Aiming to provide a boost to tourism in the Himalayan nation, Nepal has resumed the on-arrival visa facility for fully vaccinated international travellers. In another significant move to increase the number of tourists, the Nepal government has also removed the mandatory seven days quarantine requirement for such visitors. Travellers should have received their last dose […]

Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has launched “Su-Swagatam (Visit India)” App to facilitate Foreign Visitors intending to Visit India. The main objective of the app is to facilitate Visitors seeking Indian Visa abroad and obtaining visa related services within India while their stay. The app will ease out the Indian Visa related information […]

International charter flights will be hitting the runways at the Dabolim international airport in Goa soon, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. Speaking to reporters after a government function in North Goa district, Sawant also said that domestic and international tourists will be confident of travelling to Goa after the state is 100 per cent vaccinated […]

Jammu & Kashmir is set to get onto the international aviation map with the Ministry of Civil Aviation okaying the launch of the first commercial flight between Srinagar and Sharjah in the UAE in about a month. “This is a historic step both for J&K and its people. Foreign travellers will soon be able to […]

The Kolkata airport is now geared to roll out the Biometric Boarding System (BBS) with technicians completing installation of all equipment and testing of hardware. The system that will allow paperless and seamless travel experience is expected to be commissioned sometime in November after the software platform is tested and receives the go-ahead from the […]

Full-service carrier Vistara has announced the launch of non-stop flights between Delhi and Paris CDG (Charles de Gaulle) from November 7 under the bilateral ‘transport bubble’ agreement between India and France. The airline will fly twice a week between the two cities – on Wednesdays and Sundays. Vistara will accept all eligible customers meeting visa […]

Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has reached the milestone of 100 hotels operational in India with the opening of the Bhopal property. Operating in India for the last 20 years, Radisson is one of the leading international hotel companies in India with presence in over 60 locations in the country spread over leisure, business and gateway […]

American Airlines, which will start nonstop flights between Delhi and New York from October 31, and between Bengaluru and Seattle from January 4, 2022, has entered into a codeshare agreement with IndiGo. American will put its code on 29 of IndiGo’s domestic routes in India, providing an option for its customers arriving on the carrier’s […]

Fully vaccinated tourists and Sri Lankans having a negative PCR test result at the point of embarkation will no longer need to get a PCR test at Sri Lankan International Airport, Health Ministry said, announcing new guidelines for domestic and foreign passengers effective from midnight today, i.e. 29th September 2021. Policies for partially vaccinated tourists […]

India administered over 25 million Covid-19 vaccine doses on 17 September 2021, setting a new record on PM Narendra Modi’s birthday. This is the first time that more than 20 million jabs have been administered in a single day. India took 85 days to touch the 100 million vaccination mark, 45 more days to cross […]

In a bid to boost the economy as daily Covid-19 cases in the country have come down, the Central government is considering to resume issuing tourist visas very soon, confirmed a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) official said. A senior MHA official confirmed that things have been formalised and a meeting has been called in […]

Acknowledging the potential of the wetland just behind the Atal Bihari Vajpayee International (Ekana) Stadium, the state forest department and Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) have agreed to develop it into an eco-forest. Besides the regular presence of ducks, bee-eaters, kingfishers, sparrows, parakeets and jacanas, deer, golden jackal, monitor lizards, water snakes and butterflies, some extremely […]

The Rajasthan state assembly passed a new bill on 20th September night to insert a new section 27-A in the Rajasthan Tourism Trade (Facilitation and Regulation) Act, 2010, making misbehaviour with tourists a cognisable offence in Rajasthan and a non-bailable one if repeated. According to the section 27-A, “All the offences punishable under the Act […]

In an indication to resume all tourism activities in Goa, the state government has announced the reopening of casinos with 50 per cent capacity. Fully vaccinated visitors and travellers with a negative Covid-19 RT-PCR test report will be allowed to visit casinos from 20th September 2021. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant reviewed the existing restrictions in […]

Two more beaches in India have been awarded ‘Blue Flag’ certification, an international eco-level tag, taking the total number of such beaches in the country to 10, the Environment Ministry said. The two beaches to receive the certification this year are Kovalam in Kerala and Eden in Puducherry, the ministry said. The Ministry of Environment, […]

India’s cumulative vaccination coverage against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on 13th September surpassed the 750 million-mark, an official statement by the Union ministry of health and family welfare read. World Health Organisation’s (WHO) South-East Asia regional director Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh congratulated India for achieving the feat at an ‘unprecedented pace.’ “While it took 85 […]

Madhya Pradesh’s Ladhpura Khas village has been nominated for the ‘Best Tourism Village’ category in the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) award. The official said that through rural tourism, tourists can also find accommodation of local cultural specialties, types, and processes of local food, dress, dialect, customs, traditions, local means of transport, jewelry, makeup […]

Jet Airways is all set to resume domestic operations in Q1 2022, according to the Jalan Kalrock Consortium, the successful resolution applicant of Jet Airways. The process of reviving the grounded carrier is on track with the existing Air Operator Certificate (AOC) already under process for revalidation. The Consortium is working closely with the relevant […]

To promote eco-tourism and develop pollution-free beaches, the Tamil Nadu government plans to spend Rs 01 billion over the next five years to get the prestigious Blue Flag certification for the Marina and nine other beaches in the state. Blue Flag certification is an internationally recognised ecolabel accorded by Denmarkbased NGO Foundation for Environment Education […]

Situated on the fringe of the Sasan Gir National Park, Aramness Gir, a new style safari lodge, is set to open in October 2021. Aramness is the culmination of collaborative design between Fox Browne Creative and Nicholas Plewman Architects to create a unique and immersive experience in the Indian wilderness. The lodge design takes its […]

Sarovar Hotels have signed a new Golden Tulip hotel in Goa. It will be the group’s 4th hotel in Goa, which is nestled amidst the picturesque and peaceful green hills of Arpora. Golden Tulip, Arpora upon completion in 2023 will have 50 well-appointed rooms and suites encased beautifully by quaint architecture that reflects Goa’s history […]

Sri Lanka has launched tourism promotion initiatives with Russia and Ukraine aimed at reviving the sector which has been severely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, a Minister said. Addressing reporters on Monday, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said that Russia and Ukraine were among the top 10 countries with the highest number of tourist arrivals to […]