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» Goa Tourism minister warns of action against beach shacks found selling illegal drugs

In May, NCB indicted a shack at Anjuna, Shiva Valley, after narcotics-related activities were reported from there; Licence of the shack has been suspended for three years ... Read more

» Tourists give a miss to Himachal due to tremors and forecasts of Heavy rainfall

As a result, tourist-footfalls have fallen by more than 70 percent compared to the previous years during this month and the occupancy of hotels has plummeted ... Read more

» Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka croses half million mark in the 1st half of 2013

Earnings from tourism are projected to hit $1.5 billion, up from $1 billion last year ... Read more

» Arunachal Pradesh to hold International Tourism Mart at Tawang in October next

It is high time for the union tourism ministry to shift the focus to the North Eastern states says the state tourism minister ... Read more

» Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi Calls for Setting up of Tourist Police in States

Expresses concern over VAT, Service Tax and Luxury Tax on tourism related services which range between 20 to 30 per cent in India as compared 5 to 10 percent in the neighbouring countries ... Read more

» 40 percent Indians Workout to Get Beach-Ready

Indian beach vacationers most conscious about their looks at beach; 26 percent have postponed vacations to get in shape ... Read more

» Goa Tourism to celebrate Bonderam festival on 24 august at Divar island

To feature traditional float parade and a live musical performance featuring the famous music bands of Goa ... Read more

» JK Tourism Minister moots making of destination videos to promote Tourism in the state

The Minister was reviewing the progress of various tourism projects at Patnitop during a meeting yesterday, which was attended by officers from different tourism development authorities ... Read more

» Goa Tourism department invites bids for cleaning 40 beaches,

The successful bidder will have to bear responsibility for segregation, composting organic waste and depositing non-biodegradable material at a centralized place, in addition to collection of waste ... Read more

» UP Tourism offers Karnataka space at Paryatak Bhavan

Paryatak Bhavans are being set up in all State capitals mainly to liaise with State governments and promote tourist destinations, offer facilities like ticket booking and to help book accommodation ... Read more

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