In the Budget 2021-22, the Centre has slashed the budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Tourism by 19% from Rs 2,500 crore in 2020-21 to Rs 2026.77 crore. The budget has allocated Rs 1088.03 crore for development of tourism infrastructure…
Adventures Overland, a Gurugram-based travel company recently announced it is starting a bus service from India to Singapore. The bus will go passing through three countries on the route – Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. “As India celebrates its 72nd Republic…
Kolkata on this Republic Day introduced a first of a kind initiative, ‘Young Readers’ Boat Library‘ for children on Hooghly River. In the library, children will be able to choose from a selection of 500 titles in English and Bengali.…
The Maharashtra government on Monday inked MoUs worth Rs 2,905 crore with various entities from the hospitality sector to encourage tourism within the state, where over 6,750 jobs are going to be generated under the agreements. The MoUs will help…
After a long period of 10 months due to Covid-19 nationwide closure, Sri Lanka is now reopened to international tourists from today, 21st of January 2021. The country has also resumed full flight operations also resumed today at the island’s…
Due to the prevailing Covid-19 conditions in Europe, Disneyland Paris will not reopen on the 13th of February as initially planned, however, if conditions permit, it will reopen on April 2, 2021, said officials of Disneyland Paris on Twitter. Disneyland…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off 8 trains to Kevadia, connecting the Statue Of Unity from across India. The inauguration was done via video conferencing. He said that, as per a survey, with increased connectivity over a lakh…
Ladakh’s famous Pangong lake is now reopened for tourists. The lake is open from 10 January onwards. The lake was closed for seven months as there has been border tension between India and China in Ladakh. In a tweet, the…
Gujarat government has announced its new tourism policy for 2021-25 with lucrative incentives to attract new investments in the state’s “high priority tourism centers” by entrepreneurs. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani revealed the policy on Tuesday, saying tourism projects such as hotels and resorts that…
To accelerate the restarting of international tourism, Singapore, Dubai, and the Maldives are trying to attract Indian tourists with Social Media Campaigns. The destinations are also offering attractive travel packages in partnership with airlines. A spokesperson of travel firm SOTC…
