On a cloudy September morning, five childhood friends in their late 60s gathered at Nagapattinam port in Tamil Nadu, their laughter cutting through the sea breeze. For over four decades, they had travelled across India together, but that day was different. They were boarding the Nagapattinam-Kankesanthurai ferry between India and Sri Lanka for the first … Read more
Plastic water bottles and other trash strewn around by visitors being cleared as part of a cleanliness drive at Vanjangi Hill, Paderu, in Alluri Sitarama Raju district. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Heaps of plastic waste and other garbage has been collected from the hill top and the surroundings of ‘Vanjangi Hill’ in the last … Read more
The Dasara illumination in Mysuru will continue till November 4. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Tourists can cheer as the special illumination done for Dasara is here to stay till November 4. Even after the Dasara finale, the tourists’ footfalls to the city have remained intact and therefore the tourism sector was in favour of … Read more
Foreign tourists during a green travel at Kadalundi in Kozhikode. Kerala is planning to promote sustainable and green travel initiatives in the popular and emerging tourist destinations adjacent to backwaters, beaches, and rivers in the State. As part of the initiatives, a certain percentage of tourists visiting the Responsible Tourism (RT) Mission packages at various … Read more
State disaster management team and local police are involved in the search and rescue mission. Photo: Special Arrangement Seven people were killed, while seven others have been rescued after 5 to 6 vehicles and around 30 tourists were hit by an avalanche at Nathu La in East Sikkim on April 4 morning. Search and rescue … Read more
Patient demand is expected to swell due to tourism, doctors’ strikes and three May bank holidays. Source link
New Delhi: The tourism and exports industries are pushing for tax refunds to overseas tourists on goods being taken outside India, on the lines of the provisions in popular destinations such as the UK, UAE and Singapore, to attract international travellers and encourage them to shop more in the country. Industry executives and experts said … Read more
They will be sent to Delhi on Thursday via the Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office and then to Sweden They will be sent to Delhi on Thursday via the Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office and then to Sweden The Assam police have detained three Swedish nationals for allegedly misusing their tourist visas to preach among tea plantation … Read more
According to Santhanpara panchayat officials, nearly 5,000 to 10,000 people are arriving at the destination daily to catch a glimpse of the flowers. A large number of photographers and videographers too are dropping by to capture the efflorescence, which happens once in 12 years According to Santhanpara panchayat officials, nearly 5,000 to 10,000 people are arriving … Read more
The shortage of vaccines and slow vaccine rollouts in many parts of the world, has sparked a trend of vaccine tourism, with many tourists heading to the United States to get vaccinated. Nearly 50% of US residents are fully vaccinated but the rates are much lower in many countries. The BBC’s Cindy Sui has been … Read more