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“Gandhi in Bombay”; online Book Reading Session organized by MoT as part of India’s 75 Years of Independence

As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, the Indiatourism Mumbai, Regional Office of Ministry of Tourism in the Western Region organized an online book reading session of “Gandhi in Bombay’’ by the authors Dr.(Mrs) Usha Thakkar and Ms. Sandhya Mehta on 15th March 2021. During this book reading session, the authors turned as […]

MoT offers training to over 700 Homestay Owners of Darjeeling region through Workshop

A three days Incredible India Mega Homestay Development & Training Workshop was held in Darjeeling from February 22 to 24, 2021 to enrich the hospitality skills of the Homestay owners of the region and to ensure a better experience for the tourists. Workshop was organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India’s Regional Office […]

ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting held Online Co-chaired by Prahlad Singh Patel

The Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel co-chaired the 8th Meeting of ASEAN-India Tourism Ministers meeting with Minister of Tourism of Cambodia H.E. Dr. Thong Khon through video conferencing today. The Meeting was in conjunction with the 24th Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers (M-ATM). Shri Patel highlighted India’s historical and […]

Budget allocation of Tourism Ministry for 2021-22 increased to Rs. 2026.77 Crore

The outlay for Annual Budget 2021-22 of the Ministry of Tourism is Rs. 2026.77 Crore as against the outlay (Rs. 1260.00 Crore) approved for the revised Budget Plan 2020-21. Briefing media about the various budgetary provisions benefitting the tourism sector in New Delhi today, Secretary Tourism, Shri Arvind Singh said that the annual outlay in […]

Arvind Singh Appointed as the new secretary of Tourism, Govt of India

Arvind Singh, Chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI), has been appointed as the new Secretary of Tourism, Govt of India. He replaces Yogendra Tripathy who has been shifted to the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals as Secretary under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. The change at the Tourism Ministry is part of a […]

Year End Review 2020 by Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India

68 webinars organized by M/o Tourism till date under Dekho Apna Desh Series; series continue to provide thrust to the rich culture of tourism in India with a viewership of over 3 lakh, Dekho Apna Desh Series gets a huge thumbs up. SAATHI initiative launched to assist the hospitality industry to continue to operate safely […]

ITM likely to held in FEB’2021

Sources confirmed that the Ministry of Tourism and the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH), after several postponements are working towards, holding the flagship annual B2B event, India Tourism Mart (ITM), to promote Incredible India, in February 2021. Considering the long Christmas and New Year holidays in the important source markets like […]

Urgent attention from Government required for Tourism Industry – Kerala High Court

The Central Government Counsel has sought more time to file a statement on the petition filed by Kerala Travel Mart Society and Kerala tour operators against the inaction of the Central government in announcing a financial stimulus package to the travel and tourism sector. The Kerala High Court after the first hearing of the petition […]