The Minister of State for Tourism (I/C), Culture (I/C) and Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma has said that the government is setting up a coordination committee for the integrated promotion of tourism and culture in Varanasi. He was speaking to reporters after the seminar on Pilgrimage…

The Government has proposed to establish cross cultural linkages and to revive historic maritime cultural and economic ties under ‘Project Mausam’ with 39 Indian Ocean countries. The 39 countries include Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Iraq, Mauritius, Singapore, Thailand , Yemen, South Africa, Philippines, Pakistan…

Vistara recently took its first flight from Hyderabad to New Delhi. Having started its operations in January 2015 with 68 frequencies weekly, Vistara has scaled up and now operates 164 frequencies a week. Vistara is now introducing double daily return flights between Delhi and Hyderabad…

Wetravelsolo is India’s first Solo Travellers community, was recently launched in India to provide a never before solo travelling experience with likeminded travelers.Wetravelsolo focuses on combining online and real time travelling at the prices unheard of, where every trip is a hand crafted voyage of…

West Bengal Tourism has announced its plans to engage and reach out to the travel trade and consumers throughout the country so as to promote the State as a “Complete Destination”. During the last couple of years, the flow of tourist traffic in West Bengal…

Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge), Culture (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma has said that the coordination between tourism and airlines industries is crucial for promoting tourism in the country. He said the Government believes in bringing all stakeholders together to discuss…

The first meeting of National Steering Committee for new plan schemes of PRASAD and Integrated Development of Tourist Circuits of Ministry of Tourism was held in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge)…

India received 7.4 million foreign tourists in 2014 with a growth of 7.1 per cent, as compared to the Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) of 6.98 million with a growth of 5.9 per cent in 2013 over 2012. Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism in rupee…

The Minister of State of Tourism (I/C), Culture (I/C) and Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma took a review meeting in New Delhi of the progress of two new schemes PRASAD and creating tourist circuits around special themes. The Minister was briefed by the senior officers of…

To enhance the bilateral cooperation and strengthen the friendly ties between the people of two nations, India and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of tourism. The MoU was signed between Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of…