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Foreign tourist arrival in India rises to 166% in January-April 2023: G Kishan Reddy Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy has said that the number of foreign tourists who arrived in India this year during January-April 2023 is 166 per cent more than the figures for the corresponding period in 2022. He also said that after the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign tourist arrivals in India have increased. He asserted that India's inbound travel is expected to reach to pre-pandemic level in 2023. The minister also said that currently the Indian government has two priorities: susta...
Foreign tourist arrival in India rises to 166% in January-April 2023: G Kishan Reddy
Foreign tourist arrival in India rises to 166% in January-April 2023: G Kishan Reddy
Source: Accord Fintech
21/06/2023 2:19:01 PM
Goa, Uttarakhand sign MoU to boost tourism Goa and Uttarakhand on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote tourism between the states as part of the Centre’s 'Dekho Apna Desh' (explore your own country) initiative. The MoU was signed in Dehradun, the capital of the northern state. Goa Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said the move will connect “The Arabian Sea with river Ganga”. Khaunte said that Goa and Uttarakhand have become the first Indian states to carry forward the Dekho Apna Desh pr...
Goa, Uttarakhand sign MoU to boost tourism
Goa, Uttarakhand sign MoU to boost tourism
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25/05/2023 12:01:25 PM
India among top destinations for medical tourism: Shripad Naik Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik on Monday said that India figures among the top destinations for medical tourism, with more than 1.4 million medical tourists visiting the country in the past one year. He was speaking during the second G20 Health Working Group meeting, which commenced earlier in the day here. "Our country has witnessed more than 1.4 million medical tourists in the past one year, making it one of the top destinations for medical tourism," Naik s...
India among top destinations for medical tourism: Shripad Naik
India among top destinations for medical tourism: Shripad Naik
Source: IANS
17/04/2023 4:57:36 PM
Face your fears  Ever stood on the edge, facing your fears, only to dive into a beautiful abyss amidst the serenity of nature? Bungee jumping is an activity that involves a person jumping from a formidable height while attached to a long rubber chord harnessed to the ankles. Yes, that leaves you whipped around by the elastic chord mid-air, upside down! Face your fears Jumping off the cantilever is not just facing the fear of heights but a lot of things in life. Gathering every ounce of courage to ...
Face your fears
Face your fears
Source: IANS
4/11/2022 5:26:16 PM
Dharamsala to host conference of tourism ministers from September 18-20 The Union Ministry of Tourism is organising a national conference of state Tourism Ministers from September 18 to 20 in Dharamsala under the chairmanship of G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Tourism and Culture, to discuss issues related to development of tourism in the country. The conference will be attended by Central ministers, Tourism Ministers from the states and Union Territories, Governors and seniors officials. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur would inaugurate t...
Dharamsala to host conference of tourism ministers from September 18-20
Dharamsala to host conference of tourism ministers from September 18-20
Source: IANS
18/09/2022 9:35:17 AM
Goa extends its shack policy for coming tourism season With a view to cater to the requirements of tourists before the tourism season gets underway in the coastal state, the Goa Cabinet on Wednesday extended the 'Tourism Shack Policy'. Addressing a press conference after a Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the Tourism Shack Policy 2019-2022 has been extended to help erect temporary structures, beach shacks, decks, umbrellas and huts for the 2022-23 tourist season. Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said that before...
Goa extends its shack policy for coming tourism season
Goa extends its shack policy for coming tourism season
Source: IANS
25/08/2022 9:11:32 AM
Goa tourism predominantly dependent on UK, Russia: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte Goa Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said that the coastal state's tourism is predominantly dependent on the UK and Russia, and some parts of Europe. "Government is taking all steps to get a good footfall with good spending," he said on Wednesday. Khaunte, during the ongoing session of the state Assembly, said that in 2019, about 71.27 lakh domestic tourists arrived in Goa, while 9.31 lakh foreign tourists visited the state. But this number dropped in 2020 and 2021 due to the C...
Goa tourism predominantly dependent on UK, Russia: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte
Goa tourism predominantly dependent on UK, Russia: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte
Source: IANS
21/07/2022 9:42:17 AM
Kerala tourism bounces back, registers 72.48% growth in first quarter Figures point out that Kerala tourism appears to have bounced back after the Covid pandemic as 3.8 million domestic tourists have arrived in the first quarter of 2022, marking an impressive growth of 72.48 per cent as compared with 2.2 million footfalls during the corresponding period in 2021, said Tourism Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas. Riyas also pointed out that going by the prevailing trend, Kerala tourism is set to attract record number of tourists this year on the strength of its global...
Kerala tourism bounces back, registers 72.48% growth in first quarter
Kerala tourism bounces back, registers 72.48% growth in first quarter
Source: IANS
26/05/2022 8:21:40 AM
FHRAI for the revival & growth of hospitality industry The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), India's apex Hospitality Association and the industry's voice, recently met with G. Kishan Reddy, Hon'ble Union Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Development of the North-Eastern Region, and submitted a representation with suggestions for the revival and growth of the Hospitality industry. Recommendations include making tourism a national priority sector, granting hospitality infrastructure status, improvi...
FHRAI for the revival & growth of hospitality industry
FHRAI for the revival & growth of hospitality industry
Source: IANS
21/05/2022 4:03:21 PM
Government working towards comprehensive national tourism policy: G Kishan Reddy Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy has said that the government is working towards a comprehensive national tourism policy to give an impetus to the tourism industry. He also urged the industry stakeholders to prepare a road map for the development of the cruise tourism industry and asked them to create an action plan on cruise tourism in a mission-mode. Reddy said the government is taking a slew of initiatives to promote river cruise tourism, which include river front devel...
Government working towards comprehensive national tourism policy: G Kishan Reddy
Government working towards comprehensive national tourism policy: G Kishan Reddy
Source: Accord Fintech
16/05/2022 12:03:23 PM
Tourists should book only registered hotels: Goa Tourism Minister Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Monday warned of action against tourists putting up in rented villas and bed and breakfast facilities which were not registered with the state Tourism Department. Talking to reporters here, he also said that department officials would also soon enforce a crackdown on such unregistered hotels, villas and accommodation facilities. "We will be taking strict action going ahead. Only a hotel registered with the Tourism Department will be allowed...
Tourists should book only registered hotels: Goa Tourism Minister
Tourists should book only registered hotels: Goa Tourism Minister
Source: IANS
5/10/2021 8:51:09 AM