On an average, he said, 2,100 tourists were visiting Kashmir daily; This year, around 11,65,000 tourists visited the Valley, 31,461 of them being foreigners   ... Read more

Certain issues like salary discrepancy and service ranks to be looked into before completing integration of the airlines ... Read more

To liberalize visa procedures by adding nine more countries to the existing 11 nations in Visa on Arrival scheme to increase tourist inflow; Also to facilitate development of budget accommodation ... Read more

Ministry of Tourism & Martyr Foundation with their joint endeavour have successfully carried out the programme ‘Hospitality Training Security Guards Course’ for training students under "Hunar Se Rozgar” scheme ... Read more

Kingfisher was the only airline that operated regular flights between Delhi and the state; All the three airports in Himachal - Jubbarhatti in Shimla, Gaggal in Kangra and Bhuntar near Kullu - have been shut since September ... Read more

The coordination between tourism and other departments – home affairs, finance, transport or infrastructure – was unanimously pointed out as key to addressing current obstacles to stronger tourism growth ... Read more

New routes are also being opened up with the ministry giving permission to start services to Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, Moscow, Sydney/Melbourne, Nairobi, Al Najaf (Iraq), Jakarta, Zurich, Ho Chi Minh City and Macao ... Read more

With mounting losses, the chances of a revival have receded further ... Read more

The first of its kind Tourist Reception Centre at the famous hill resort of Sonamarg opened ... Read more

Buddhist sites like the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya, the ruins of ancient Nalanda University and the Stupa at Vaishali which yielded Lord Buddha’s relic have remained hot favourites among tourists ... Read more