The Government of India launched Tourist Visa on Arrival (TVoA) enabled by Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), presently known as e-Tourist Visa scheme, on 27th November 2014 for 43 countries. The Government extended this Scheme to the citizens of Guyana and Sri Lanka in January, 2015…

A high level delegation headed by Chen Wu, Governor of Guangxi Autonomous Region of China met the Union Minister of State for Tourism (I/C), Culture (I/C) and Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi. The agenda of the meeting was to promote tourism between India…

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval to enter into an agreement between India and China for strengthening cooperation in the field of tourism. The agreement will be signed during the forthcoming visit of the Prime Minister to…

ICCA’s annual statistics for the year 2014 on the number of rotating international association meetings hosted by countries and cities were released recently indicate overall stability in the MICE business. Hyderabad has emerged as one of the leading metros in India for MICE destinations, ranking…

SKAL Club of Bombay introduced its new Managing Committee (MC) for the term ending 2014, following their elections in October 2012, at a networking evening for members and spouses at the Sofitel Mumbai BKC. Carl Vaz has been elected as the association’s President, Burjis Mehta…

Kempinski Ambience Delhi, which is slated to launch in December this year, is all set to make a mark on East Delhi- Noida, Ghaziabad’s hospitality horizon. This is the first independent hotel from Kempinski in India. The group has been present here with Hotel Leelaventure…

Sheraton Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway joined in the celebrations with 90 other Sheraton Hotels across the Asia Pacific. “For 75 years, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts around the world have welcomed guests, becoming a trusted friend to travellers and one of the world’s most recognised…

Mahesh Sharma, Union Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge), & Civil Aviation held a meeting with Amrit Abhijat, Secretary, Tourism, Government of UP, along with the World Bank team, which is developing a Pro-poor Tourism Development Project in the state of…

Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Tourism (I/C), Culture (I/C) and Civil Aviation recently launched the new edition of ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ television commercials and a brochure titled ‘India- The Land of Yoga’.The four films, made on the theme of “Atithi Devo Bhava” spread awareness…

Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma and Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat discussed various important issues related to the development of tourism in the state of Uttarakhand. Sharma said that the Government of India has always been committed to the development of the Uttarakhand, especially…