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‘You’re Indian? How are you so nice?’ Indian woman recalls Thai locals’ reactionsAn Indian content creator's recent trip to Thailand revealed that locals were surprised by her polite behaviour. She observed that some Ind...
Belarus eyes deeper BRICS partnership, strengthens India ties for multipolar worldBelarus eyes full BRICS membership, seeking a multipolar world order. The nation is deepening its strong relationship with India. Key areas...
Portugal eyes bigger role in India’s infrastructure, manufacturing push as trade ties deepenPortugal's Minister of State for Economy, João Rui Ferreira, expressed readiness to contribute to India's infrastructure goals, highlightin...
UAE's OPEC exit may not hit oil markets, say executivesUAE’s planned exit from OPEC is unlikely to disrupt global oil markets despite its sizable output, say industry executives, though it may d...
'Hospital infra isn't sole determinant of better care, outcomes also matter,' says Max Healthcare ChairmanMax Healthcare has significantly increased its bed capacity to 6,500 with a new Saket facility. This expansion targets both domestic patien...
$20,000,000 scam at 30,000 feet: How Mount Everest guides made trekkers sick for hefty insurance gainsNepal's tourism faces a $20 million insurance fraud crisis after trekking guides allegedly poisoned tourists to stage fake medical emergenc...
'Dubai is safe': UAE pushes to contain fallout from Iran onslaughtDubai is actively working to restore its image as a secure destination following Iran's missile and drone attacks. Authorities are promotin...
Safari ban at two popular Karnataka tiger reserves spark booking cancellationsA ban on jungle safaris in Karnataka's Bandipur and Nagarahole tiger reserves has badly hit tourism. Resorts and homestays are facing cance...
Om Parvat: Snow disappears at popular 14,000-foot Vyas Valley peak due to tourism. Check shocking imagesFor the first time, Uttarkahand's Om Parvat was devoid of snow last week, raising concerns. Experts cited scanty rain, scattered snowfall, ...
Amsterdam's new tourist tax in 2024 could become 'Europe’s highest'With expectations of over 20 million visitors this year, Amsterdam has grappled with challenges posed by a growing influx of tourists, part...
Foreign travelers may avoid India for quite a whileAs per the Ministry of Tourism, the number of foreign tourist arrivals shrank to 0.21 million in the April-December period of 2020, compare...
Coronovirus scare hits Kerala's tourism sector, triggers wave of cancellationsThe Nipah outbreak of 2018-19, two consecutive monsoon floods in 2018, the worst in a century, and last year had hit hard the state's touri...
Foreign tourist arrivals on E-visas up 57% in DecOverall, 8.91 lakh foreign tourists had visited the country from January to November last year, up 10.4% from a year earlier. The December ...
Kerala Tourism campaign wins Golden City Gate AwardTitled 'New Worlds', the multimedia campaign containing three short films directed by filmmaker Anwar Rasheed won silver prize of Golden Ci...
Cricket World Cup 2015 boosted local economies of Australia and New Zealand: StudyICC Cricket World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand provided a significant positive boost to the local economies, ICC said in a stateme...
Three Indian cities in top 15 wellness destinations list in AsiaThree Indian cities- Jaipur, New Delhi and Mumbai, have been featured in the list of top 15 destinations with the best hotels for wellness ...
Visa reforms likely to fuel tourism growth of 7.5% in 2015: StudyScowsill, however, told ET over the phone that India needs to liberalise its visa regime more, besides developing its tourism infrastructur...
Tourists line up for ringside seat at Varanasi poll battleElection tourism made its debut in 2012 during the legislative assembly elections in Gujarat. With Modi seeking a fourth consecutive term a...
- Poor sanitation cost India $54 bn
Inadequate sanitation cost India almost $54 billion or 6.4% of the country’s GDP in 2006.
- Goa emerging as destination for drugs, sex: GCCI
Tourism in Goa is earning a bad name with the state slowly emerging as a "drug and sex destination," the state's apex commerce body has sai...