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» Andhra Pradesh mulls new guidelines for eco-tourism projects

Move comes after Union govt. withdrew permission for a commercial project in a reserve forest area of Hyderabad under the garb of promoting eco-tourism ... Read more

» Tourism Minister seeks Rs.22,000 Crores from PM for developing Tourism

Sahay also sought rationalisation of taxes in tourism sector and extension of visa on arrival facility to more countries to draw more foreigners to India ... Read more

» Goa Tourism launches sms service for tourists

Information on tourist and cultural hot spots besides other places of interest will now be available via text messages ... Read more

» Kalka-Shimla rail service incurring huge losses to railways

A UNESCO world heritage site, the service is causing loss up to Rs 18 crore per year ... Read more

» Germany may modify travel advisory to Kashmir tourists

German Ambassador is on a 2 day visit to Kashmir  to assess the situation and look at the possibility of changing the travel advisory ... Read more

» Rainfall boosts tourism in Dharamshala

Tourist rush leads to car parking & traffic jam problems in the hill station ... Read more

» Sahay to meet PM for tax reduction in tourism sector

Currently the taxation on tourist packages is about 27% which include luxury tax, services tax, road tax and air ticket tax in the country which is one of the highest in the world ... Read more

» National parks to enforce code of conduct for visitors

All states will notify the state eco-tourism strategy by December 31 ... Read more

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