Inbound News

» Inter-ministerial panel chalks out strategy to boost tourism in India

Rationalisation of visa regime within two weeks; Also to impart training to immigration staff; Introduce computerised ticketing in the 116 monuments and audio-visual guides in 36 monuments ... Read more

» Spices Board launches project Flavourit to lure International tourists with desi tadka

Flavourit will be meant for the tourists looking for authentic Indian spices as finding good quality spices is a problem that is being faced by an average tourist visiting India ... Read more

» Rajasthan tourism minister Bina Kak writes to Sonia Gandhi to save Tiger Tourism

Letter says it is essential for the preservation of forests and wildlife and also generated income for a large number of people living around national parks and sanctuaries directly and indirectly ... Read more

» Odisha may relax restriction on foreign tourists visiting tribal areas

While more than 60,722 foreign tourists visited Odisha during 2011-12, no tourist from abroad visited the state since March this year mainly due to restriction imposed on visit to tribal pockets ... Read more

» Thiruvananthapuram to soon offer Visa on Arrival facility for Tourists

Goa and Bangalore also on the shortlist of the Bureau of Immigration (BOI) for granting T-VoA ... Read more

» Tourist Visa-on-Arrival see an up of 14.75 per cent in July

During the period January-July 2012, a total number of 7662 VoAs were issued as compared to 6594 VoAs during corresponding period of 2011 registering a positive growth of 16.2% ... Read more

» Kerala to launch its own airlines to fly to the GCC nations

The new airlines 'Air Kerala' to follow the public-private partnership model & aim to ease problems of NRIs travelling between Kerala and the GCC nations ... Read more

» AC double-decker trains soon on Delhi-Jaipur and Mumbai-Ahmedabad routes

Delhi-Jaipur service to be launched on August 16 & the tickets are priced at Rs 330 per traveller, nearly what a car passenger travelling between Delhi and Agra will pay one way on the Yamuna Expressway ... Read more

» Toyota enters hospitality sector in India in a JV with The Chancery Hotels, Bangalore

There is a market potential for around 1,800 rooms on a annual basis in Bangalore catering to the Japanese audience ... Read more

» Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India up 2.1 per cent in July compared to last year

FTAs during the period January-July 2012 were 37.62 lakh with a growth of 6.6 %, as compared to the FTAs of 35.29 lakh with a growth of 10.7 % during January-July 2011 ... Read more

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