The Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh Webinar series titled ‘Promoting Destinations with Authenticated Cuisines’ on 19th September 2020 focused on India - a land with varied cuisines. Each state, area and region have unique traditional dishes which are suited to its climate and the…

Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Culture and Tourism, participated in the 17th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Culture Ministers’ Meeting held on September 10, 2020. Discussion was held on the role and place of culture during the global epidemiological crisis and on…

Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of Tourism and Culture (I/C), held a brainstorming session on Promotion of Incredible India - Post Covid-19 with Influencers and Travel Media in New Delhi today. Around 30 influencers and travel Media representatives participated in the brainstorming session. Meenakshi Sharma,…

The Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality has raised a request to Expert Committee set up by the Reserve Ban, of India (RBI). As per the RBI circular of 6th August, this Expert Committee is tasked with identifying norms for stressed sectors. FAITH…

Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture (I/C), yesterday held a review meeting with nodal institutions of mountaineering and adventure tourism in New Delhi. Representatives of Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, National Institute of Water Sports (NIWS), Indian Institute…

The Ministry of Culture has announced 7 new circles of Archaeological Survey of India. Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (IC), said that the Ministry of Culture has taken this step in accordance with the Prime Minister’s call to facilitate…

To foster the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, IHM Srinagar and IHM Chennai of Ministry of Tourism organized an online programme ‘Fascinating Folk Dances of Tamil Nadu, Jammu& Kashmir &Ladakh’ this week. Students from IHM Chennai and 3 students from IHM Srinagar performed the…

India Convention Promotion Bureau (ICPB) has recently announced that the 13th Convention India Conclave (CIC) to be held on virtual platform from October 29 – 31, 2020. Keeping the challenging scenario in mind, where the norms of social distancing make it tough to hold a…

The Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) has urgently requested the negative travel advisory from the USA to India to be addressed. The United States of America currently has a travel advisory, rated level 4 for India (as on 23rd Aug 2020).…

FICCI Flo, the women wing of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) with the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the skill set of women in the…