Destination News & Feature

» Tourist taxis in Goa to be equipped with wireless radio sets

A group of around 25 taxis could be clubbed together and provided with facilities like wireless sets, introducing a radio-taxi concept in the state for the first time ... Read more

» Tourist Visa-on-Arrival facility extended to five more airports across India

Goa, Trivandrum, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kochi airports added to the existing list of Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai & Kolkata Airports for Tourist Visa-on-Arrival facility ... Read more

» Goa Tourism Dept. bans drinking of alcohol on its beaches

The rise in crimes against women across the country led to this decision; The department also received complaints that tourists are being injured after stepping on broken liquor bottles on the beaches  ... Read more

» Nepal Tourism Board organising roadshows in Kolkata, Bhubaneswar and Ranchi

Nepal will organise various programmes to mark 2013 with Mt. Everest Diamond Jubilee Celebrations ... Read more

» Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi Airports gear up for issuing Tourist Visa on arrival

The two airports will join those in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata in issuing T-VoAs ... Read more

» Oman conducts FAM trips for Indian Travel Agents

The group travelled in early April and visited the cities of Muscat, Sur and Nizwa as well as the turtle reserve Ras Al-Jinz ... Read more

» India needs to improve security, infrastructure to bolster tourism: Academicians

National seminar on "Contemporary Tourism Planning: Introspecting Problems and Prospects" held jointly by the department of tourism Marathwada University and the Indian Tourism Congress ... Read more

» Makeover of India's tourism sector is crucial for development says CII

This would lead to creation of additional jobs in the sector, which would create opportunities for all sections of the society and in turn lead to attaining an all inclusive development ... Read more

» JK tourism dept. to develop tourism portal

The e-tourism portal is intended to provide information about tourist places, events and other tourist related activities taking place in Jammu and Kashmir ... Read more

» More Indian tourists exploring off beat holidays

Those with deep pockets are heading to Europe, Africa and Latin America, others continue to go to short-haul destinations like Thailand and Singapore, but keep away from the general tourist spots ... Read more

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