Tourists looking northeast this summer

Tourists looking northeast this summer

The recent violence in Manipur may have cast a temporary shadow over the region, but it doesn’t undermine northeast India’s rise as a popular destination for tourists. While government figures show a record-breaking tourist footfall of 100,000 foreign guests and over 11.8 million domestic visitors in the past one year, travel firms, too, are witnessing … Read more

Delhi’s Partition Museum is a monument of memories

Delhi’s Partition Museum is a monument of memories

By Ankur Biplav Did you know there once existed a joint Indo-Pak passport that allowed migrants to visit their ancestral homes and relatives on either side of the newly-drawn borders in 1947? The newly-inaugurated Partition Museum in Delhi displays an original copy of this passport, issued to one Hanwant Singh Hora on August 13, 1955. … Read more

India should allocate funds to develop ‘high-end’ tourism, focus on hosting global business events: Report

India should allocate funds to develop ‘high-end’ tourism, focus on hosting global business events: Report

The government should allocate funds for developing ‘high-end’ tourism to bring in wealthier visitors, besides focusing on making India the leading country for hosting business events to revive the tourism sector, a report has said. The ‘Rebuilding Tourism For the Future 2022’ report, prepared by Nangia Andersen LLP in association with Ficci, said post COVID, … Read more

Tourism sector has travelled far since Covid onset

Tourism sector has travelled far since Covid onset

Covid-19 brought the tourism and travel sector globally to a grinding halt for almost two years. Countries and holiday spots with a huge dependence on travellers have borne the brunt of Covid the most. Many countries are cautiously reopening their doors to visitors. But it will be some time before airports, shopping arcades, hotels, restaurants … Read more

Spike in Covid-19 cases fails to dull Indians’ appetite for travel

Spike in Covid-19 cases fails to dull Indians’ appetite for travel

Travel is booming across the country, and despite a recent spike in Covid cases, demand has not dampened, with travel companies continuing to witness a rise in bookings for both leisure and corporate purposes. A total of 8,329 new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours, an official statement said on Saturday. “With the … Read more

Govt working on comprehensive national tourism policy: Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy

Govt working on comprehensive national tourism policy: Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy

Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said that the government is working towards a comprehensive national tourism policy to give an impetus to the tourism industry. Addressing the last day of the two-day India International Cruise Conference here, Reddy also urged the industry stakeholders to prepare a road map for the … Read more

Commercial flights resumption: Enquiries for overseas travel picks up after govt opens skies

Commercial flights resumption: Enquiries for overseas travel picks up after govt opens skies

“We are seeing a trend of travellers now eager to book long-haul destinations, fuelled by international borders reopening and relaxation of rules across the globe,” he said. Enquiries for overseas travel destinations have picked up after the government announced that scheduled commercial international flights will resume from March 27. With more capacity getting added into … Read more

Omicron scare: Uncertainty hits yr-end travel plans

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“Pent-up travel demand continues to be strong despite high occupancy and rates/air fares, and our domestic demand is even higher than pre-pandemic levels,” shares Madhavan Menon, managing director of Thomas Cook India group. Just when we thought we are seeing the end of the pandemic, news of the Omicron variant has put the world back … Read more

Life behind bars piques your interest? Visit to a jail could be your next travel hotspot

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India is often overwhelming for many first-time travellers. If you thought leisure sojourns are just about beaches, hills, forests and monuments, then a trip to a prison could set the tone for your next destination. A sobering glimpse of the gallows where death row prisoners were hanged, what do inmates eat, or where did freedom … Read more

A perfect holiday: Rejuvenating tourism with digital support

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Uma Ganesh Portrait THE Tourism industry that contributes 10% of the global GDP creating one tenth of the jobs is one of the worst affected industries the world over due to Covid-19. As per World Travel and Tourism Council (WTC 2020) report, 31% of the jobs in this sector have been lost; that’s approximately 100 … Read more