A total of 78 additional routes will be awarded under the fourth round of regional connectivity scheme Udan, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on 25 August. Under the Udan scheme, financial incentives from the Centre, state governments and airport operators are extended to selected airlines to encourage operations from unserved and underserved airports, […]
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India’s longest river ropeway service launched in Guwahati
India’s longest river ropeway of 1.82 km connecting Guwahati and North Guwahati over the Brahmaputra River in Assam was inaugurated on 24 August. It is expected to boost tourism in the region. The ropeway will cross the Urvashi Island and the commuters will catch a glimpse of the Umananda Temple on Peacock Island, built by […]
Read MoreIndia Tourism Mart (ITM) to be held virtually in November 2020
Hony. General Secretary, FAITH has suggested that India Tourism Mart (ITM) will be held by the end of November 2020. “This will help in promoting India to the tour operators all over the world. Last two years, we had 250 buyers, this year in the virtual mart we hope to interact with more than 500 […]
Read MoreVistara likely to start flights from India to UK, Germany, France
Private carrier Vistara is likely to start flight operations between India and the UK, Germany and France under the bilateral air bubble arrangements that have been signed with these countries, sources in the aviation industry said on Sunday. Earlier this month, India and the UK signed a bilateral air pact, under which the airlines of […]
Read MoreNepal to resume international flights from Sep 1
The Nepal government has decided to resume international flights from September 1 after nearly six months, a Cabinet Minister said. Nepal had suspended international flights on March 22 in an effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, reports Xinhua news agency. The country had earlier planned to resume the services from August 17, […]
Read MoreHimachal Pradesh and Odisha looks to develop eco-tourism
Himachal Pradesh is keen to explore eco-tourism opportunities and is looking to develop destinations for the same. The state forest minister, Rakesh Pathania, presided over a meeting of the forest department to explore the possibilities of eco-tourism and also discussed the development of necessary facilities to promote the state as an eco-tourism destination. The state […]
Read MoreEco-tourism centres in Kerala to reopen from August 19
The Eco-tourism centres in Kerala, which has been closed since March 10 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will reopen for visitors once again starting from August 19. All the eco-tourism centres under the Forest Department will be open maintaining all protocols and guidelines. The decision has been taken considering the negative impact of the five-month-long […]
Read More34 sites in India declared as National Geological Monuments
The Indian subcontinent exhibits imprints of varied geological processes through the ages and is a storehouse of interesting geological features. Geological Survey of India has already enlisted some of those locales as National Geological Monuments. It is imperative that the Tourist Map of India should be enriched by the inclusion of these geological monuments and […]
Read MoreThenzawl Golf Resort project inaugurated in Mizoram
The Thenzawl Golf Resort project was inaugurated in Mizoram on August 4 under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism. Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism (Independent charge) Prahlad Singh Patel virtually inaugurated the project, in the presence of the Robert Romawia Royte, Tourism Minister of Mizoram and Esther Lal Ruatkimi, […]
Read MoreMeghalaya to develop glamping sites around caves and water bodies to attract high-value tourists
Meghalaya will be setting up glamping sites around the north eastern state’s famous cave and waterfalls to attract high-value tourists. Informing this at the E-Tourism Summit, Cyril Diengdoh, Director – Tourism, Meghalaya, said that considering the unique nature and status of the state in the 6th schedule of the constitution, where indigenous people have a […]
Read MoreNepal opens Mt. Everest after nearly 5 months
Nepal has opened Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks from August 13 after a nearly 5-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Tourism Department official. All spring season expeditions that usually last from March to May were suspended in the wake of the pandemic. The government had halted the issuance of climbing […]
Read MoreBhutan Orders First Nationwide Lockdown
Bhutan ordered its first nationwide lockdown on 11th August after a returning resident tested positive for coronavirus after being discharged from quarantine and coming into close contact with people in the capital Thimphu. The case took the total in the tiny Himalayan kingdom to 113, still the lowest in South Asia, and it has yet […]
Read MoreFlights, long-haul transport to remain suspended till August 31 in Nepal
The Cabinet meeting of the Government of Nepal decided to resume flight operations from September 1. Citing the rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Cabinet postponed the resumption of domestic and international flights. Earlier on July 20, while announcing the end of the nationwide lockdown, the government had mentioned that […]
Read MoreSri Lanka receives Safe Travels Stamp from World Travel & Tourism Council.
Recognising the safety protocols introduced by the Government of Sri Lanka along with standards mandated by Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) to ensure the safety of domestic and international travellers, destination Sri Lanka was recently endowed with the World Travel and Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Safe Travels stamp. Whilst establishing confidence among tourists looking at […]
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