International travel demand from India drops as West Asia tensions and weak rupee drive up costsIndian summer travel abroad faces higher costs. Tour packages are up 20-25%. West Asia conflict fuels oil prices and airfares. A weaker rup...
27 Apr, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
Kashmir tourism struggles a year after Pahalgam attack as occupancies remain below 50%Kashmir's tourism sector is struggling to recover a year after a terror attack, with hotel occupancies significantly lower than previous ye...
23 Apr, 2026, 08.26 AM IST
Kashmir is safe, very peaceful, says international tour leader from MalaysiaMalaysian tour leader Mohammad Fadli declared Pahalgam and the entire Kashmir region safe and peaceful. He arrived with 21 visitors, a year...
22 Apr, 2026, 11.10 PM IST
'No fear now': Kashmir sees tourist return before Pahalgam attack anniversaryVisitors are returning to Kashmir, demonstrating renewed confidence in the region's safety. This comes as the first anniversary of a deadly...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
Gujarati travellers cut back on travel plans amid geopolitical uncertainty, expected market volatilityGujarati travelers are pausing travel plans. Uncertainty from the US-Israel-Iran conflict and stock market dips are causing caution. Advanc...
20 Apr, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
Tourism industry strengthens when local enterprises have access to finance: Omar Abdullah at Axis Bank event in SrinagarOmar Abdullah emphasised that better access to finance for local enterprises is key to strengthening tourism and driving inclusive growth i...
15 Apr, 2026, 11.45 AM IST
Asia's largest Tulip garden in Srinagar open to visitorsJammu and Kashmir Tourism minister Tasaduq Mufti and Floriculture minister Javed Mustafa Mir were among the first visitors for this season.
25 Mar, 2018, 09.33 PM IST
Tourism getting back on track in KashmirThe tourism sector in Kashmir, badly hit by the calamity, is coming back to life with more than 75,000 tourists visiting the Valley in Janu...
12 Feb, 2016, 02.46 PM IST
J&K eyes 10% growth in tourist arrivals this yearNearly 11 lakh travellers visited Jammu and Kashmir in 2014, of which only 50,000 were from foreign countries, J-K Director Tourism said.
06 Feb, 2015, 03.20 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir calling Southeast Asians for adventure tourismThe Valley offers diversified adventure activities in air, land, snow and water to lure tourists, the official said, stressing that Turkey ...
01 Feb, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
11 lakh tourists visited Kashmir despite floods, electionsThe director said the department will organise a three-day 'Jashn-e-Chillai Kalan' to attract more tourists to the Valley.
29 Dec, 2014, 12.49 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir government set to buy snow-making machinesTourism Minister GA Mir told reporters that the objective for getting these machines was to extend the ski season.
25 Nov, 2013, 11.16 AM IST
- Jammu and Kashmir government planning to raise new battalion of tourist police: Ghulam Ahmad Mir
J&K government is contemplating to raise a new battalion of tourist police to deal in a "humane way" with the visitors.
01 Sep, 2013, 01.01 PM IST
J&K government to organise chain of activities in tourist seasonThe Department of Tourism, Kashmir is organising a "first of its kind" 'Tourist Festival of Kashmir' from May 14 to May 29.
10 May, 2013, 12.36 PM IST
Bollywood wants J&K government to set up films commissionIf everything goes as per the script, J&K may soon have a full-fledged Films Commission, a single window solution to offer everything that ...
19 Apr, 2013, 11.03 PM IST
- Adventure tourism to gain fillip in Kashmir
A five-member team of International Mountaineering Federation (IMF) in association with the tourism department of Kashmir promotes trekking...
10 May, 2008, 09.23 PM IST
- Shotgun for film development corporation in J&K
Actor Shatrughan Sinha has called for setting up a film development corporation in Jammu and Kashmir to give boost to tourism as well as th...
20 Apr, 2008, 10.08 PM IST