The Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India has decided to support the Kerala Boat Race that is held annually in the Backwaters of Alleppay and surrounding areas. Mr.K.Chiranjeevi, Union Tourism Minister announced on the occasion of the start of the 61st Nehru boat Race…

Chaired by K. Chiranjeevi, the conference was attended by as many as 23 Tourism Ministers from different states and union territories apart from senior officials from state tourism ministries from across the country and Indian travel trade. The objective of the conference was to devise…

Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism in Rupees terms in July, 2013 rose by Rs.531 crore in comparison to July, 2012. Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in July, 2013 was 5.24 lakh which was 4.86 lakh in July 2012 with a growth of 7.9%. The following…

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…