State Tourism Board

» Mumbai – Aurangabad – Shirdi identified as Sufi Circuit by National Level Consultant

The Ministry of Tourism has appointed State Level Project Management Agency (SLPMA) for Maharashtra for preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of circuits identified by NLC ... Read more

» Visa on Arrival Scheme Registers A Growth of 25 Percent

A total number of 13,903 VoAs were issued during the period January-November 2012 as compared to 11,121 VoAs issued during the corresponding period of 2011 ... Read more

» Bihar doubles its tourist numbers in last 5 years

In 2011, Bihar received over 1,93,69,977 tourists, foreigners and domestic, while the figure was 87,50,541 in 2005 when Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took rein of the state ... Read more

» India faces negative growth rate of Foreign Tourist Arrivals

There has been a growth of just 3 % in November 2012 over November 2011 as compared to a growth of 10.1% registered in November 2011 over November 2010 ... Read more

» International kite festival held in New Delhi

Kite flying experts from the United Kingdom, France and Indonesia as well as National experts from Chennai, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Gujarat, and Jodhpur participated in 2 day event ... Read more

» Aranya Niwas resort closure affects tourist visiting Similipal Sanctuary

OTDC management had chose to close down the resort after the maoist onslaught in core area of Similapal century zone though it was located outside the core area ... Read more

» Andhra Pradesh to soon launch Heli-tourism services under PPP model

The chopper service will be introduced in Visakhapatnam district first and will be extended to other places in the state later ... Read more

» Tura hill station in Meghalaya deprived of its tourism potential

This beautiful spot does not find mention in any tourist brochure; Pelga-Dre, one of the most heart-wetting water falls in the world located nearby is virtually unknown ... Read more

» MTDC to start luxury bus service to boost Konkan tourism

MTDC has purchased five Volvo buses which have facilities like chemical toilets, fridge, oven, Wi-Fi at a cost of Rs 5.48 crore which will cover temples, beaches and sea forts in the Konkan region ... Read more

» Assam Tourism Development Corpn to focus on home stay, river cruise for tourism

There was also a plan to give a boost to local economy in places like Majuli Island, Kaziranga, Pobitora and other popular destinations ... Read more

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