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Jammu And Kashmir Reopens To Tourists After 2 Months

Jammu and Kashmir has been reopened to tourists from today, more than two months after the government asked tourists and pilgrims to leave the state before it made the big announcement of ending the special status for Jammu and Kashmir. In an order dated October 9, Jammu and Kashmir’s Home Department lifted the travel advisory […]

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Badrinath Temple to close for public from November 17 onwards

One of the most pious and acknowledged Hindu shrines, Badrinath Temple in the Uttarakhand state is set to close for the public from November 17. Announcement about the same was made by the chief priest of the temple. The closure of the temple will mark the beginning of winter in the temple city and also […]

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Vistara announces flights to Udaipur, Varanasi-Khajuraho

Vistara has announced that it would operate daily direct flights between Delhi and Patna from November 3. The airline will also fly daily between Varanasi and Khajuraho from November 5. Travellers across India have got a perfect Diwali gift from Vistara as the airline has announced direct flight services to historic places like Udaipur in […]

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Udaipurs Taj Lake Palace – 3rd Best Hotel in the World | Conde Nast Traveler Awards 2019

Over half a million readers of the Conde Nast Traveler have declared Udaipur’s Taj Lake Palace Hotel as the 3rd best in the world. These readers belong predominantly to US and UK. This was announced in the Conde Nast Travelers’ Choice Awards 2019. Annual reader surveys in the US and UK have been compiled into […]

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India flags off its first privately-run train with airline-like facilities

For the first time in its 166-year history, Indian Railways is letting go of its monopoly on rail travel. Beginning tomorrow (Oct. 05), commuters between Delhi and Lucknow will be able to travel in a “private” train that comes with swanky, aircraft-like frills. The Tejas Express, flagged off by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath […]

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Mumbai airport’s main runway will remain shut for five months starting November

Travellers get ready for some more delays and diversions as Mumbai airport’s main runway will be closed for five months, from November to March (2019-2020). The main runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Mumbai (CSIA) handles around 46 flights per hour. But with the renovation work lined, all commercial flights will operate from the […]

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ITM 2019 Draws Over 240 Foreign Buyers

Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road, Transport and Highways & Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (IC) inaugurated the India Tourism Mart (ITM) 2019 in New Delhi yesterday. The Ministry of Tourism and the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality […]

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Kerala Tourism emerges the most followed tourism page in South Asia

Driven by brand new content and fascinating visuals, the interactive Facebook page of Kerala Tourism has hit a new high, emerging as the most followed tourism page in South Asia, overtaking Tourism Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand by a fair margin. The number of ‘likes’ on Kerala Tourisms Facebook page has tripled in the past two […]

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India Jumps 6 Places To 34th Rank On World Travel And Tourism

India has moved up six places to rank 34th from the 40th place on world travel and tourism competitiveness index (TTCI), according to World Economic Forum (WEF) report. The report states that India had the greatest improvement over 2017 among the top 25 per cent of all countries ranked in the report. In 2015, India […]

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GST Reduction On Hotels To Spurt The Tourism Growth

Addressing the media at before the inauguration of 2nd India Tourism Mart 2019, Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister for Culture & Tourism (IC) said that GST rate cut on hotel accommodation service will boost tourism sector. He said that the decision of the GST Council to lower the GST rate for hotels was the most […]

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