Cleartrip enters train ticketing through IRCTC; targets single-digit market share this yearCleartrip, a Flipkart company, has entered train ticket bookings. This partnership with IRCTC offers travellers access to bookings across I...
27 Apr, 2026, 06.44 PM IST
40 tourism projects get nod to boost lesser-known destinations in IndiaThe Centre has approved forty projects worth Rs 3,295 crore to develop lesser-known destinations into iconic sites across 23 states. This i...
29 Nov, 2024, 09.20 AM IST
UP govt set to launch electric boats in Ayodhya, Varanasi to boost religious tourismThe state-of-the-art AC boats will have a steel catamaran hull, while the non-air-conditioned ones will feature an FRP catamaran hull, the ...
31 Aug, 2024, 09.55 PM IST
Financial experts express mixed feelings on RBI's restructuring packageTourism Finance Corporation of India MD and CEO Anirban Chakraborty said hotels and the hospitality sector are under the MSME segment in th...
29 Aug, 2020, 02.01 PM IST
Maharashtra, Sikkim prohibit hotels and restaurants from opening through new ordersThe Maharashtra government's order on easing of restrictions and phase wise opening of lockdown comes into effect from June 1 and shall rem...
31 May, 2020, 09.49 PM IST
NTCA red flags MP's move to increase tourism activities inside tiger reservesThis follows a complaint by Bhopal-based wildlife activist Ajay Dubey who has alleged that the state government has increased the tourism c...
20 Oct, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
Oyo good for market: KJ AlphonsThe tourism ministry came out with its own set of voluntary guidelines for OTAs and bed-and-breakfast establishments and home-stay options ...
17 Dec, 2018, 11.55 PM IST
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...
13 Apr, 2016, 12.12 PM IST
6 things Modi government is doing to make India a tourist hubIndia will also launch the 'Incredible India 2.0' campaign and for that, eminent ad filmmaker Prasoon Joshi has been roped in.
23 Jul, 2015, 03.09 PM IST
- New panel to ready tiger tourism norms in 10 days
Another panel has been set up by the ministry of environment and forests to decide eco-tourism guidelines in core areas and peripheral buff...
13 Sep, 2012, 06.16 AM IST
- SC extends ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reserves
Extending the ban on tourism activities in the core areas of tiger reserves, the Supreme Court today pulled up the Centre for the depleting...
29 Aug, 2012, 03.26 PM IST
Tour operators' Pench proposal glosses over govt norms on tiger tourismTour Operators for Tigers had submitted to the Madhya Pradesh government to run the exclusive Africa-style eco-tourism zone adjacent to Mow...
26 Aug, 2012, 05.51 AM IST
Supreme Court extends ban on tourism in core areas of tiger reservesExtending the ban on tourism activities in the core areas of tiger reserves, the Supreme Court today pulled up the Centre for the depleting...
22 Aug, 2012, 03.45 PM IST
- Environment Ministry ready with eco-tourism guidelines in ecologically fragile areas
The draft has been prepared after deliberations by a committee, which included wildlife experts and tourism practitioners.
03 Jun, 2011, 03.23 AM IST
- Star rating tied to safety, security at hotels
Hotels will get star ratings only if they are hospitable for disabled persons and have adequate arrangement for safety and security of gues...
07 Aug, 2009, 07.23 AM IST
- Govt to loosen purse strings for medical tourism
Aimed at boosting foreign tourists inflow which has been on a declining trend, government has decided to give financial aid to hospital rep...
01 Mar, 2009, 09.04 AM IST
- Service tax waiver likely for eco tourism
The government is considering various fiscal and policy measures to promote ecological and adventure tourism in the country including formu...
04 Jan, 2007, 03.20 AM IST