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» Adventure tourism can make India a 365 days tourist destination: ATOAI

Over a period of time, focus has shifted from hard-core to soft-core/ multi-activity based adventure tourism: Akshay Kumar ... Read more

» Maharashtra Govt acquires 190 acre land near Goregaon, Mumbai for international zoo

The project, which will come up in Aarey Milk Colony in Goregaon, will be executed on BOT (build, operate, transfer) basis ... Read more

» 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

» 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

» New Campus of IITTM at Noida inaugurated by Union Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi

In India, the travel and tourism sector is estimated to create 78 jobs per million rupees of investment compared to 45 jobs in the manufacturing sector for similar investment: Minister ... Read more

» Andhra Pradesh Tourism Dept. receives poor response to Homestay scheme

A similar concept in Kerala has been successful but property owners of AP did not warm to the idea of opening their homes to strangers ... Read more

» Air India to restart operating Dreamliner Aircrafts in May

The airline can again consider launching flights to Rome, Moscow, Beijing and to either Melbourne or Sydney in Australia ... Read more

» Union Tourism Minister to Inaugurate New Campus of IITTM at Noida Tomorrow

IITTM, Delhi offers two year PGDM programme in tourism & leisure & has pan India presence with its centers at Gwalior, Nellore, Delhi, Goa and Bhubaneswar ... Read more

» Tune Hotels plans to open 100 budget hotels by 2020 in India

In most countries the 'limited service' hotel chain operates, apart from the room charge, one has to pay separately for 24-hour air conditioning, television, towels or toiletry items ... 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

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