Ministry of Tourism has undertaken joint development of tourist amenities at Amritsar & Rai Bareilli, Trivandrum, Gaya and Agra Cantt Railway Stations in association with Ministry of Railways. Central Government assistance of Rs.10.28 crores, Rs.5.98 crores, Rs.5.18 crores and Rs.5.05 crores has been provided by…

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting will be working to mainstream a synchronized 'Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)' for obtaining permissions for films shooting in India for both Indian and foreign film producers."This would lead to institutionalization and standardized benchmarks for each critical stakeholder involved in…

While India is popular for a myriad of tourist attractions such as scenic beauty, adventure activities, heritage and culture, among others, a facet of tourism that has potential but is ignored is garden tourism. India has several historic gardens as well as exhibitions and seasonal…

Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi called on Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh and discussed the preparations and a joint campaign strategy, in the run up to the launch of the Air India’s maiden Dreamliner flight from Delhi to Sydney and Melbourne on August 29,…

The number of domestic tourist visits (DTVs) to states/UTs registered an increase of 19.87% during the year 2012 over 2011 as compared to an increase of 15.6% in 2011 over 2010. According to the latest statistics on tourism in India released by Ministry of Tourism,…

The Campaign Clean India will be extended to cover the World Heritage Site, Taj Mahal which would be adopted by ONGC in the presence of K Chiranjeevi, Union Minister for Tourism at a function to be held today at Agra.Taj Mahal a world heritage site…

Air India, in partnership with MakeMyTrip, has launched its Holiday Package product in a unique, online B2C format. With this, Air India becomes the only airline in India to offer dynamic, online holiday packages, to customers. This partnership between two leading players in the air…

A National Tourism Ministers’ Conference was held recently to discuss the future strategies for realising the full tourism potential of the country. The Conference was chaired by Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi. State and Union Territory Tourism Authorities were represented in the conference either through…

While thousands of tourists still struggle to find their way out of Uttarakhand which was hit by heavy floods last month, the tourism industry’s hearts go out to both the victims and the loss of tourism the state now faces until rehabilitation. The PHD Chamber…

After witnessing encouraging results and marginal growth in the first quarter of 2013, the Indian tourism and hospitality industry has experienced a slower first half of 2013. Indian tourist outflow has registered a significant decline of 15-20 per cent in the last two months due…