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

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

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

Last month, a total number of 1457 (Visa on Arrivals) VoAs were issued under VoA Scheme as compared to 1234 VoAs during October 2011 registering a positive growth of 18.1 % ... 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

While the international campaign is called "Find what you seek", the domestic campaign is titled as "Go Beyond"; Both these campaigns will be a paradigm shift in the strategy to promote Indian destinations abroad and within ... Read more

Kashmir’s tourism potential is being presently showcased at the World Travel Mart in London ... Read more

One Billion Tourists;One billion Opportunities - new UNWTO campaign calls on one billion tourists to make their actions count ... Read more

UK is the third country to lift the ban on travel to these places in the state after Germany and Japan; Foreign tourist arrivals in India up 3% in October ... Read more