approves Mega Circuits in Maharashtra, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh

Rs. 43.87 crore for Solapur Mega Circuit in Maharashtra; Rs. 47.62 crore for back water circuit in Alappuzha; Rs. 45.88 crore for Vishakapatnam- Bheemunipatnam Beach Corridor Mega Circuit ... Read more

» Train travel to be costlier from today as per new rail budget

The supplementary charges for superfast trains have been increased by Rs.5 for second class and Rs.10 for sleeper class. In different AC classes, the hike is in between Rs.15 and Rs.25 ... Read more

» Taj Palace Hotel lease to IHCL extended by DDA for next 25 years

The Taj had originally entered into an agreement for the construction and license of the hotel with DDA for 30 years effective from April 1, 1983 & now will continue to operate the hotel till March 31, 2038 ... Read more

» J&K government urges its citizens to maintain peace for boosting tourism

Tourism Minister Mir said peaceful atmosphere of the State is pivotal not only for tourism boom but is also beneficial in conveying a good message at global level and invited tourists to visit Kashmir ... Read more

» India to be Third Largest Aviation Market by 2020

Indian airports would be handling 336 million domestic and 85 million international passengers with projected investment to the tune of US$ 120 billion by 2020 as per studies ... Read more

» Kochi to open a Tourist facilitation centre

The fully ac centre will provide forex services, in-bound tourism services, out-bound tourism services, tourism investment support services and Wi-Fi service ... Read more

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