Destination News & Feature

» Forex earnings from tourism touch Rs 50,448 Crore in seven months to July

The number of foreign tourist arrivals and Indian nationals travelling abroad have registered positive growth during 2010-12 ... Read more

» Australia and South Africa become attractive to Indian tourists due to stable currency

Australian dollar has been more stable ranging between Rs 56 and Rs 58 since February while South African rand has remained close to Rs 6 in the same period ... Read more

» Inbound tourism to gain with fall in rupee value

Since both the US as well as Europe are not doing great economically, people in these economies are looking at low-cost destinations for traveling ... Read more

» Jnk Tourism dept organises 2 day Gurez festival to promote new destination

Activities highlighting leisure, adventure, river and eco tourism will be held along with events to showcase the art and culture of Kashmir ... Read more

» Tourism complex to come up in Delhi

The tourist complex which will house a green area, LNJP Memorial Library, parking lot and office accommodation ... Read more

» Indians cancel travel plans to Egypt due to on going violence

The past two years had seen Indian traffic to Egypt growing at a compounded annual growth rate of over 15 percent ... Read more

» Asia Pacific on Track For Another Record Year in International Visitor Arrivals

PATA report shows more than eight million additional arrivals over and above those received for the corresponding periods of last year ... Read more

» Japan and Brazil the focuses for WTM Origin Markets Programme

ETOA will unveil results from specially-commissioned research looking at how Europe can return to being the number one destination for Japanese and Brazalian tourists ... Read more

» Tourism dept mulls safety badges to instill confidence amongst women travellers

A badge proclaiming I respect women would be distributed to professionals in the field and even to taxi drivers and porters to be worn on voluntary basis ... Read more

» Goa Tourism dept conducts raids to check encroachment on its beaches

The department's executive magistrates conducted three raids this week on the beach stretches of Baga and Calangute and confiscated over 50 chairs, tables and dismantled deck beds put by shack operators ... Read more

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