Thomas Cook (India), SOTC Travel ink pact with Queensland TourismThomas Cook (India) and SOTC Travel have partnered with Queensland Tourism to increase Indian tourism to the Australian state. The long-ter...
01 Sep, 2025, 04.23 PM IST
India should position weddings, MICE as niche tourism segment: Government officialA senior Union Tourism Ministry official suggests Kochi should prioritize weddings and MICE tourism as a distinct segment. Suman Billa high...
15 Aug, 2025, 09.38 PM IST
About 12 per cent growth observed in Indian tourists in 2024: Tourism AustraliaMumbai emerged as the fifth largest tourist market for Australia in 2024, with Indian tourist numbers rising by 12% to 4,43,000. India's si...
31 Mar, 2025, 08.22 PM IST
Indians spoilt for choice as nations roll out easy visas40,000 young Indians have applied for Australia’s 'First Work and Holiday visa'. Several countries are simplifying or introducing new visa ...
16 Oct, 2024, 10.14 AM IST
Military tourism to Arabian winter, travel goes offbeatArmy Polygon, a company specializing in military-style events, is aiming to attract Indian travellers for military tourism this year. The c...
29 Feb, 2024, 11.30 PM IST
Global markets chase Indian MICE biz as corporate travel bounces backCorporate travel is resuming in India, with overseas markets like Hong Kong, Moscow, Turkiye, Dubai, and more betting big on hosting meetin...
24 Feb, 2024, 03.41 PM IST
South Africa eyes 1 lakh tourists from India in 2024"We hosted over 79,000 Indian travellers in 2023, which is 82 per cent of the pre-Covid levels. In 2019, 95,000 Indian visitors travelled t...
16 Feb, 2024, 06.18 PM IST
Government may extend sops to make the MICE space vibrantFor the 1st time, the tourism ministry in association with ICPB conducted roadshows in Paris, Brussels, Geneva & Zurich this year which att...
10 Jul, 2018, 11.29 AM IST
Australia eyes over 3 lakh tourists from India in 2017Tourism Australia is mainly targeting high valued Indians over the age of 25 years from the six metro cities and Pune and Ahmedabad, he sai...
17 Jul, 2017, 07.55 PM IST
Kerala Travel Mart to boost Kerala's tourism incomeKTM, the only such gathering in India focusing on a single destination, last year healped the state earn a revenue of Rs 25,000 crore from ...
30 Sep, 2016, 08.38 PM IST
Australia expects 12 per cent more Indian tourist arrivals during 2015-16Over the last two years, the exchange rate of the Australian Dollar has depreciated by 15%, adding to the destination’s allure to the price...
12 Feb, 2016, 05.00 PM IST
Philippines witnesses 22% growth in Indian tourists during first nine months of 2015Philippines has witnessed around 22% growth in Indian tourists visiting the country during the first nine months of 2015 as compared to the...
04 Nov, 2015, 08.43 PM IST
Goa eyes more tourists; to tap hike in visa on arrivalGoa is preparing to cash in on Centre's plan to increase visa on arrival facility to 150 countries while it eyes growth in number of touris...
08 Mar, 2015, 12.31 PM IST
ICC World Cup brings bonanza for travel cos as 6,000 Indians fly to AustraliaDie-hard fans spending up to Rs 1.5 lakh for a minimum one match holiday while an Australian holiday costs about Rs 12 lakh
09 Feb, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Expecting World Cup windfall, New Zealand tourism eyes 33% more IndiansThe island nation expects a large chunk of visitors during the World Cup and hopes that it would provide a fillip in subsequent years.
09 Nov, 2014, 12.41 PM IST
- India's meetings & exhibitions industry facing infrastructure bottlenecks
Infrastructural bottlenecks are hitting the growth of an estimated $ 1.5-billion MICE industry in the country, a government official today ...
20 Aug, 2012, 06.10 PM IST
- Pilgrimages top the list for domestic travellers
The top five destinations for Indian tourists in 2008 will be China, Macau, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia and Malaysia.
16 Dec, 2007, 12.31 AM IST