Inbound News

» India relaxes two-month gap visa norm for foreign tourists

The move is likely to breathe fresh life into the tourism industry and comes just ahead of the peak tourist season ... Read more

» Himachal Pradesh to target high-end tourists with a new marketing campaign

Tourism industry of Himachal Pradesh has been hit hard by non-availability of flights and opening up of Kashmir ... Read more

» Kashmir tourism dept. to restore Buddhist sites to promote pilgrimage tourism

Places like Parihaspora, Harwan and Kanispura-Ushkura, which still have ruins of Buddhist monasteries, are planned to be included in department's pilgrimage tourism initiative ... Read more

» Ellora caves receives more than three times tourist traffic than Ajanta caves

Ellora also receives around 15 % more foreign tourists than Ajanta caves ... Read more

» New Kerala Tourism campaign to focus on Ayurveda

A quality assurance policy will guide a visitor looking for therapeutic and rejuvenative programmes to ‘green leaf’ and ‘olive leaf’ grading for Ayurvedic institutions ... Read more

» Foreign tourists enjoy horse dance at Pushkar Fair

The fair, which kicked off on November 02, is known worldwide to present a brilliant combination of camel rides, various sporting events, Indian handicrafts, and mouth-savouring food ... Read more

» IRCTC holds roadshows in US to showcase Maharajas Express

Special events held in Los Angeles (Nov 26), San Francisco (Nov 30), and Las Vegas to promote the heritage train ... Read more

» MTDC empanels 10 agencies for advertising

Eager to push its promotional strategy and digital media across traditional and new age multi-platform delivery platforms such as the Internet, smart phones and social media ... Read more

» Seaplane operations to be launched in Kochi from January 2013

Initially, a Cessna 208 will connect Kochi with lakes and tourist spots in Kumarakom and Munnar; Plans to launch another service in Thiruvananthapuram within the two or three months ... Read more

» Kanha and Pench cut down the number of vehicles allowed in by half

The move is set to render many locals who work in private resorts unemployed ... Read more

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