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India's alternative accommodation market expected to reach $4.7 billion in GBV by FY29: ReportIndia’s alternative accommodation market is projected to grow to $4.7 billion in gross booking value by FY29 from $2.6 billion in FY26, acc...
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...
After hotels and monuments, banquet halls to be opened soon at half capacity: Tourism MinisterDeliberating on the challenges being faced by the tourism sector due to the pandemic, Suman Billa, Director for Technical Cooperation and S...
India needs to make working credit available for tourism industry: UNWTO DirectorSuman Billa, director at World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), said India had issued safety and hygiene guidelines for reopening the sectors ...
Tourism ministry to rate motels, legacy vintage propertiesHeritage category hotels are currently classified as heritage grand, heritage classic with or without alcohol service, and heritage basic.
PM Modi asks ministry to showcase India's tourism potentialUnder a new initiative, companies can use funds under their corporate social responsibility programmes to maintain monuments of national in...
Tourism Ministry discusses liquor ban with law, highway ministries"Inter-ministerial consultations are going on to gauge the next steps in the matter and to see which way this is going," Suman Billa, joint...
Govt can consider hospitality industry's plea against Supreme Court order banning liquor near highwaysAn ordinance would need to be taken up at a higher level, Suman Billa, joint secretary in the ministry of tourism, told ET.
Government open to hearing hospitality industry's plea regarding Supreme Court liquor banIndustry experts are estimating statewide liquor revenue losses of around Rs 50,000 as a result of the ban.
Govt wants to extend e-visa facility to business travellersAs of now, e-visas are available only for leisure and medical tourists, filmmakers and those coming to India for learning yoga.
United colours of incredible IndiaWhile states are marketing their own attractions, the Centre wants to leverage everything into one package, which it expects can bring a mu...
Centre mulls including cruise tours under LTC schemeAiming to increase cruise tourism, the Centre is mulling to include vacations on luxury ships under the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) schem...
Tourism Ministry inks MoU for certification of tour operatorsTourism Joint Secretary Suman Billa and ESOI Honorary President Steve Borgia signed the MoU in the presence of Tourism Secretary Vinod Zuts...
Caravan tourism may find place in government's new tourism policyThe move comes in the wake of Kerala and Madhya Pradesh governments promoting caravan tourism and the Centre receiving suggestions to inclu...
Kerala wants to project itself as the next big wedding destinationQuality ayurveda packages and cruise tourism would also help the state tap its tourism potential, say experts.
Kerala Tourism signs historic agreement with UNESCOThe MoU signed yesterday seeks to formalise a framework of cooperation in the areas of cultural heritage protection and promotion in the st...
Kerala Tourism signs historic agreement with UNESCOThe MoU seeks to formalise a framework of cooperation in the areas of cultural heritage protection and promotion in the state.
Kerala Tourism launches new 'Great Backwaters' campaign on TwitterThe campaign to unveil Kerala's backwaters as a single destination and a once-in-a-lifetime experience was unveiled on Twitter ahead of tra...
Kerala tourism tapping US market to boost tourist arrivalsThe first two road shows were held at New York and Chicago in the last couple of days, which would be followed by the last road show in Los...
- UN agency lauds Kerala's plans to revive 'Spice Route'
Kerala's initiative to revive and promote the two millennia-old spice route, through tourism has received a boost, with the UN agency.