The Festival of India in Japan was inaugurated by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture and Tourism, Shripad Naik and Tourism Minister of Japan Akihiro Ohta in Tokyo yesterday. The year-long festival is being conducted by the Embassy of India, Tokyo in collaboration…

The Android Mobile Application of Incredible India’s official trip planning and destination discovery App Tripigator.com was launched by the Ministry of Tourism yesterday. Launching the App, Parvez Dewan, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism said that the Android Application offers travelers a unique planning experience, and travelling…

The Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge) Shripad Yesso Naik recently met Sajid Javed, Secretary, Department of Culture, Media and Sport of United Kingdom (UK) in New Delhi. The talks were cordial and constructive. The two Ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on…

The 3rd International Tourism Mart, organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, in association with the North Eastern States and West Bengal was officially inaugurated in Shillong, Meghalaya. The International Tourism Mart was inaugurated by Mukul Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya in the…

The Government is pulling out all the stops to cash in on the opportunity for the growth of golf tourism in India offered by the surge in interest in the sport the world over, particularly amongst the youth. The Ministry of Tourism aims to create…

With a view to showcasing and projecting the Buddhist heritage and pilgrim sites of India, the Ministry of Tourism is organising the 4th International Buddhist Conclave in Bodhgaya and Sarnath, in collaboration with the State Governments of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh from 26-28 September 2014.…

While Buddhism is followed by 7 per cent of the world’s population, India holds the unique distinction of being the origin of the Buddhist philosophy and home to a number of significant destinations that Lord Buddha traversed on his path of enlightenment, opined ASSOCHAM. The…

Devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir have caused an immediate loss of Rs 5,400-5700 crore , well exceeding 10 per cent of the state’s GDP with heavy damages to trade, hotels, restaurants, horticulture and handicraft besides throwing completely out of gear basic infrastructure of power,…

The Ministry of Tourism has identified 50 tourist circuits for development. These include Cruise Tourism for Goa, Core Buddhist Circuit, Pilgrimage circuits which include Varanasi Ghat etc. The latter will help augment the initiative undertaken to reinstate the sanctity and development of the holy city.…

In a slew of transfers of senior IAS officials, the Government of Maharashtra and Government of Gujarat have appointed new tourism heads.The Maharashtra Government has appointed Valsa Nair-Singh as Secretary - Tourism, while Jagdish Patil, who till now headed Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC), has…