Government / Ministry News

» Kolhapur tourism festival to be held from December 25 to January 15

The administration has also announced concession on tourism packages (up to 50%) and free transport service for tourists visiting Kolhapur during this period ... Read more

» Karnataka Govt mulls formation of religious tourism circuit

Rs 23 crore will be given for Tourism Development Corporation for providing basic facilities to Yatri Niwas at Aihole town ... Read more

» MoT organizes 5th International Buddhist Conclave in Varanasi-Sarnath from 2 to 6 October 2016 

This year’s International Buddhist Conclave is very special as ASEAN as a Guest of Honour partner and a large participation is expected from ASEAN Countries ... Read more

» Andhra Pradesh Tourism focuses on fast tracking Mission 45 projects

A detailed plan of action was sketched out for each project and the department intends to roll out the RFPs for each of them in the next 10 to 15 days ... Read more

» Tourist footfall dips 30 percent in Bihar after prohibition

Number of tourists is likely to plunge further with imposition of harsher prohibition norms ... Read more

» 86 MoUs worth Rs 15,000 crore signed during 1st tourism summit

This summit will be organised annually to boost tourism in the country. Besides, there are plans to set up an investor facilitation desk and task force to promote tourism ... Read more

» Kashmir suffers a loss of around Rs 3,000 crores in tourism due to unrest in the valley

The tourism destinations and hotels both in private and government sector have been worst affected and most of the hotels are left with zero occupancy ... Read more

» Government identifies Nine islands as tourism growth zones

The islands are being seen as drivers of tourism and sustainable economic development ... Read more

» National Civil Aviation Policy to Boost Tourism: Civil Aviation Minister

The National Civil Aviation Policy takes an integrated approach to address the problem of air connectivity across regions and states ... Read more

» Government is Addressing Cleanliness, Connectivity and Security to Boost Tourism: MoT

India should be a destination of choice for tourism, given its cultural and geographic diversity and culture of warm hospitality said Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma ... Read more

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