Taiwan Visas get more liberalised: Now online and free of cost for Indian nationals
Sep 13, 2016, at 02:52 am
Indian Nationals are now entitled to free Taiwan visa which can be applied online and so its now even easier to plan a leisure holiday or MICE event for a visa to travel to Taiwan.
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces to open The Gateway Resort Pushkar Bypass Ajmer
Sep 12, 2016, at 10:31 pm
Kolkata/Ajmer, Sept 12 (IBNS): Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces has announced the opening of The Gateway Resort Pushkar Bypass Ajmer.
International air travel costliest from Canada
Sep 12, 2016, at 01:46 am
Toronto Sept 11 (IBNS): According to a new report published by air travel website Kiwi.com, international flights from Canada are the most expensive in the world.
IRCTC-led meeting discusses tourism promotion in Northeastern states
Sep 12, 2016, at 01:12 am
Guwahati, Sept 11 (IBNS): A range of ideas to boost tourism in the Northeastern states, including special tourist trains to unexplored destinations, are under discussion as the IRCTC steps up its efforts partner state tourism bodies in putting the region on the global tourism map.
LTC scheme for air travel to J&K extended for two years
Sep 08, 2016, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IBNS): The Ministry of Finance announced on Thursday that the central government has decided to extend the facility to travel by any airlines to visit Jammu & Kashmir on LTC.
Maharashtra Tourism offers Ganesh Darshan package
Sep 06, 2016, at 01:01 am
Mumbai, Sep 5 (IBNS): Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) is offering special day-long Ganesh Darshan Tour packages from Sep 6-8, which will cover some of the leading Ganesh mandals of Mumbai.
Taiwan-World's friendliest country: Survey
Aug 31, 2016, at 05:03 am
Taipei, Aug 30 (IBNS): Various surveys over several years have rated Taiwan as one of the friendliest countries in the world.
HolidayIQ, INTACH sign MOU to recognize next Big Heritage Destination in India for 2017
Aug 30, 2016, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): HolidayIQ, India’s largest travel and holiday information portal, on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Association (MOU) with The Indian National Trust for Arts and Culture Heritage (INTACH), to jointly identify ‘Next Big Heritage Destination’ in India for 2017.
Secretary tourism visits China to attract Chinese investment in Indian tourism sector
Aug 28, 2016, at 08:18 pm
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): In a bid to attract Chinese investment in India's Tourism sector, Vinod Zutshi, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism visited Shanghai on Saturday.
Yanni to scintillate Abu Dhabi with his live performance
Aug 25, 2016, at 04:02 am
Abu Dhabi, Aug 24 (IBNS): Award winning internationally renowned composer and multi-instrumentalist-Yanni makes his first Abu Dhabi appearance at the du Forum, Yas Island, on Friday.
Foreign tourist arrivals go up in July compared to a year ago
Aug 19, 2016, at 09:42 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS): Foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in India in July recorded 17.1 per cent growth compared to the same month in 2015, declared the Ministry of Tourism on Friday.
Belgium: Flanders’ Most Unexpected Must-Try Activities
Aug 18, 2016, at 11:18 pm
Looking for experiences beyond the beers, chocolates and canals in Flanders, the northern region of Belgium? Here we enlist the 5 most Quirky experiences for that offbeat adventure enticing the curious traveler.
Khairabera: West Bengal's newest eco address
Aug 18, 2016, at 04:38 pm
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS): If an animal is sighted, guests will hear beeps over the loudspeaker, the number of beeps indicating which wild animal -- elephant, leopard, sloth bear, etc -- is lurking near the campsite, said Arijit Dutta of Priya Entertainments Private Limited on Wednesday at the launch of the website for the Khairabera Eco Adventure Camp.
World's first discovery about early use of stone age tools made in Jordan
Aug 17, 2016, at 04:43 am
Amman, Aug 16 (IBNS): The research team from UVic and partner universities in the US and Jordan has found the oldest evidence of protein residue-the residual remains of butchered animals including horse, rhinoceros, wild cattle and duck-on stone tools.
Explore Japan in San Francisco’s Neighborhood Japantown
Aug 16, 2016, at 11:06 pm
Are you in San Francisco? And want to try something unique? Then spend a day exploring Japantown’s unique shops, restaurants and history with this San Francisco neighborhood itinerary. Not in Town/IBNS reports
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flags off new train
Aug 14, 2016, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Indian Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off a new train between Jammutavi and Haridwar on Sunday.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and South Africa for cooperation in the field of Tourism
Aug 11, 2016, at 01:52 am
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Africa for cooperation in the field of Tourism.
Philippines Tourism organises road show in Kolkata
Aug 10, 2016, at 07:29 pm
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS): Ahead of the festive season, The Philippines is wooing the wanderlust in India and especially the travel-bug smitten Bengalis.
States/UTs must warn tourists about Selfie Danger Zones says union tourism minister
Aug 08, 2016, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IBNS): It is the duty of the state governments and the administration of Union Territories to ensure safety of tourists and to take precautionary measure to prevent any untoward incident, including declaring of ‘Selfie Danger Zones’ at tourist sites, said Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (I/C) for Culture and Tourism in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Monday.
Govt sanctions setting up of new tourism colleges
Aug 02, 2016, at 02:49 am
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has sanctioned 12 Institutes of Hospitality Management in the North Eastern States.
CSIA bags the prestigious National Tourism Award for the ‘Best Airport in Metro Cities’
Aug 01, 2016, at 11:55 pm
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IBNS): Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) received the prestigious National Tourism Award 2014-15 under the category of ‘Best Airports in Class X (metro) Cities’ at a ceremony held at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
Vienna continues to charm Indian tourists
Aug 01, 2016, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi July 30 (IBNS): Vienna is becoming a holiday destination of choice for a larger number of Indians, with 32% more Indians visiting this tourist-friendly city in the first six months of this year, compared to the same period last year. Of the 3.1 million global visitors, over this period, tourists from India grew at the highest rate, followed by the Great Britain.
Tourists are brand ambassadors of their respective countries: Mahajan
Jul 31, 2016, at 11:18 pm
New Deli, July 31 (IBNS): Sumitra Mahajan, Speaker, Lok Sabha has said that the Tourists are the Brand Ambassadors of their respective countries and Tourism is a mode of improving the image of their countries abroad.
Jul 30, 2016, at 04:48 pm
On the grounds of Queen Victoria Park, overlooking both the American and Canadian Horseshoe Falls, Niagara's newest tourism experience has taken flight.
Explorer Levison Wood walks the length of the Himalayas
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:45 am
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS): Six-month journey, over 4 million steps, trekking 1,700 gruelling miles across the roof of the world, teaming up with local guides and meeting monks, soldiers and nomadic tribes, explorer Levison Wood takes on an extreme challenge to walk the length of the world's highest mountain range from Afghanistan in the west to Bhutan in the East.
Tips for First Time Overseas Travelers
Jul 26, 2016, at 04:38 am
East India Travel Awards recognises the deserving in tourism sector
Jul 21, 2016, at 10:18 pm
Kolkata, July 21 (IBNS): In its third edition, the East India Travel Awards gathered the best-known faces and companies in the industry in eastern city Kolkata recently, gifting an entertaining evening livened up by music and glamour as the proud recipients walked home with trophies that recognised their hard work in the tourism sector .
International tourism continues to grow above average in the first four months of 2016: UNWTO
Jul 20, 2016, at 04:45 am
New York, July 19 (IBNS) 2016 started on a strong note for international tourism. International tourist arrivals grew by 5% between January and April 2016 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Results were robust across almost all subregions and many destinations reported double-digit growth. Prospects for May-August remain positive, with around 500 million tourists expected to travel abroad in the Northern Hemisphere summer holiday peak season.
A unique tribal culture awaits you in Koraput Valley
Jul 16, 2016, at 09:27 pm
As rightly said perhaps by the architects of DESIA, a community based Rural Tourism initiative based on Responsible Travel practice in Odisha's Koraput Valley, the story of the region cannot be said through a website or in words, unless one visits here. This story is about the Odisha tribal tour, tribal people, tribal village, their believes, their rituals, their livelihood, festivals, farming, crafts and much more.
TTF Kolkata 2016: New destinations flavour of the season
Jul 11, 2016, at 01:35 am
Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): If everything goes according to plan, Kolkata’s Durga Puja celebration is expected to become more attractive with a procession of the best idols (based on awards won) to be held a few days after the actual festival, said West Bengal’s Tourism Minister Goutam Deb.