Government / Ministry News

» 25 per cent entertainment duty during Christmas & New Year irks Hoteliers in Mumbai

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

» Mumbai – Aurangabad – Shirdi identified as Sufi Circuit by National Level Consultant

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

» MoT has appointed NLC to develop action plans for setting up of Tourism Parks

The projects to be funded by the Ministry of Tourism (MOT) are decided in the prioritization meeting with the States/UTs ... Read more

» Civil aviation ministry to ask airlines to reduce fares and increase passenger load factor

While the traffic on domestic routes has fallen, that on global ones has been growing at around eight per cent ... Read more

» Visa on Arrival Scheme Registers A Growth of 25 Percent

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

» Bihar doubles its tourist numbers in last 5 years

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

» Maharashtra Govt. to give Rs 5 lac to each district to promote culture and tourism

Also seeks sponsors for restoring and preserving old forts and also to promote tourism ... Read more

» India faces negative growth rate of Foreign Tourist Arrivals

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

» Parliamentary panel orders probe into air fare hike

Recommends that any increase in ticket prices should be approved by aviation regulator DGCA in the future ... Read more

» US agency urges to ease ban on use of electronics during flight takeoffs and landings

A 2006 FAA study had found that there was no evidence saying these devices can interfere with a planes system ... Read more

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