Government / Ministry News
Any hospitality establishment holding functions on December 24 and 31 by selling tickets exceeding Rs10 lakh will have to apply for permission 15 days in advance ... Read more
The Ministry of Tourism has appointed State Level Project Management Agency (SLPMA) for Maharashtra for preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of circuits identified by NLC ... Read more
The projects to be funded by the Ministry of Tourism (MOT) are decided in the prioritization meeting with the States/UTs ... Read more
While the traffic on domestic routes has fallen, that on global ones has been growing at around eight per cent ... Read more
A total number of 13,903 VoAs were issued during the period January-November 2012 as compared to 11,121 VoAs issued during the corresponding period of 2011 ... Read more
In 2011, Bihar received over 1,93,69,977 tourists, foreigners and domestic, while the figure was 87,50,541 in 2005 when Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took rein of the state ... Read more
Also seeks sponsors for restoring and preserving old forts and also to promote tourism ... Read more
There has been a growth of just 3 % in November 2012 over November 2011 as compared to a growth of 10.1% registered in November 2011 over November 2010 ... Read more
Recommends that any increase in ticket prices should be approved by aviation regulator DGCA in the future ... Read more
A 2006 FAA study had found that there was no evidence saying these devices can interfere with a planes system ... Read more