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Out of box thinking needed to boost tourism sector: PM Modi

Out of box thinking needed to boost tourism sector: PM Modi

🕔16:02, 3.Mar 2023

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday while addressing a post budget webinar on ‘Developing Tourism in Mission Mode’ said that out of box thinking was needed to achieve new heights in the tourism sector. “We will

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50 more tourism destinations to be developed: FM

50 more tourism destinations to be developed: FM

🕔12:52, 1.Feb 2023

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Talking about tourism in India, this year’s Union Budget (2023-24) for the tourism sector promises to hold huge opportunities for jobs and entrepreneurship. While presenting the Budget on Wednesday, Finance Minister Niramal Sithraman said that the

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Nagaland’s Hornbill festival crosses 65k tourists

Nagaland’s Hornbill festival crosses 65k tourists

🕔10:38, 7.Dec 2022

Kohima, Dec 7 (IANS) Nearly 66,135 tourists, including 702 foreign nationals, witnessed the first five days of the 10-day-long Hornbill festival being held at the Naga Heritage village, Kisama, in Nagaland’s state capital Kohima, police said on Tuesday. A Nagaland Tourism

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13,214 Norwegian visitor visas for Indians from Jan-Oct 2022

13,214 Norwegian visitor visas for Indians from Jan-Oct 2022

🕔09:05, 26.Nov 2022

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Indians gained the most as Norway granted a total of 13,214 visitor visas to them from January until October this year, according to a report. Statistics provided by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) to SchengenVisaInfo.com

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Holiday season boosts travel, hospitality with 357% growth in hiring: Report

Holiday season boosts travel, hospitality with 357% growth in hiring: Report

🕔14:06, 3.Jun 2022

As the holiday season has kicked in, the travel and hospitality sector is witnessing a 357 per cent growth in hiring sentiment, breaking the shackles of the pandemic waves last year, according to a report released on Friday. New Delhi,

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Raise tourism GST concerns with GOM: FAITH

Raise tourism GST concerns with GOM: FAITH

🕔14:23, 24.Feb 2022

FAITH the policy federation of all the national associations representing the complete tourism, travel and hospitality industry of India (ADTOI, ATOAI, FHRAI, HAI, IATO, ICPB, IHHA, ITTA, TAAI, TAFI) has requested Tourism Minister to take up the GST rates issue

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India allows foreign tourists as Covid cases decline

India allows foreign tourists as Covid cases decline

🕔21:27, 15.Nov 2021

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) India on Monday decided to reopen the entry of all foreign tourists following a sharp and sustained decline in Covid-19 cases. According to the officials, now the foreign travelers will be allowed to visit India without

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100 cr vaccination a landmark step for Indian tourism revival: FAITH associations

100 cr vaccination a landmark step for Indian tourism revival: FAITH associations

🕔14:03, 22.Oct 2021

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) FAITH, the policy federation of all the national associations representing the complete tourism, travel and hospitality industry of India (ADTOI, ATOAI, FHRAI, HAI, IATO, ICPB, IHHA, ITTA, TAAI, TAFI), have jointly expressed their deep gratitude to

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Government boosting tourism potential of northeastern states

Government boosting tourism potential of northeastern states

🕔06:34, 24.Nov 2018

Agartala, Nov 24  The government is taking several steps to boost the tourism potential of northeastern states and the Union Home Ministry is very supportive in this regard, Union Tourism Secretary Rashmi Verma said here on Friday. “Compared to 2016,

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India to connect with Asean via cruise tourism

India to connect with Asean via cruise tourism

🕔15:30, 11.Dec 2017

New Delhi, Dec 11  India will connect with Asean countries through cruise tourism and a new cruise port is being built in Mumbai for this, Road Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. Speaking at the India-Asean Connectivity

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Minister calls for push to tourism involving Japan

Minister calls for push to tourism involving Japan

🕔10:31, 25.Oct 2016

New Delhi, Oct 25  There is a need to increase Japan-involved tourism in the country, said Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday.“A lot of Indians visit Japan. Similarly, a lot of Japanese tourists come to India, but we

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Taiwan promotes tourism targeting Indians

Taiwan promotes tourism targeting Indians

🕔09:40, 25.Oct 2016

Taipei, Oct 25  With its lush green mountains, sea, culture and high speed trains, cable cars, amusement parks and other attractions, Taiwan is targeting Indian families, movie industry and businesses, said an official at Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau. The two-way traffic

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Tourism sector still largely unexplored: Jaitley

Tourism sector still largely unexplored: Jaitley

🕔10:13, 22.Sep 2016

New Delhi, Sep 22  Given its geography and rich cultural diversity, India has every reason to attract many more tourists than it at present does, but the sector remains largely unexplored, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday.“Given India’s cultural

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Indian tourism reaches out to Indonesia

Indian tourism reaches out to Indonesia

🕔09:45, 30.Mar 2015

Bali, March 29  Inspired by Sahabat India, the ongoing festival of India in Indonesia, captains of the Indian tourism industry, comprising over 500 members of the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), held their annual India Travel Congress 2015 and

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Indian tourism to be re-launched Dec 25

Indian tourism to be re-launched Dec 25

🕔12:29, 17.Dec 2014

New Delhi, Dec 17 To promote safety, security and hospitality of tourists on a massive scale, union Minister of Tourism and Culture Mahesh Sharma Tuesday said his ministry will be re-launching Indian tourism with new agenda Dec 25. The tourism

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