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» Orissa bans tourists in Bonda tribal villages

Acts on reports of tour operators taking visitors, particularly foreigners, to these areas and taking nude photographs of primitive tribes ... Read more

» Rajasthan Government to Constitute Jaisalmer Fort Development Authority

Located on a hill-top, the Jaisalmer Fort not only attracts a large number of visitors from India and abroad but is also a living Fort extensively inhabited by the local people ... Read more

» International tourist arrivals to reach the one billion mark in 2012: UNWTO

International tourist arrivals grew by over 4% in 2011 to 980 million; Asia and the Pacific (+6%) was up 11 million arrivals in 2011; Governments urged to facilitate travel ... Read more

» Hospitals joining hands with Hotels as Medical Tourism booms

Though hospitals typically do not have any revenue-sharing model with hotels, the arrangement works well for hospitals as they get their rooms freed up for other patients ... Read more

» Poll restrictions could hurt Goa's tourism season

Decision taken by poll officials to ban sale of liquor and shut down restaurants by 11 pm beginning Wednesday ... Read more

» Kerala Tourism shines at FITUR 2012

A road show for Kerala tourism was held in Marseille (France) Tuesday and another is planned in Berlin (Germany) Jan 26 ... Read more

» MTDC to prepare a report on tourist destinations in Maharashtra

On the basis of the report, the state government will decide about allocation of funds for development of these locations; CAG had last year criticized for not having a proper system to collect tourist data ... Read more

» Omar asks for early preparation in JK for upcoming tourist season

Assures that government would extend help to the private sector in upgrading infrastructure and making services excellent ... Read more

» India soon to offer Visa on Arrival facility to 13 more nations

Visa restriction of re-entry within 60 days also to be relaxed; VoA could include Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Spain, France, Germany, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Brazil and South Africa ... Read more

» Alappuzha to set up a 6 Crore exclusive facility for female tourists

The gender park will have accommodation facilities, a library, internet service and other recreation centres with prime concern given to the security of foreign women tourists, who often feel insecure ... Read more

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