While the holiday season has propelled outbound tourism to new heights, inbound doesn’t seem to have enjoyed quite the same fate. According to Karan Anand—Head, relationships, Cox & Kings, the inbound tourism scene has been a bit slow. The data provided by the Ministry of…

During the month of June 2014, a total of 2,112 visas were issued under the “Visa on Arrival” (VoA) Scheme as compared to 1,062 VoAs during the month of June 2013, registering a growth of 98.9 per cent. During January-June 2014, a total number of…

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture & Tourism Shripad Yesso Naik has said that the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) under the Centrally sponsored Scheme viz. Product/Infrastructure Development for Destination and Circuits (PIDDC). The tourism projects to be funded…

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture & Tourism Shripad Yesso Naik has said that the Ministry of Tourism has recognised films as a powerful tool for promotion of tourism destinations and locations and has taken steps to promote Film Tourism as an important…

Government of Kerala has rolled out two new initiatives: ‘Seaplane Project’ and ‘Project Muziris’, in order to enhance the travel experience and add to its array of attractions. Where the former project is aimed towards improving last mile connectivity by air to its destinations across…

The World Bank Group is supporting India’s Ministry of Tourism and the state tourism departments of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on the government’s priority program to develop the Buddhist Circuit, foster tourism-led growth, expand economic opportunities and create jobs for local communities, offer better facilities…

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture & Tourism Shripad Yesso Naik has said that development and promotion of tourism is primarily the responsibility of the respective State Governments. However, the Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to various State Governments for…

Tough fall of rupee-vs-dollar has impacted many sectors of the economy, it has proved to be advantageous to the patients from the Middle East, Africa and SAARC countries to the extent of 35% to 45% on complex surgeries at affordable rates this year, reveals the…

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during the Month of July 2014 was 5.72 lakhs as compared to FTAs of 5.06 lakhs during the month of July 2013 and 4.86 lakhs in July 2012.This reflects a growth of 12.9 per cent in July 2014 over July 2013…

Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture & Tourism has said that the Ministry of Tourism organised a national conference of all State and Union Territory Tourism Ministers in New Delhi recently and the main subject discussed was Sustainable Tourism and Carrying…