Government / Ministry News

» Restrictions on local carriers flying abroad set to ease

Existing rules require Indian carriers to be in operation for at least five years and have 20 aircraft to be eligible to fly international routes ... Read more

» Need to Gallop to attain 1% share in global tourist arrivals: Parvez Dewan

Some of the areas of concern for which collective action is needed are India’s image issue, visa regime, cleanliness, poverty, security, and over population ... Read more

» Jagannath temple coming up near Dibrugarh to boost tourism in Assam

Assam Governer states that tourism is the only sector which can effectively address the issue of unemployment. among youth apart from providing sustainable revenue generation to the state ... Read more

» Prime Minister inaugurates Mumbai Airport's new terminal T2

The airport will be home to India’s largest public art programme as it will have a 3-km-long art wall that features 7,000 pieces of artefacts from different parts of the country ... Read more

» Ministry of Tourism invites applications for National Tourism Awards 2012-13

Last date for receipt of entries in the respective divisions is 07th February 2014 ... Read more

» Visa on arrival for 40 more countries to be a reality soon

VoA facility would be extended to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, France, Italy, Swedan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Poland, Norway and Ireland ... Read more

» Ministry of Tourism highlights its achievements during the year 2013

Foreign exchange earnings from tourism in rupee terms during 2013 were Rs.1,05,836 crore (Provisional) with a growth of 12.0% over the same period in 2012 ... Read more

» Narendra Modi asks NRIs to send foreigners to India to boost tourism

Urges Gujarati Hotel owners abroad to motivate people staying in their hotels to travel to Gujarat, India ... Read more

» Hope 2014 brings better tourist season in J&K: Mir

The adventure, pilgrim and sports tourism are the focus area of the government as these sectors have tremendous scope in Jammu & Kashmir state says the Minister ... Read more

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