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Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura, Prayagraj & More: Yogi Adityanath highlights tourism glory of Uttar Pradesh

Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura, Prayagraj & More: Yogi Adityanath highlights tourism glory of Uttar Pradesh

Fri, Sep 27, 2024

On World Tourism Day, Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath highlights the tourism importance of the state and also mentioned popular cultural and historical sites contributing to tourism of the state. He made special mention of sites like Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura, Prayagraj. He said, “I extend greetings to all of you on World Tourism Day.

SpiceJet's Game Plan! Aiming to connect small cities?

SpiceJet's Game Plan! Aiming to connect small cities?

Wed, Sep 25, 2024

Aiming to connect small cities through new routes, good growth in operating profits is possible in the next 3 years: Ajay Singh, CMD, Spicejet, watch the entire conversation with Neha.

74 lakh tourists visit Himachal till May, hike by 3.5%; Solan surpasses Shimla in tourist footfall

74 lakh tourists visit Himachal till May, hike by 3.5%; Solan surpasses Shimla in tourist footfall

Thu, Jun 20, 2024

A total of 74,64,184 tourists including 32,415 foreign tourists visited the state till May end as compared to 72,02,956 tourists including 23,174 foreign tourists in the same period last year, an increase of 3.5 per cent, said Tourism and Civil Aviation Director Manasi Sahay Thakur.

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IRCTC launches ‘IRCTC iPay’, its own payment gateway

IRCTC launches ‘IRCTC iPay’, its own payment gateway

Sun, Mar 03, 2019

IRCTC, which handles catering, tourism and online ticketing operations for the Indian Railways, has launched its own payment aggregator called ‘IRCTC iPay’. Watch full video to know more.

Good news! Soon, Ajanta-Elora, Hampi, Kaziranga set to be on flyers' map

Good news! Soon, Ajanta-Elora, Hampi, Kaziranga set to be on flyers' map

Wed, Jun 06, 2018

Under the UDAN programme, the government has collected a levy of Rs 214 crore from scheduled airline operators to fund the scheme and has disbursed Rs 60 crore as viability gap funding to the airline operators till May 2018 to operate in tier II and tier III airports. The UDAN was launched with much fanfare by the government in June 2016 with a cap on fares.

Foreign tourist arrivals witness 8.4% growth in January 2018

Foreign tourist arrivals witness 8.4% growth in January 2018

Tue, Feb 13, 2018

Foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) witnessed a growth of 8.4% in January 2018 over January 2017, while the number of travellers on e-Tourist Visa saw 58.5% growth in the same period, according to Ministry of Tourism data.

Karnataka government to fund entrepreneurs, startups across the country

Karnataka government to fund entrepreneurs, startups across the country

Mon, Jan 08, 2018

Karnataka government is all set to start funding technology startups based across the country by calling them to register in Karnataka, IT minister Priyank Kharge told ET.

Nearly 13 per cent dip in number of Indians visiting US: Expert

Nearly 13 per cent dip in number of Indians visiting US: Expert

Mon, Dec 18, 2017

According to latest figures released by US National Travel and Tourism Office, in the first six months (January to June), there was a drop of 12.9 per cent in the number of people travelling from India to the US.

14.4% growth in foreign tourist arrivals in Nov, says Tourism Ministry

14.4% growth in foreign tourist arrivals in Nov, says Tourism Ministry

Tue, Dec 12, 2017

The number of foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in India in November 2017 was 10.05 lakh as compared to FTAs of 8.78 lakh in November 2016 and 8.16 lakh in November 2015, according to a statement by the Tourism Ministry.

Maharashtra government to formulate beach shack policy

Maharashtra government to formulate beach shack policy

Tue, Jun 20, 2017

The Maharashtra government has decided to come up with a beach shack policy to promote beach tourism along the coastline, develop the coastal areas, generate revenue and employment.

First UDAN flight takes off in Shimla

First UDAN flight takes off in Shimla

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

Prided at being a ‘global first initiative’ UDAN – Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the maiden flight under the Regional Connectivity Scheme. The first flight of the initiative that began last year was from Shimla to New Delhi.

Policy to promote tourism through rail connectivity

Policy to promote tourism through rail connectivity

Mon, Apr 17, 2017

The Railways is formulating a policy to promote tourism by connecting tourist spots across the country through trains. The policy, a first-of-its-kind exercise by the Railways, aims at hassle-free and seamless movement of people across different tourist places.

Why foreign tourists kept pouring in despite cash crunch?

Why foreign tourists kept pouring in despite cash crunch?

Wed, Mar 29, 2017

Even though sudden demonetisation drive announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, 2016 was expected to hit tourism sector hard, it hasn't been the case. In November foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) amounted to 8.9 lakh compared to 8.1 lakh the previous year.

Pawan Hans to start helicopter services for Delhi tourism from 1 April

Pawan Hans to start helicopter services for Delhi tourism from 1 April

Fri, Mar 24, 2017

Pawan Hans to start helicopter services for Delhi tourism from 1 April. Watch the full segment for more details

China's economy gets off to strong start in 2017 as investment rebounds

China's economy gets off to strong start in 2017 as investment rebounds

Tue, Mar 14, 2017

China issued a raft of upbeat data on Tuesday showing the economy got off to a strong start to 2017, supported by strong bank lending, a government infrastructure spree and a much-needed resurgence in private investment.

Govt to revive 50 underutilised airports in 4 years for affordable flying scheme

Govt to revive 50 underutilised airports in 4 years for affordable flying scheme

Fri, Oct 21, 2016

At the regional connectivity scheme launch of ‘Udan,’ Ministry of Civil Aviation on Friday said that they would revive unused, underserve and unserved airports to make flying affordable to the masses of India.

Full Text: India-Russia joint statement after PM Modi meets Russia's President Putin

Full Text: India-Russia joint statement after PM Modi meets Russia's President Putin

Sat, Oct 15, 2016

India's prime minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Saturday ahead of the eight BRICS Summit which will begin from Sunday in Goa. Here's the full text of the joint statement: October 15,2016

Foreign tourist arrivals grew by 12% in August; brought in over Rs 12,900 crore

Foreign tourist arrivals grew by 12% in August; brought in over Rs 12,900 crore

Wed, Sep 21, 2016

The growth rate in foreign exchange earnings (FEE) in rupee terms during August 2016 over August 2015 was 13.1% as compared to the growth of 9.9% in August 2015.

Tourism Ministry approves Rs 500 crore fund for projects in Jammu & Kashmir

Tourism Ministry approves Rs 500 crore fund for projects in Jammu & Kashmir

Sat, Sep 17, 2016

The projects envisage tourist infrastructural development in Jammu and Kashmir.

Tourism Ministry to attract investment of Rs 50,000 crore in tourism

Tourism Ministry to attract investment of Rs 50,000 crore in tourism

Mon, Sep 05, 2016

Mahesh Sharma, Minister of state for tourism and culture said,"Through this summit we will be able to attract investment above Rs 50000 crore in the country's tourism sector."

Service Tax dispute: Delhi High Court declares MakeMyTrip not guilty

Service Tax dispute: Delhi High Court declares MakeMyTrip not guilty

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

Delhi court said, the arrest of the official without notice and the matter of service tax collected was not justified, as they did not contain any reasonable explanations for institution of proceedings or regard to the predecessors history.

Cox & Kings consolidated net profit declines by 24% to Rs 108 crore

Cox & Kings consolidated net profit declines by 24% to Rs 108 crore

Tue, Aug 30, 2016

Peter Kerkar, Director of Cox & Kings said," We have posted robust results despite a series of adverse events in Europe, a weaker rupee against the euro and the dollar and are poised to grow substantially across business lines."

Foreign exchange earnings from tourism rose 20% in July

Foreign exchange earnings from tourism rose 20% in July

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

So far in this year, FEEs from tourism has grew by 15% to Rs 87,384 crore versus Rs 76,017 crore with a growth of 9.5% of previous year.

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