Recession in Europe, competition in traditional markets and a host of other factors have hit international tourist arrivals to the tourist States; Domestic Tourists fill up the void ... Read more

Apart from the UNWTO, the UNESCO has also given its backing for the project, which aims at facilitating tourists to travel the route that was once taken by traders 2,000 years ago ... Read more

Some of the areas of concern for which collective action is needed are India’s image issue, visa regime, cleanliness, poverty, security, and over population ... Read more

Topping the NYT list is Cape Town, chosen as a tribute to anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, who died last year ... Read more

The 'Kerala Blog Express' will be a two-week-long road journey from the south to the north of the state for which 25 bloggers from around the world will be selected for the road journey in an online voting ... Read more

Last date for receipt of entries in the respective divisions is 07th February 2014 ... Read more

VoA facility would be extended to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, France, Italy, Swedan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Poland, Norway and Ireland ... Read more

Foreign exchange earnings from tourism in rupee terms during 2013 were Rs.1,05,836 crore (Provisional) with a growth of 12.0% over the same period in 2012 ... Read more

Urges Gujarati Hotel owners abroad to motivate people staying in their hotels to travel to Gujarat, India ... Read more

GTDC is also working on a mobile app, through which tourists in Goa can make bookings, learn about the state, hire trustworthy taxi drivers, post feedback and even call for help in emergency ... Read more