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» Indian travel agents visit Maldives on a Fam tour

Maldives attracted 30,978 tourists from India in 2011; At the end of September this year Maldives has recorded 19,723 Indian visitors. ... Read more

» Amusement park called Sea World to be launched in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra

The cost of the project will be around Rs 800-900 crore; The Project is to be built on a 1,400 sq meter area, which will be completed in four years ... Read more

» Monaco targets film tourism to increase tourist arrivals from India

Took suggestions from the Mumbai film fraternity and also invited them to shoot in Monaco; Aims at 25% increase of Indian tourists by the end of 2013 from an expected 1,500 arrivals this year ... Read more

» Tourism potential of Auli affected due to Govt. negligence

The cable car at Auli has been out of operation for two years now which is preventing tourists from visiting this site which is best visited in the winters ... Read more

» Manipur hosts festival to boost tourism

The ten-day 'Sangai' festival began with the aim to showcase the best of Manipur and every year it commences from November 21-30 ... Read more

» Odisha to formulate a new tourism policy to attract more tourists

To promote sustainable tourism with a view to create employment opportunity, promote Odisha’s cultural heritage and encouraging better investment in creation of world-class infrastructure ... Read more

» Punjab to set up a tourism destination in Ludhiana

Also slashes the rate of VAT to 5.5% (plus 10% surcharge) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to attract more airlines to fly in the state ... Read more

» Railways plan to operate Matheran toy train till 9pm

Also to invest Rs. 2 crore for strengthening tracks to cut running time from 2 hrs 20 minutes to at least 1 hr 30 minutes ... Read more

» Large tourist buses banned at Calangute in Goa

Big buses create traffic congestion on narrow roads; New arrangements made for parking of these buses in the fields opposite St Alex church ... Read more

» New West Bengal tourism minister gives priority for developing tourism infrastructure

PPP model would be adopted to implement various projects and for a turn-around in the loss-making areas of the sector as per state's new Tourism Minister Krishnendu Narayan Chowdhury ... Read more

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