Destination News & Feature

» India issues advisory against travel to Syria

New Delhi had yesterday voted in favour of a resolution that threatens sanctions against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad if government forces don't stop attacks ... Read more

» US issues travel advisories against overseas travel, including India

Inbound tourism likely to be affected over the coming months ... Read more

» IRCTC announces five new packages for the Maharaja Express

The train would now be touching new destinations like UNESCO world heritage site of Ajanta Caves and Balasinor (third largest Jurassic Park in the world) to make the packages more attractive ... Read more

» JnK gets 74 crore for development of 14 mega tourism projects

Development of heritage corridor of Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, budgeted accommodation at Aharbal, construction of Kashmir Haat at Chinar Bagh Srinagar, development of picnic spot at Pahalgam, Sarbal Lake at Verinag ... Read more

» ADB grants GoI a USD 74.8 million loan to improve road connectivity in NE

A total of 433.7 km of road will be constructed in the 6 states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura ... Read more

» Seventy per cent crime against tourists in Goa constitute theft, robbery

British travel advisory updated two months ago identified Goan beach villages of Calangute and Candolim as hubs of theft and bag-snatching gangs ... Read more

» Mauritius aims to double tourist arrivals from India by 2015

The average spend of USD 360 per person per day by Indian travelers is contributing significantly to the tourism receipts of the destination ... Read more

» Goa's Candolim beach tourism on decline due to sand erosion by ship

The stretch has been damaged displacing the shacks and other tourism related activities, since the ship was grounded there in 2000 for about a decade ... Read more

» Tourism in core areas of Tiger reserves to be banned

A set of guidelines on ecotourism prepared by a task force under the Ministry of Environment and Forests ... Read more

» Splash Carnival by Wayanad Tourism to be held from 12 to 16 July

Chief minister Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the B2B meet on July 14 ; a crab catching tour, mud football, rock music led by Usha Uthup, mountain biking, off road car rally fun for the travel trade ... Read more

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