Stakeholders in the tourism sector want a rollback in the steep hike in entry fee for foreign tourists visiting Mysuru palace. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram The Mysuru Palace Board’s decision to increase the entry fee for foreigners from ₹100 to ₹1,000 has stirred a hornet’s nest with experts cautioning that the move will backfire … Read more
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
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
The Centre on Tuesday said the country’s tourism sector will strive to recover to the pre-pandemic level by mid-2024 and contribute USD 250 billion to the country’s GDP by 2030. The government also said the country intends to achieve USD 1 trillion through the sector — the worst affected sector during the pandemic — by … Read more
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
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
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
Informa Markets India, a B2B exhibitions organiser, will host a three-day travel trade exhibition to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to conduct business with over 36,000 qualified industry buyers and trade visitors. SATTE 2022 is being billed as South Asia’s leading travel trade exhibition. The 29th edition of the exhibition will be hosted from Wednesday … Read more
The long weekend could well be called a mini summer vacation going by the rush for cooler climes. With a four-day break ahead, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Uttarakhand, hill stations of south, Panchgani, etc are attracting travellers for some relief from the heat. Popular trains to hill stations of Shimla and Kathgodam have a waiting list … Read more
The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) reports that tourism in India won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2026. By Vinay K Mayer, In India, the tourism sector is expected to grow 6.9% annually to $460 bn by 2028, which is 9.9% of the GDP, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). … Read more