Government / Ministry News
MoCA to also soon consider scrapping of the levy of airport development fees (ADF) on passengers at the New Delhi and Mumbai airports by arranging alternate sources of funding to bridge the funding gap ... Read more
Arrival of nearly 58,000 cruise tourists to Kochi last year generated revenue worth Rs 60 crore to the State’s exchequer ... Read more
Will identify areas for working together in the field of Hospitality Training, Promotion, Marketing & Development of Tourist destinations; To explore the possibilities of enhancing air-connectivity ... Read more
Beautification of the road from Borim to the Baithakhol circle on cards ... Read more
Henceforth, all airlines and airports will have to submit air turbine fuel consumption, electricity usage and information about the movements of passenger, cargo and aircraft to the DGCA ... Read more
The tourism department has also said that it will be promoting water sports in the area like river rafting. Mountaineering and trekking will also be an attraction for the visitors ... Read more
Plans to give free accomodation to 20 groups from different countries like Germany, the US and Singapore who have confirmed their visit to the city with an aim to woo tourists from foreign nations ... Read more
The waterfalls i Tamil Nadu receive over 50 people of all ages and double the number on weekends and holidays;the State government had plans to install a ropeway to Agaya Gangai, but it remained only on paper ... Read more
MoCA would also examine ways to carry out restructuring of the Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDGs) which mandate Indian carriers to operate to socially-important but financially-unviable routes ... Read more
Services of tourist and women helplines can be availed in cases like attack or misbehaviour, chain or purse snatching, duping, teasing or sexual harassment and accidents ... Read more