J&K administration earmarks special package for artists, shikara owners and transportersJammu and Kashmir administration has earmarked about Rs 170 crore for shikara owners, performing artists and transporters who could not ear...
18 Oct, 2020, 09.38 PM IST
Houseboats in Kerala to double up as Covid-19 isolation wardsThe administration is exploring the possiblity of using houseboats as isolation units in the event of any emergency, district collector, M ...
11 Apr, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
Spring in the air, but winter to stay for Kashmir tourismTour operators, hoteliers and houseboat owners — who have already lost thousands of crores as tourist inflows fell to a 16-year low in 2019...
22 Feb, 2020, 10.07 AM IST
No sign of revival for Kashmir tourism ahead of spring seasonTour operators, hoteliers and houseboat owners — who have already lost thousands of crores as tourist inflows fell to a 16-year low in 2019...
19 Feb, 2020, 11.33 PM IST
Kashmir tourism going through worst crisis in last two decadesThe government figures, meanwhile, reveal a drastic drop in tourist inflows, to around 4.03 lakh in 2016 from 11.71 lakh in 2013 (excluding...
03 Aug, 2017, 04.15 PM IST
UAE's mind-numbing floating homes offer glimpse of futureConstructed by Holland-based engineers, the Waterlovt are a set of houseboats with state-of-the-art facilities.
13 Jul, 2016, 08.51 AM IST
Haveli, houseboat owners now see room for growthBut three months back he was approached by hotel aggregator WudStay with the promise of turning around their houseboat business.
20 Jan, 2016, 10.46 AM IST
Aggregators & travel firms like WudStay, Vista Rooms & Yatra help revive charm of boutique tourist accommodationsBoutique tourist accommodations such as the houseboats on Dal Lake and old havelis in Rajasthan, which have been struggling to survive.
19 Jan, 2016, 09.22 AM IST
Jammu and Kashmir floods: Valley’s tourism industry marooned in flood watersAlmost all hostels and restaurants in Srinagar's main tourist district were submerged and tens of thousands of tourists were marooned for d...
21 Sep, 2014, 12.43 PM IST
Kashmir tourism: In paradise on earth, few earthy matters cause troubleIf policymakers would keep pace with tourist arrivals, Kashmir truly would be paradise on earth and Rs 950 cr tourist destination would mov...
05 Apr, 2014, 11.31 AM IST
- Post-Britney rumour, Kerala tourism faces up to realities
Hotels, resorts and houseboats of every size and kind in Kerala were full-up for the year-end and the house-full signs are expected to stay...
04 Jan, 2010, 06.15 PM IST
- Post mishap, bureaucracy rules Kerala backwaters
Instead, anxious private houseboat owners - already feeling the pinch of cancellations following the drowning of 45 persons in Thekkady on ...
12 Oct, 2009, 07.42 PM IST
- Slowdown sails into Kerala backwaters
To get a reservation in one of the beautifully-crafted houseboats that ply the majestic backwaters of Alappuzha during the Christmas-New Ye...
10 Dec, 2008, 12.03 AM IST
- Gloom over tourist towns with arrivals down to a trickle
Hotel and resort owners in the country’s top tourist spots like Kerala, Goa and Rajasthan are feeling the first pinch of slowdown in the to...
20 Nov, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Kerala, Goa tourism worst hit as travellers cancel trips, bookings
The tourism industry in Kerala and Goa is seeing a slowdown days ahead of the peak November-December season.
17 Oct, 2008, 10.43 AM IST
- Tourist arrivals in Kashmir valley up by 97 pc
Agitation in favour and against Amarnath land transfer notwithstanding, tourist arrivals in Kashmir valley registered 97 per cent increase ...
10 Aug, 2008, 01.54 PM IST
- Kerala's houseboats make waves with conference facilities
A romantic night on the majestic backwaters of Alappuzha in a one-bedroom houseboat could be a winning ad line to attract the niche group o...
07 May, 2008, 12.58 AM IST