Government / Ministry News

» Centre approves Kerala's master plan for backwater tourism in Alappuzha

A string of houseboat terminals, resting points, night halt centres and curio and souvenir shops would be built along the panoramic banks of the backwaters ... Read more

» MP to start Airtaxi service to connect four cities from Sept 7

The services will be launched by Ventura Air Connect Private Limited in association with the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (MPTDC) ... Read more

» Kerala Tourism Industry welcome the new tourism policy

Developing the infrastructure required for tourism is a key focus area of the draft policy ... Read more

» New James Bond Film Set to Boost India Tourism

Indian Railways’ gives green signal to shoot Bond film ... Read more

» Kerala Tourism Department plans facelift for Kuttanad

The project could be completed with an estimated cost of Rs 150 crore ... Read more

» Mega tourism plan for Tamil Nadu has tourism schemes totalling over Rs 1,611 crore

Also planning Rs 450-crore infrastructure development and investment programme with assistance from the Asian Development Bank ... Read more

» President calls for rapid expansion of tourism infrastructure

Calls on the Centre, state governments and the private sector to come together ... Read more

» Tourism Ministry  plans Destination-oriented tourism parks

Also plans various initatives to promote Tourism Growth ... Read more

» Train travel, passport fee may come under service tax net

Government considers a 'negative list' model to tax services, which will boost its tax revenues significantly ... Read more

» Vaishnodevi basecamp to have Tourist Post Office

The Department has also inaugurated a floating post office on Dal lake in Srinagar recently ... Read more

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