Tourism ministry plans roadshows abroadIn an interview to ET, Alphons said revenue from foreign tourist arrivals grew 19.2% year-on-year to $27 billion last year and the target i...
India plans strategy to woo China's 144 million touristsChina will now have an India Tourism Office which will be headed by an IAS or IFS officer. It will also have a strategy advisor besides a p...
Government has inherited 14-year policy of refusing foreign aid: Alphons KannanthanamAlphons, who has been in the thick of things, is continuously updating the rest of the country about the conditions in Kerala and listing o...
Ministry plans long-term visas to help double tourist inflows“We already have multiple-entry visas. Now we want long-term visas like in the US and other countries, like 5- and 10-year visas, for which...
Promote luxury tourism in Meghalaya: MoS tourism to CMSangma called on Union Minister of State Tourism K. J. Alphons along with State Tourism Minister Metbah Lyngdoh and sought his intervention...
'Does Rahul Gandhi think church is purchasable?' asks KJ AlphonsAlphons, while talking to ET in Shillong on Friday, said that by dragging the church into politics the Congress was trying to divert attent...
Medical tourism value in India to touch USD 9 bn by 2020: GovtTourism Minister KJ ALphons informed the Lok Sabha that India has emerged as a major medical tourism destination over the years.
K J Alphons takes oath as Rajya Sabha memberAlphons, who is Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan in a bypoll ear...
After video of angry passenger, minister says he was not responsible for flight delayA video of an incident that happened yesterday shows a passenger, who had to attend a funeral in Patna, complaining to Alphons about the fl...
- Holistic learning need of the hour: Alphons
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Holistic learning is the need of the hour in our present education system, and young students should use digital t...
Compared to other destinations, India very safe: K J Alphons"We are 1.3 billion people. How many incidents take place in India? Very, very few. But of course these are unfortunate incidents and shoul...
India eyes 100 mn jobs through tourism in 5 yrs: K J AlphonsMoreover, Alphons said, the tourism industry feels that it is extremely expensive to set up hotels in India because the land cost is extrem...
Officers in business class, minister flies economyAlphons, like several present Cabinet ministers, does not take protocol at airports while boarding flights and takes the bus used by other ...
India is the safest, insists tourism minister citing VegasAsked about measures taken by the ministry regarding safety of women tourists, Alphons insisted that India is one of the safest countries i...
Eat beef in your country and then come to India, says tourism ministerNewly sworn-in Union tourism minister K J Alphons has an advice for foreigners visiting the country: Eat beef in your own countries and the...
Centre drops move to ppoint Alphons as Chandigarh AdministratorThe appointment of Alphons would have reversed the 32- year-old system of Punjab governor being the Chandigarh administrator.
BJP leader fails to get US nod for Narendra ModiAlphons said that he has not received any firm commitment from US lawmakers on the change in US policy but exuded confidence that this will...