Journeys not getaways: The Indian traveller now finds higher purpose in experienceIndian travellers are embracing slower, more meaningful journeys. Expect growth in cultural, wellness, and nature-focused trips. Offbeat de...
03 Jan, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
Assam Inland Waterways Boost: IWAI signs MoUs for petrochem transport & water metroInland Waterways Authority of India inks key agreements to boost Assam's water transport. MoUs with Assam Petro-Chemicals and the state gov...
22 Nov, 2025, 10.32 AM IST
Sebi approves eyewear market leader Lenskart's IPO along with 4 othersEyewear unicorn Lenskart receives Sebi approval for its IPO, comprising a Rs 2,150 crore fresh issue and OFS. The listing follows strong FY...
06 Oct, 2025, 06.33 PM IST
Taj Mahal most-visited ticketed ASI monument in 2024-25The Taj Mahal emerged as India's most visited ticketed monument for both domestic and foreign tourists in FY 2024-25. India's tourism secto...
27 Sep, 2025, 07.53 PM IST
When do we sail? Cruise ships are turning Indian ports into destinationsCruise tourism in India is quietly transforming. What was once an elite escape is now pulling in middle-class families, retirees, and first...
20 Jul, 2025, 08.25 AM IST
With growing disposable income, middle class is embracing cruise: Sarbananda SonowalIndia's cruise tourism is experiencing a significant boom, with passenger numbers surging nearly 500% in the last 11 years. This growth is ...
20 Jul, 2025, 08.24 AM IST
Cordelia Cruises operator Waterways Leisure files DRHP to raise Rs 727 crore via IPOWaterways Leisure Tourism, operator of Cordelia Cruises, has filed its DRHP with SEBI to raise Rs 727 crore via an IPO consisting entirely ...
16 Jun, 2025, 04.07 PM IST
Cordelia Cruises plans to raise Rs 800 cr through IPO to fund growth plansWaterways Leisure Tourism (Cordelia Cruises) on Friday said the company is planning to raise Rs 800 crore through an Initial Public Offerin...
14 Feb, 2025, 05.45 PM IST
Hoist the sails: India’s cruise tourism faces a host of challenges despite tax incentives for foreign linersThe World, the largest privately-owned residential yacht, visited Visakhapatnam. India, with its extensive coastline and rivers, holds pote...
03 Aug, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
Budget policies in 2024 could boost Indian hospitality industry's prospectsInterim Budget: India's diverse offerings - from cultural heritage to niche tourism like adventure and wellness - continue to lure global t...
01 Jan, 2024, 12.34 PM IST
India giving a push to cruise services with IGST waiver, cruise terminalsThe government is giving coastal cruise services a push by offering IGST waiver to luxury vessels converting to coastal run and encouraging...
26 Oct, 2023, 06.20 PM IST
Cordelia Cruises aims to pump in USD 1 bn by 2025 to boost India operations"India will do extremely well in the cruise sector. I am confident that in the next 5-7 years India will be one of the top five cruise dest...
01 Jun, 2022, 03.02 PM IST
Government working on comprehensive national tourism policy: G Kishan ReddyAddressing the last day of the two-day India International Cruise Conference here, Reddy also urged the industry stakeholders to prepare a ...
15 May, 2022, 08.43 PM IST
Cordelia Cruise passengers were fully vaccinated, had negative RT-PCR, says companyBesides, all guests who tested positive are all asymptomatic, the cruise liner said in a statement, while maintaining that Cordelia Cruise ...
04 Jan, 2022, 06.52 PM IST
IRCTC will launch India's first luxury cruise liner from September 18According to the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, passengers on board the ship would have the opportunity to travel to some...
10 Sep, 2021, 10.03 AM IST
Frolic amidst nature: Head to Fiji or Thailand for family time this summerTake your kids on an active holiday, filled with soft adventure.
19 Apr, 2018, 04.08 PM IST
Exempt cruise tourism under GST regime: Shipping MinistryAt present, cruise tourism is not taxed and the shipping ministry wants to keep it out of the GST regime in order to boost the industry.
09 Jul, 2017, 02.21 PM IST