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» Kerala Tourism to promote Ancient Spice Route to Again Connect 31 Countries

Apart from the UNWTO, the UNESCO has also given its backing for the project, which aims at facilitating tourists to travel the route that was once taken by traders 2,000 years ago ... Read more

» Need to Gallop to attain 1% share in global tourist arrivals: Parvez Dewan

Some of the areas of concern for which collective action is needed are India’s image issue, visa regime, cleanliness, poverty, security, and over population ... Read more

» Chennai featured as one of the global tourist destinations listed by NY Times

Topping the NYT list is Cape Town, chosen as a tribute to anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, who died last year ... Read more

» Kerala Tourism to host tour of its state for International Bloggers 

The 'Kerala Blog Express' will be a two-week-long road journey from the south to the north of the state for which 25 bloggers from around the world will be selected for the road journey in an online voting ... Read more

» Jagannath temple coming up near Dibrugarh to boost tourism in Assam

Assam Governer states that tourism is the only sector which can effectively address the issue of unemployment. among youth apart from providing sustainable revenue generation to the state ... Read more

» Ganjam district in Odisha receives a tourism boost

The sites in the circuit include Rambha-Tara Tarini- Tampara- Burupada (Hinjili)-Bhanjanagar-Potagarh-Rushikulya river mouth ... Read more

» Indians account for more than half of total tourists visiting Nepal

A total of 694,136 Indians visited Nepal in 2012 via air and land routes, according to the statistics released by country's tourism authority ... Read more

» Ministry of Tourism invites applications for National Tourism Awards 2012-13

Last date for receipt of entries in the respective divisions is 07th February 2014 ... Read more

» Visa on arrival for 40 more countries to be a reality soon

VoA facility would be extended to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, France, Italy, Swedan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Poland, Norway and Ireland ... Read more

» Ministry of Tourism highlights its achievements during the year 2013

Foreign exchange earnings from tourism in rupee terms during 2013 were Rs.1,05,836 crore (Provisional) with a growth of 12.0% over the same period in 2012 ... Read more

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