Kingfisher was the only airline that operated regular flights between Delhi and the state; All the three airports in Himachal - Jubbarhatti in Shimla, Gaggal in Kangra and Bhuntar near Kullu - have been shut since September ... Read more

The coordination between tourism and other departments – home affairs, finance, transport or infrastructure – was unanimously pointed out as key to addressing current obstacles to stronger tourism growth ... Read more

New routes are also being opened up with the ministry giving permission to start services to Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, Moscow, Sydney/Melbourne, Nairobi, Al Najaf (Iraq), Jakarta, Zurich, Ho Chi Minh City and Macao ... Read more

With mounting losses, the chances of a revival have receded further ... Read more

The first of its kind Tourist Reception Centre at the famous hill resort of Sonamarg opened ... Read more

Buddhist sites like the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya, the ruins of ancient Nalanda University and the Stupa at Vaishali which yielded Lord Buddha’s relic have remained hot favourites among tourists ... Read more

While the international campaign is called "Find what you seek", the domestic campaign is titled as "Go Beyond"; Both these campaigns will be a paradigm shift in the strategy to promote Indian destinations abroad and within ... Read more

Kashmir’s tourism potential is being presently showcased at the World Travel Mart in London ... Read more

The Airline will incur an expenditure of Rs.230 crores for payment of salary and Rs.200 crores for payment of PLI ... Read more

To give it (the festivals) a professional look, the department has decided to outsource the job of organizing them to a world-class event management group ... Read more