India’s burgeoning adventure tourism faces problems that, if not fixed, will kill this golden gooseIndia has vast adventure tourism potential due to its diversity of geography and opportunities. But many trek operators are doing good busi...
05 Jul, 2024, 11.02 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh CM raises upper age limit for police constable recruitment to 26Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu approved one-year age limit relaxation for 1226 Constable recruitment. State Cabinet meeting cha...
18 Jun, 2024, 05.20 PM IST
Trekking, biking, paragliding … Adventure tourism starts peaking as Indians seek thrillsRevenge tourism is evolving into adventure tourism. But poor safety & security practices and infrastructure issues threatened to throttle t...
24 Feb, 2024, 10.10 AM IST
Tourists flock to Himachal after state relaxes Covid curbsHimachal Pradesh is seeing a rush of tourists after the state government decided to do away with the requirement of a negative RT-PCR repor...
14 Jun, 2021, 11.48 AM IST
Hotels see more cancellations, fewer bookings all over againIndian Hotels Company said Maharashtra was witnessing more cancellations and loss of business currently and this was also due to the restri...
08 Apr, 2021, 11.04 AM IST
First cases of avian influenza detected in Jammu's Udhampur and Poonch31 Jan, 2021, 05.42 PM IST
As India gradually opens up, travellers begin to check in for leisure travelAccording to a survey done by ixigo with over 5,000 users in September, 21% of the respondents said that they were travelling for a workati...
02 Oct, 2020, 09.12 AM IST
Planning a holiday? Here are the coronavirus related rules of different states for touristsIf you test Covid-positive, quarantine will follow as per the state protocol. Bookings at hotels are being permitted with strict safety gui...
29 Sep, 2020, 09.48 AM IST
Leisure travellers are stepping out. But rising Covid cases make tourism's recovery complexThe big hurdle to recovery is the surging pandemic, with cases continuing to rise in India, unlike some other countries that seem to have m...
12 Sep, 2020, 11.56 PM IST
2021 will be the year of Dekho Apna Desh, says Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh PatelThe Union Minister speaks to ET about the losses incurred due to the pandemic and now instilling confidence among travelers is the priority...
10 Aug, 2020, 12.35 PM IST
Operating procedures a plateful, small hotels may keep the doors shutWhile issuing the SOPs, the ministry of health and family welfare had said states and union territories may implement their own set of prot...
09 Jun, 2020, 05.11 PM IST
MHA opens up 137 peaks in India to foreigners for mountaineering and trekking purposesThe decision comes following a proposal from the tourism ministry.
21 Aug, 2019, 04.41 PM IST
Tourism ministry allocates Rs 50 crore for Govardhan parikramaThe Minister conveyed this after a site inspection in Mathura to assess the requirements for development of facilities at a meeting with th...
13 Jul, 2018, 06.38 PM IST
Stung by women’s safety poll, Government contests resultThe poll attributed India’s ranking due to the high risk of sexual violence. Respondents also ranked India as the most dangerous country fo...
12 Jul, 2018, 08.04 AM IST
Govt likely to relax restrictions for foreigners to visit forbidden areasAs per the guidelines, a foreign national is not normally allowed to visit a protected or restricted area unless the government is satisfie...
25 Mar, 2018, 02.47 PM IST
Ban on river rafting robs Delhi of weekend getawayA day after the National Green Tribunal accepted the Uttarakhand government's submission that no new licenses will be issued to rafting cam...
02 Aug, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
- Caravan tour packages set for launch soon
'Caravan' tour packages, popular in Europe and USA, will soon hit the Indian shores to attract elite segment tourists particularly foreigne...
06 Sep, 2009, 03.32 PM IST