Zoltan Somogyi, Executive Director, UNWTO lauded the growth of Asian countries’ in the global tourism scenario while addressing the attendees at the recently concluded World Tourism Conference in Melaka, Malaysia. Speaking exclusively with T3 on the sidelines of the inauguration, Somogyi called India one of…

While the Rupee depreciation has dampened the spirits of the Indian outbound industry, the inbound sector, which had been facing flak in the face of recent negative events, took a turn for the better in the third quarter of the calendar year 2013. India having…

In an attempt to position India as one of the most sought after adventure tourism destination in the world, the Union Ministry of Tourism launched ‘777 Days of the Incredible Indian Himalayas’ campaign on the World Tourism Day i.e September 27. “The MoT has decided…

Continuing its focus on attracting foreign tourists to Maharashtra, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Maharashtra and Wakayama in the presence of Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of Maharashtra, Yoshinobu Nisaka , Governor of Wakayama, Japan and Chhagan Bhujbal, Maharashtra Tourism Minister.Also present during the occasion…

The Planning Commission, in a joint meeting of the officials of the related ministries of Home Affairs, External Affairs, Tourism, etc., has recommended the extension of Visa on Arrival (VoA) facilities to citizens of 40 more countries. The Commission also recommended VoA for senior citizens…

As a sign of protest againt the Cabinet’s nod to the state of Telangana, Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi has tendered his resignation. The Minister hails from Coastal Andhra, felt anguished over the way the protests in Seemandhra regions, going on for over two months,…

The project for development of Chhindwara as a Tourist Circuit in Madhya Pradesh, with Central Financial Assistance from Government of India was recently launched by the Union Minister of Tourism (Independent charge), K. Chiranjeevi and the Union Urban Development & Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Kamal Nath.…

For an industry that was focused on drawing foreign tourists, the mounting influx of domestic travellers has been a wakeup call. Despite its great impact on the economic development, domestic tourism is yet to receive adequate attention in the process of development planning. Industry experts…

ITC Hotels has tied up with Bahrain-based India-born billionaire Ravi Pillai to manage five of its hotels under the WelcomHotel and Fortune brands in India and Dubai.For the Pillai-led R P Group, this is the second big tie-up with an Indian hospitality chain. Two years…

At a recent press conference, Parvez Dewan, Secretary, Tourism, Government of India announced the second edition of the Ministry of Tourism’s (MoT) travel event, International Tourism Mart (ITM). The Mart will be held on 17 and 18 October in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. “With ITM, we…