India has signed a loan agreement worth $40 million with the World Bank for a ‘UP Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project’ aimed at increasing tourism-related benefits for local communities in Uttar Pradesh. The total project cost is approximately US$ 57.14 million, of which $40 million will…

Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) hosted the first World Orange Festival in association with UPL and Bajaj Electricals in Nagpur recently. The aim of this festival was to acknowledge the hard work by the farmers to harvest oranges of the finest quality and to maintain…

Assam Tourism, which recently unveiled its Tourism Policy, is betting big on private investment to strengthen tourism infrastructure in the state. “Our Tourism Policy is quite pro-active. We are offering lucrative incentives to draw private investment in tourism sector. We are also offering the 80…

With an aim to promote the state beyond Wildlife and Heritage, Madhya Pradesh Tourism is now looking to open up new state-of-the-art convention centres to attract MICE travellers. Presently, the state has four international standard convention centres with two in Indore and one each in…

Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Tourism, Kerala has launched 'Ayurbodha' a unique tourism product at the World Travel Mart in London. The newest offering from Kerala Tourism Development Corporation is aimed at blending tourism and the knowledge of Ayurveda. Under the initiative, the traveller can stay…

The Govt. of Kerala has come out with a new Tourism Policy to expedite the tourism growth in the state. The policy envisages creation of new customised products for attracting young travellers, professionals, students and artists to the state. It also emphasises on the active…

Artists of Talent Street Kala Ghoda, an initiative supported by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) & Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) displayed emerging talent across Maharashtra. Artists of Talent Street Kala Ghoda, began recently on November 19 and will continue till May 2018, on…

In order to attract tourist footfall, DTPC Palakkad organised the week long Kalpathy National Music Festival in association with the cultural department. The six-day festival was designed to promote the classical music as well as the culturally rich state of Kerala as a prime tourist…

Offering a fillip to its tourism sector, the Udupi district administration has joined hands with one of India's premier scuba diving companies, West Coast Adventures thus introducing to the Karnataka Coast a scuba diving facility at Kaup (Kapu) beach. They will offer differentiated experiences to…

Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board empanelled ‘India City Walks’, based out of New Delhi as their official agency for curation and operation of Heritage Walks and content driven tourism in several cities of Madhya Pradesh - Khajuraho, Orchha, Mandu, and Bhopal. With a mission to offer…