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» 415 million tourists expected worldwide in the May-August peak season

International tourist arrivals worldwide grew by 5% in the first four months of 2012, despite remaining economic uncertainties in some of the major outbound markets: UNWTO World Tourism Barometer ... Read more

» Well-managed tourism can help protect the world's wetlands

Tourists are providing income for the conservation of wetlands worldwide, as demonstrated in a new publication launched by the Ramsar Secretariat and UNWTO ... Read more

» MoU on Campaign Clean India Signed between the Ministries of Tourism and Railways

Will work together towards a sustained sensitization campaigns for train travellers and service providers under the Capacity Building for Service Providers scheme of Ministry of Tourism ... Read more

» India seeks increased exchange of tourists amongst SAARC members

Sahai said that SAARC region has immense growth potential, which till date has not been fully utilized while inaugurating the conclave of SAARC tour operators in New Delhi ... Read more

» Indians visiting California increased By 8 percent in 2011

California's top Overseas visitor markets in 2011 were: U.K. (710,000), Japan (565,000), Australia (562,000) ... Read more

» Supreme court upholds ban on tourism near Jarawa reserve

The order follows reports of video footage featuring the aboriginals dancing for food in front of foreign tourists and officials on "human safaris" ... Read more

» Domestic tourism grew by 13.8 percent during 2011

The number of foreign tourist visits to States/UTs registered a growth of 8.85% over 2010 as compared to a growth of 24.6% in 2010 over 2009 ... Read more

» Notre Dame with 13.6 million visitors tops Eiffel Tower

With 72.6 million visitors, the numbers going to the 64 Parisian cultural sites surveyed increased by more than 2.5 per cent year-on-year ... Read more

» India's Western Ghats named World Heritage Site

It is home to at least 325 globally threatened flora, fauna, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish species: UNESCO ... Read more

» Goa plans to attract 6 million tourists in 5 yrs: CM

The state will create entertainment facilities and fix its infrastructure in the tourist belt so that more numbers can be accommodated ... Read more

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