Government / Ministry News

» Illegal hotels in Gir sanctuary to soon face action

Several farm houses which were registered for individual use have converted themselves into hotels and guest houses ... Read more

» Tourist police to look after security of visitors to Bengal

The kiosks of tourist police will also come up in various tourist destinations such as Dakineshwar Temple, Mother House, Victoria Memorial Hall, Kalighat Temple and other destinations ... Read more

» Tour Operators in Goa fear slump in tourism

Existing facilities at Dabolim airport, combined with the developments in the international airlines front will cause a slump in the flight arrivals ... Read more

» India and Japan sign agreement to strengthen cooperation in tourism sector

Japan Tourism is organising a two-day India-Japan Tourism Expo in India from January 13 to 17 next year; Japan may invest in the budget hotel sector in India ... Read more

» Countries call for closer tourism and air transport policies at UNWTO

Issues such as visa facilitation, the need to make airports more visitor friendly, taxation, open skies and the impact of low cost airlines were among the issues in debate ... Read more

» Jammu and Kashmir government plans to raise new battalion of tourist police

With the situation getting better, more and more people want to visit Kashmir and there is a need to have the necessary arrangements, including infrastructure and police, in place ... Read more

» Reports of Flash flood scaring tourists awayfrom Uttarakhand: CM

People are scared of visiting even Dehradun, Rishikesh and Nainital even though these places are as safe as Delhi says Bahuguna ... Read more

» Many ITDC hotels running in losses

Spurt in availability of overall room supply position as compared to demand, high wage cost due to implementation of Sixth Pay Commission report and weakening of global economy to blame says Min ... Read more

» J-K to promote heritage tourism

The government has identified 29 historical sites of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions for preservation and conservation and for this purpose ... Read more

» Tourism Ministry plans to Create Additional Employment of 2.5 Crore in 12th plan

India's share in the international tourist arrivals is also targeted to increase to 1 percent from the existing 0.64 percent ... Read more

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