Tag: Tourism
Chak De India – India Won “Best Exhibitor Award” at ITB in Berlin Germany
India Won "Best Exhibitor Award" at ITB – Berlin
India has won the "Best Exhibitor Award " at ITB – Berlin on its last day. ‘ITB- Berlin World Tourist Meet’ was convened at Berlin, Germany...
Australia Tourism looking for India – Visitor Arrivals from India to Australia cross 300K
Visitor Arrivals from India to Australia cross 300K
302,200 Indians visit Australia for year ended December 2017, meeting an arrivals target outlined for 2020
National,March 2018: Visitor arrivals from India to Australia have crossed the...
Welcome to Kashmir Welcome to most beautiful part of India – 30 percent discounted...
Kashmir is safest place in country and is the hub of tourism
Kolkata - 23rd February 2018-
Bone of contention for the fighting neighbors yet Kashmir is safest place in India and is the hub...
West Bengal Tourism Update – Tourism Dept to introduce houseboats
Tourism Dept to introduce houseboats
Seeing high demand from sightseers for touring in houseboats, the Bengal Government’s Tourism Department has decided to introduce the same in the rivers and coastal tourist spots of the state.
Two...
Indian Rail cares for Heritage – Ministry of Railways to take Reformative measures to...
Ministry of Railways to take Reformative measures to promote heritage preservation
First of its kind Brainstorming interactive session held with domain experts
The Ministry of Railways have identified several reformative measures to promote heritage preservation. To...
Marriages are made in Heaven – Foreigners to be invited to experience traditional marriages
Foreigners to be invited to experience traditional marriages
Bengal has long been known for its tolerance – be it in religion, culture or anything else. Now, the State Government’s Tourism Department has decided to put...
Home away from home – Bengal Govt to promote home stay tourism around Durga...
Bengal Govt to promote home stay tourism around Durga Puja
The Tourism Department of the Bengal Government has decided to promote home stay tourism among foreign tourists based around Durga Puja.
Home stays in Purulia, Birbhum...
West Bengal Govt speeds up process for setting up regional airports for effective connectivity...
Bengal Govt speeds up process for setting up regional airports
The State Government has expedited the process of developing airports in Malda, Purulia and Balurghat. The State Public Works Department (PWD) is carrying out the...
Star Status of Hotels in India – M/o Tourism Streamlines Hotel Classification Guidelines to...
M/o Tourism Streamlines Hotel Classification Guidelines to Make Them Simple, Transparent and Time Bound
Ministry of Tourism has streamlined the Hotel classification guidelines to make them simple, transparent and time bound. The application for classification...
Kulik Bird Sanctuary to be redeveloped by Tourism Dept
Kulik Bird Sanctuary to be redeveloped by Tourism Dept
Kulik Bird Sanctuary near Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur district is going to be redeveloped, and the tourist lodge inside the forest renovated, by the State Tourism...
Bengal Beach Festival begins today – Feel Rio at Digha from 20th to 26th...
Bengal Beach Festival begins today
Purba Midnapore District Administration and Digha Shankarpur Development Authority (DSDA) will organise a seven-day-long beach festival to attract both domestic and foreign tourists. The festival will be held following the...
Bengal Govt to overhaul bus connectivity in Jangalmahal – Effective transport system is a...
Bengal Govt to overhaul bus connectivity in Jangalmahal
The State Transport Department has decided to overhaul the bus connectivity in Jangalmahal. This is the latest of the many services that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has...
Funding for tourism sector goes up to Rs 400 crore in 6 years in...
Funding for tourism sector goes up to Rs 400 crore in 6 years
As an indication of the importance that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress Government places on the tourism sector, public...
Youth Hostel in Bengal will be online – State Govt to provide online booking...
State Govt to provide online booking facility for its youth housing facilities
The youth hostels of the Bengal Government are being renovated by the Youth Affairs and Sports Department. Among the services to be introduced...
Seven shortlisted companies given ‘Letters of Intent’ for 14 monuments under ‘Adopt a Heritage...
Seven shortlisted companies given ‘Letters of Intent’ for 14 monuments under ‘Adopt a Heritage Scheme’ of M/O Tourism
Seven shortlisted companies were given ‘Letters of Intent’ for fourteen monuments under ‘Adopt a Heritage Scheme’ of...
Celebration of 17th Day Of Paryatan Parv Across the Country
Celebration of 17th Day Of Paryatan Parv Across the Country
On day Seventeen of the Parv, Ministry of Youth Affairs through NYKS has conducted youth Parliament on importance of Tourism and Youth involvement at Patna....
Adopt A Heritage During Paryatan Parv – 11th Day of Paryatan Parv Celebrated Across the...
Adopt A Heritage During Paryatan Parv
11th Day of Paryatan Parv Celebrated Across the Country
India has always been renowned for its rich cultural heritage. India’s glorious past and cultural diversity make a potent blend which...
Paryatan Parv of M/O Tourism Inaugurated at Humayun’s Tomb
Paryatan Parv of M/O Tourism Inaugurated at Humayun’s Tomb
Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture and MoS Environment, Forest & Climate Change along with Shri K.J Alphons, Minister of State (Independent...
Cooch Behar, Nabadwip towns to become heritage sites for historical importance
Cooch Behar, Nabadwip towns to become heritage sites for historical importance
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Mamata Banerjee-government will declare historically important towns — Nabadwip and Cooch Behar — as heritage sites. Bengal Chief Minister...
Incredible India !!! – 19.5% Growth in Foreign Tourist arrivals in May 2017
19.5% Growth in Foreign Tourist arrivals in may, 2017 over may, 2016
55.3% Growth in Foreign Tourist arrivals on E-Tourist visa in may, 2017 over may, 2016
Ministry of Tourism compiles monthly estimates of Foreign Tourist...
