Approximately 35 lakh transactions in June 2012 and almost 37 lakh attempts in May 2012 had failed due to the huge rush to book railway tickets online ... Read more

Boat races are one of the most popular events in Kerala who's tourist season begins in the second week of August, peaks towards the end of December and continues till the end of January ... Read more

June was the second month in a row when India's domestic air travel fell after seven years of almost uninterrupted double digit growth ... Read more

'Puducherry tourism road show' held in Singapore; city could become a connecting hub for pilgrimage and spiritual tourism in Puducherry and Karaikal ... Read more

This will further increase operating costs as the ground handling agencies, called third party ground handlers, will pass on the costs to airlines which in turn will pass it on to passengers ... Read more

Simhastha Kumbhamela is a mega religious event held every 12 years in Nashik with lakhs of devotees thronging the holy city during the mela ... Read more

The move was aimed at clearing the rush of the Non-resident Keralites working in the Middle East and planning to come home during Ramzan and Onam ... Read more

Jayalalithaa had announced subsidising pilgrimage of Christians and Hindus on the lines of the Haj subsidy for Muslims ... Read more

The Ministry of Tourism will engage the Quality Council of India (QCI) for an independent and objective evaluation of the state of cleanliness specific to each monument chosen for adoption ... Read more

The Gulf region recorded more than nine million outbound tourists in 2011 and the figure is likely to touch 35 million by 2020; In 2010, 15,684 tourists from the UAE visited Kerala ... Read more