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Assam’s tourism revenue has almost doubled in 2017-18, when compared to the earnings in 2016-17. The profit (before tax) of the corporation has almost doubled from Rs 2.24 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 4.22 crore in 2017-18. “The inflow of domestic and foreign tourists has gone up noticeably and the occupancy of hotels, even in the off-season, has increased by about 20 per cent. It is evident that the flow of tourists to Assam has increased by 20 per cent in the last year,” said tourism minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while releasing the annual achievement report 2017-18 of the Assam Tourism Development Corporation ... Read more

Assam has something special for the ‘green’-lovers. With an abundance of scenic grandeur, mesmerising grasslands, seemingly endless paddy fields, the blue mountains, the gorgeous tea estates and a wealth of rarest and near-extinct species of wildlife, Assam welcomes the nature-lover in you with all its grandeur. If you don’t mind spending some valuable time with golden langurs, hoolock gibbonstigers, leopards, swap deer, dolphins and a flock of resident and migratory birds, then visiting some of the national parks in Assam will give you the best experiences. It is better to start your trail with one of the oldest national parks ... Read more