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What is the Incredible India Road Show?

Incredible India Road Show is an initiative by the Ministry of Tourism for promoting the tourism sector of India worldwide by organizing roadshows that showcase India’s ancient culture...

December 10, 2019

Union Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Tourism with Finland

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday, 20th November 2019, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Finland in strengthening cooperation in...

November 21, 2019

Bangladesh has the highest tourist inflow to India in last 3 years

Minister of state and Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question, provided the country-wise break-up of foreign tourist arrivals for 2016, 2017...

November 21, 2019

First BIMSTEC Ports Conclave at Visakhapatnam

Between November 7 and November 8, 2019, the Ministry of shipping is hosting the first ever BIMSTEC Ports’ Conclave. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and...

November 6, 2019

Ministry of Tourism launches Audio Odigos app

On the occasion of nationwide Paryatan Parv 2019, the Union Ministry of Tourism launched the Audio Guide facility App “Audio Odigos” for 12 sites of India (including Iconic...

October 4, 2019

Paryatan Parv 2019 being organised by Ministry of Tourism

Union Ministry of Tourism is organising ‘Paryatan Parv 2019’ from 2 to 13 October 2019 across the country. The nationwide festival was inaugrated by Union Minister of Petroleum...

October 3, 2019

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for the first time

The kingdom of Saudi Arabia will offer tourist visas for the first time as part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil. The move to...

September 28, 2019

2019 edition of World Tourism Day (WTD)

The World Tourism Day (WTD) is observed every year on 27th of September to create awareness on the role of tourism among the international community and to demonstrate...

September 28, 2019

September 27: World Tourism Day

The United Nations World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27. The day aims at creating awareness on social, political, cultural and economic values among international community. Background...

September 27, 2019

Kerala state tourism wins PATA Gold award for an ethnic food restaurant run by women

At Nur-Sultan (Astana) in Kazakhsta, the Kerala Tourism has won three prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold awards viz. for an ethnic food restaurant run by women...

September 24, 2019

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