In addition to the approved present set of IDs, the Railways have added senior citizen card, BPL card, ESI card and student IDs as ID proof ... Read more

The survey will help ATR in identifying apart from regulated tourism areas the buffer zone, forest borders, tea plantation areas and encroachment areas in the forest range ... Read more

Says "full capacity" of the tourism industry is not being realised and promised to remove "bottlenecks" which are impeding the growth of the sector after talking to his colleagues in other ministries ... Read more

Signs MOU with Mauritius Tour Operators to promote packages to Bihar ... Read more

KFA has debts of close to Rs 8,000 crore and has suffered losses of Rs 1,609 crore in 2008-09, Rs 1,647 crore in 2009-10, Rs 1,027 crore in 2010-11 and Rs 732 crore in 2011-12 ... Read more

madhya Pradesh government will give capital subsidy up to 25% of investment, encourage budget hotels at religious places, have fast track clearance for investment above Rs 10 crore ... Read more

Reducing visa constraints, simplifying entry processes and developing policies that improve connectivity across borders are the topics on the agenda for the world’s Tourism Ministers meeting ... Read more

Three star plus Hotels located within cities with population of more than 10 lakh are likely to get ‘infrastructure’ tag; top-grade hotels will be eligible for long-term loans of 10-15 years duration ... Read more

Fares may be increased for providing better services to the passengers ... Read more

Ministers of tourism and officials meeting at the 94th session of the UNWTO Executive Council defined advancing visa facilitation and promoting increased air connectivity as priorities for UNWTO ... Read more