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India ranked 34th WEF’s World Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) 2019

The World Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) 2019 has been released by the World Economic Forum (WEF). In it, India has moved up six places to rank...

September 5, 2019

Tourism Minister inaugurates 1st-ever architectural LED illumination at Qutb Minar

Prahalad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism, inaugurated first-ever architectural LED illumination at Qutb Minar, the 12th-century monument, in New Delhi. Now with bottom...

September 2, 2019

Tourism Development in India

The Minister for Tourism and Culture along with the other senior officials of both the ministries called upon the 15th Finance Commission to suggest their points and financial...

August 28, 2019

Roopkund Lake

The Roopkund lake is a high altitude glacial lake which is located in a remote location in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. About the Roopkund lake The lake...

August 21, 2019

World’s Highest Lake Discovered in the Nepal

A lake which has been recently discovered in Nepal is officially set to be the world’s highest lake, once the record keepers are able to verify its elevation....

August 12, 2019

Schemes for promotion of domestic tourism in India

The Ministry of Tourism has launched several schemes for the promotion of domestic tourism in the country. Two of the schemes which have received prominent focus are Swadesh...

July 23, 2019

PATA Gold Award won by Incredible India Campaign

In what could be a major boost to the government’s vision to develop India as a global tourism hotspot, the flagship tourism campaign of India, the Incredible Indian...

July 18, 2019

Indian Government campaign ‘Find Incredible You’ wins Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award 2019

The Incredible India campaign – Find the Incredible You – has won the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award 2019 in the “Marketing – Primary Government Destination”...

July 18, 2019

Short Note : E-Visa Scheme

The Union Government of India initiated the e-Visa scheme in 2014 to enable a prospective foreign tourist/visitor to apply for an Indian Visa from his/her home country online...

July 9, 2019

Short Note- Tourism in India

As per data available with the government, the arrival of foreign tourists in India rose by 5.2% and the total number of foreign tourists arriving in India is...

July 1, 2019

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