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Hazara Rama Temple, Hampi Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, has identified 17 sites in 12 clusters in the country for development under Iconic Tourist Sites Development Project, pursuant to Budget Announcements of 2018-19. “One of the big plans that we are working on is to develop our iconic sites. We have picked out the 17 most iconic sites in India like the Taj Mahal, Kaziranga and we are working backwards to make them world class. We think that all the first-cut master plans are done, so I think that will be a big push as to how we can ... Read more

Yoga is India’s greatest gift to the world, said Suman Billa, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India. Suman Billa was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the India Tourism Mart in New Delhi. “Give us 15 days, we will make you 5 years younger,” he said while talking about the importance of yoga and the different yoga practices followed in the country. The Tourism Ministry is organising the India Tourism Mart (ITM) from 16th to 18th September, 2018 in partnership with the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) and with the support of State /UT ... Read more

Photo for representative purpose only India Tourism Mart, first-of-its-king, will be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on 17th September 2018 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The three-day programme is organized by the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) in association with the Ministry of Tourism. The programme will kick start on 16th September at 5:00 PM with a welcome address by the President of FAITH, followed by a ‘Welcome cocktail Reception’. The official Inauguration will be on 17th at 10:00 AM. The objective of the event is to position the tourism destinations and products of the country in ... Read more

With an aim to attract more tourists from Buddhist countries like that of Japan, the Indian Tourism Ministry is planning to promote Buddhist tourism. The country is organizing international Buddhist conclave every other year and is also aggressively developing Buddhist Circuit, which connects key places associated with the religion’s heritage.   “We are receiving a minuscule number of Buddhist tourists – just 0.005 per cent of the total Buddhist population in the world despite being a key pilgrimage destination for millions of practicing Buddhists around the world,” said Suman Billa, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism. “The idea is, even if we are ... Read more

India is not just depending on the foreign tourist arrivals, close to 24 million Indians travelled last year. “In 2017, 1.8 million trips were made by Indians within the country and which will go up to 2 million in 2018 and we want this number to increase dramatically, its not just about international arrivals but also Indians visiting India,” Tourism Minister K J Alphons said while interacting to the travel/tour operators in a Q&A session at the ITB Berlin. The minister also stressed on the growing use of new technologies and methodologies in tourism, especially social media. Alphons also spoke ... Read more

It’s that time of the year for the travel and tourism industry players and professionals from every nook and corner of the world to hurry to the German capital of Berlin to participate in their dream get-together organised by Messe Berlin GmbH. The platform for this meeting is none other than the much talked about Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin (ITB Berlin), world’s largest tourism trade fair. As usual, this year too the event is attracting hundreds of thousands of exhibitors and participants. Around 10,000 tourism companies from 186 countries and regions are represented on an area covering 160,000-sq-m at the Messe ... Read more