Speaking at the Cannes International Film Festival at Cannes, France Union Tourism Minister K.Chiranjeevi has said that India is a complete Film making destination,“ We try constantly for creating new opportunities for international filmmakers, to access diverse Indian locations,state of the art production and post-production…

Oommen Chandy,Chief Minister of Kerala will inaugurate the first-of-its-kind international meet on travel technology on 7 June 2013, aimed at helping the country’s tourism sector take advantage of the huge marketing potential of the web and social media.More than 400 delegates from around the country…

Cannes film festival, which opened yesterday, is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Indian cinema. India is the guest country at the 66th Cannes film festival. A composite delegation from Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Ministry of Tourism is participating in this event to showcase…

India ranks among the top countries in terms of its destination attractiveness but much lower in terms of arrivals and foreign exchange earnings. Lack of effective and tourist friendly visa facilitation has been hailed as the biggest deterrent. Effective visa mechanism is at the heart…

The Conference, organised by the Ecotourism society of India (ESOI) and Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (MPTDC) and supported by the Union Tourism Ministry, the Bhopal International Conference on Sustainable Tourism (BICST) 2013, aimed to come up with a meaningful concept of ecotourism that meets…

Domestic and outbound travel has been the talk of not just Indian industry stalwarts but international ones as well. The mere statistics of tourism in India is enough to raise eyebrows and contribute to heated discussions that fuel a growing opinion of India’s tourism potential.…

Having received a 12 per cent in visitor arrivals from Saudi Arabia, India Tourism Office and Embassy of India in Riyadh are jointly organizing an India Tourism roadshow in Saudi Arabia from May 19-22, 2013. The road shows will be in Jeddah on May 19…

The Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism in Rupee terms in April 2013 rose by seven percent in comparison to April 2012. FEEs during the month of April 2013 were Rs. 7,248 crores as compared to Rs. 6,745 crores in April 2012 and Rs. 5,724…

As a major initiative to promote Tourism in Kashmir Valley the Union Minister Tourism K. Chiranjeevi announced recently that “Kashmir Festival 2013” will be held for a fortnight from May to 29 at different places in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. The Minister revealed…

Union Tourism MinisterK. Chiranjeevi recently announced that as a tourist friendly initiative of the Government, the Embarkation and Disembarkation Cards are proposed to be made smaller by reducing the information to be filled up. In the new procedure, Embarkation and Disembarkation Cards will be required…