Kaziranga records highest-ever foreign tourist footfall in 2025-26: Assam CM HimantaKaziranga National Park has seen its highest foreign tourist numbers in 2025-26. This surge reflects growing global confidence in Assam's c...
30 Dec, 2025, 01.31 PM IST
Japan and Australia begin reviewing travel advisory for Assam: CM Himanta Biswa SarmaJapan and Australia are reviewing their travel advisories against visiting Assam, following improvements in the state's law and order. Assa...
15 Feb, 2025, 05.54 PM IST
Student bodies express concern over Assam tourist vehicles being stopped in MeghalayaAt least 10 pro-ILP activists were arrested after they tried to prevent tourists from visiting Sohra and Dawki in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hi...
27 Jul, 2024, 09.36 PM IST
Assam witnessed a whopping increase of tourist footfalls in 2023, says state Tourism MinisterAssam Tourism Minister, Jayanta Malla Baruah, has urged Delhi-based tour operators to promote the Indian state as a tourist destination. Ar...
27 Jul, 2023, 09.44 PM IST
Industry status to tourism sector will be great for Assam's progress: CHATTAnwar Shirpurwala, secretary general of The Confederation of Hospitality, Technology and Tourism Industry (CHATT) added that Assam holds hu...
21 Dec, 2022, 07.42 PM IST
7 Germans detained for holding religious events in AssamOn Friday, seven German tourists were detained for violating visa norms, according to the police. Also, recently three Swedish nationals we...
29 Oct, 2022, 11.00 PM IST
Assam police initiates crackdown on foreign nationals flouting visa rulesOn Friday seven German nationals were detained for violating visa norms, recently three Swedish nationals were deported after they were fou...
29 Oct, 2022, 08.41 PM IST
Arrest of 17 bangladeshi nationals: Assam govt writes to Centre about frequent violations of tourist Visa norms by Bangladeshi clericsAssam DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Sunday said, " There is a tendency specially some Bangladeshi Mullas they come in, the moulavis etc they...
18 Sep, 2022, 07.37 PM IST
It's peak tourist season in North East but 'bookings cancelled'With Assam witnessing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act last week, the tourism industry has suffered a serious setback as many...
21 Dec, 2019, 09.24 AM IST
Engaging Priyanka Chopra as brand ambassador has not helped Assam tourism: Congress leaderCongress legislators raised objection to a photograph of the Bollywood star in ‘minimal cloths’ as featured in a calendar of Assam Tourism.
20 Feb, 2018, 08.02 PM IST
Assam to launch new tourism campaign featuring Priyanka Chopra on November 1BJP led government in Assam has announced massive subsidy and incentives to woo film industry in the mint fresh tourism policy.
19 Oct, 2017, 06.34 PM IST
Priyanka Chopra appointed brand ambassador, will promote 'Awesome Assam'The Assam government had previously been in talks with Sachin Tendulkar, and Deepika Padukone.
19 Dec, 2016, 04.16 PM IST
Assam goes on celebrity hunt to promote tourismGovernment is finalising a new tourism policy, web portal with booking facility, information kiosks, training youths as tourist guides besi...
23 Aug, 2016, 04.08 AM IST
Assam government in talks with Tendulkar, Bollywood stars to promote 'Awesome Assam'The BJP-led Assam government has started scouting for a brand ambassador for promoting state tourism.
22 Aug, 2016, 06.47 PM IST
- Northeast India to change its tourism marketing strategy
Northeast India will suitably change its marketing strategy. In another two years time Assam will have at least five star category hotels.
21 Jan, 2013, 07.39 PM IST
- Tourism also to be casualty in Assam
The aftershocks of the serial blasts are likely to resonate across Assam’s tourism industry For the moment, national security forces have t...
31 Oct, 2008, 02.30 AM IST
- Assam to aggressively promote its tourist hot spots
Assam has decided to aggressively promote the state's hot spots like Kaziranga National Park and Kamakshya among domestic and foreign touri...
19 May, 2008, 12.39 PM IST