The Orissa government is soon going to issue new tenders for 17 properties belonging to the state tourism department which failed to attract any bidder in the tendering process held earlier. ... Read more

ComScore recently released a report on the top travel sites in India as measured by the comScore Media Metrix service. ... Read more

The sale of online tickets for the Commonwealth Games, which is scheduled to be held in October 2010 in New Delhi launched. ... Read more

Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is renewing the call for a Thailand tourism recovery campaign that seeks to rebuild international consumer confidence. ... Read more

Targeting high-end travellers, ITC-Welcomgroup on Thursday signed an exclusive agreement with Starwood Hotels & Resorts to bring the latter's premium brand, the `Luxury Collection,' to India. ... Read more

The Kerala government has approved an ordinance for Munnar Tourism Zone which gives control of Munnar town to the government. ... Read more

Compagnie Du Ponant, a high-end yacht cruise operator based in France is planning to start operations in Indian waters from November 2010. ... Read more

Total 8,659 hotel rooms completed under ‘definite’ category for CWG 2010: Sujit Banerjee, Secretary, MoT ... Read more

Batalik, 220 kms from Srinagar, which witnessed intense battle between Pakistani intruders and Indian army during 1999 Kargil war, was recently opened to tourists ... Read more

The Malaysian High Commission has tied up with VFS Global to service Visa applications in Mumbai and Hyderabad. ... Read more