The 51st Boeing 737-8 aircraft is the first of 140 custom- configured Boeing aircraft to join the airline’s rapidly expanding fleet.

UP ranks first in domestic tourism with more than 137 crore tourist footfall

As per reports online, the facility has been set up by the District Tourism Department, Pithoragarh, in partnership with astro-tourism company Starscapes, as part of a broader initiative to diversify tourism offerings in the hill district. The observatory was formally inaugurated by Satpal Maharaj, Minister for Tourism, Uttarakhand.

The East is entering a phase of accelerated tourism expansion, supported by improved connectivity, a stronger domestic travel base and a visible rise in investment interest from hotel brands, operators and entrepreneurs.

Enhanced cooperation to offer seamless connectivity between India and Latvia via major European gateways.

Winter now accounts for close to 55% of annual holiday planning, driven by clustered long weekends and a growing preference for longer, experience-led journeys.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday inaugurated the five-day Sunrise Festival at Dong Valley in Anjaw district, underscoring its role in promoting sustainable tourism and strengthening local entrepreneurship. Conceived with a long-term vision rooted in the ‘leave no trace’ principle, the festival aims to create meaningful opportunities for local entrepreneurs, encourage...

With India representing Virgin Atlantic’s largest area of growth outside the United States, the enhanced schedule said to complement the airline’s double daily services from London Heathrow to both Delhi and Mumbai and builds on the partnership with IndiGo, providing connections to 33 destinations across India including Goa, Amritsar and Jaipur.

Of the total arrivals, approximately 46,000 were stopover visitors, while 30,000 arrived by cruise ships, reflecting robust demand across both airlift and cruise segments. In total, Jamaica has welcomed 370 thousand visitors and earned USD 331.2 million since the passage of Hurricane Melissa. These figures underscore Jamaica’s position as one of the Caribbean’s leading tourism destinations...

Adventure tourism today is a global industry valued at USD 683 billion, larger than the global textile industry, which stands at USD 667 billion, according to Ajeet Bajaj, President, Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI). Recently, Bajaj said that while pre-pandemic projections had estimated adventure tourism to reach the USD 1 trillion mark by 2024, the sector is now expected...