Government / Ministry News

» MoCA allows more flights from India to Middle East, SE Asia

Indigo & Jet Airways has got permissions to launch flights to Dubai ... Read more

» Single ticket planned to take tourists to Kashmir Valley on train and bus

Passengers will be able to, on one ticket, board a train to Katra in Jammu, catch a bus to Banihal and then continue on by train to Baramulla beyond Srinagar ... Read more

» Bhubaneswar and Imphal airports declared as international airports

Will offer improved connectivity, wider choice of services at competitive cost to the air travelers resulting in boosting international tourism ... Read more

» FIPB clears Tata-Singapore Airlines JV for full-service airline

While Singapore Airlines plans to invest USD 49 million, Tatas would be contributing remaining amount of the total planned USD 100 million investment in the joint venture ... Read more

» Hotels to be included in the Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure Sub- Sectors

Move will help to set-up niche products in tourism which have year-round business and therefore, would overcome the present bane of seasonality of Indian tourism ... Read more

» India-Japan tourism expo to be held in Delhi in Jan 2014

The two-day expo will take place on January 21 and 22 next year, with the backing of the Indian tourism ministry and the Japan Tourism Authority (JTA) ... Read more

» International Tourism Mart Begins in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh

Besides the foreign delegates, domestic buyers from other parts of the country and sellers from the North Eastern States and West Bengal will be participating in the Mart ... Read more

» Govt may relax norms for Indian carriers to operate abroad

Changes in these norms are being keenly awaited by two start-up airlines, AirAsia India and Tata-Singapore Airlines ... Read more

» India intends to extend visa on arrival for 40 countries including US and UK

India's visa regime has deflected foreign tourists from the US, Canada and Europe to Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal ... Read more

» Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi resigns from the post over Telangana decision

The actor-turned-politician has faxed his resignation to the Prime Minister Office ... Read more

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