Leh - Ladakh to develop ten model border hamlets: Ladakh Lieutenant Governor V K SaxenaLeh-Ladakh is developing ten model border villages. The first, Chumur, has begun construction of climate-resilient homes with homestay faci...
03 Jun, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
Indians may be roaming closer to home because of a war far awayIndia Tourism Sector and Iran War: Prime Minister Modi's call to curb foreign travel for a year aims to boost domestic tourism, conserve fo...
19 May, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
New Delhi asks Bengal to fast track central schemes after Mamata exitThe Centre has flagged West Bengal's failure to implement key central schemes for tribal welfare. Programs like PM-JANMAN and DAJGUA, launc...
07 May, 2026, 09.07 PM IST
Government committed to 'Act East, Act Fast' for India's 'Ashtalakshmi' in northeast: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi declared the government's resolve to 'Act Fast' for India's northeast, referring to the region as 'Ashtalakshm...
28 Apr, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Indian Army launches tent-based homestay in Uttarakhand’s Garbyang: How to book, price, and other detailsThe Indian Army has launched a tent-based homestay in Garbyang village, Uttarakhand. This initiative under Operation Sadbhavna aims to boos...
08 Oct, 2025, 08.38 AM IST
NITI Aayog lays out policy roadmap to promote homestays in IndiaNITI Aayog suggests financial support and easier rules for homestays. This aims to help states create better tourism. India relies on touri...
23 Aug, 2025, 12.24 AM IST
Homestay policy may be refurbished to offer incentivesThe government plans to revise the homestay policy, focusing on incentives for hosts and aggregators, transparent regulations, and protecti...
31 Mar, 2025, 12.43 AM IST
Centre's push for homestays via Mudra loans can boost local economies, say stakeholdersThe Centre's move to promote homestays through Mudra loans has been welcomed by stakeholders, who believe it will boost local economies and...
02 Feb, 2025, 12.43 PM IST
MP govt developing homestays in India's first craft handloom village PranpurPranpur, Madhya Pradesh's first craft handloom village, is preparing for more tourists by developing homestays. Two will be ready by Novemb...
16 Oct, 2024, 06.27 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh unveils plan to boost rural tourism with 93 village homestaysThe Uttar Pradesh government has unveiled a Rural Tourism Development Strategy to boost rural tourism. The plan includes developing tourism...
26 Sep, 2024, 05.10 PM IST
Uttarakhand Tourism launches homestays booking portalUttarakhand Tourism's www.uttarastays.com allows free homestay bookings without fees or revenue sharing. Small homestay owners can register...
23 Jul, 2024, 08.03 PM IST
Oyo to add 50 homestays, hotels in Rameswaram and RamanathapuramThe company said most of the homestays will be near Ramanathaswamy Temple.
07 Aug, 2023, 02.54 PM IST
J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurates 75 Oyo homestaysThe inauguration is a part of the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav - an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 7...
14 Aug, 2022, 10.49 AM IST
Stayzilla ties up with ATDC to promote rural tourismATDC is a private organisation which stands to endorse agriculture tourism. The MoU was signed between Western Region Office of Stayzilla a...
23 Jan, 2017, 01.44 PM IST
West Bengal government ready with the new homestay policyThe idea was conceptualised by Mamata Banerjee while she was travelling in North Bengal. She had instructed the state tourism department to...
02 Jan, 2017, 12.57 PM IST
Love teaching children? Travel to Gangtok this summer and educate kids in monasteriesGangtok is a beautiful hill station & the capital of Sikkim. Gangtok spreads over a forested mountain that faces the Kanchenjunga peaks.
16 Jun, 2016, 07.02 AM IST
Government works to encourage homestays, promote tourismModi government is working on relaxing rules to encourage more people to offer homestays to tourists and help make up for shortage of hotel...
28 Apr, 2016, 11.37 AM IST