Tag: UP Tourism

Uttar Pradesh to give facelift to Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

The Uttar Pradesh government is all set to upgrade facilities at Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) in order to attract more tourists in the coming years. One gate would be constructed at the junction point of Pilibhit-Basti national highway, the second one would be near Mustafabad forest guest house and the third on the Pilibhit-Mahof forest range road, IANS said in a report. After repairs of tourist huts at Chuka are completed, UP tourism and PTR officials would finalize 3-4 picturesque sites around the place to develop into tourist destinations with state-of-the-art facilities. This venture would ensure compliance of National Tiger ... Read more

OYO tries to take over UPSTDC’s loss making propertis

OYO, the budget hotel chain, is seeking the possibility of having the loss making properties of Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department to be added to its chain of hotels. OYO today said to have preliminary discussions with the UP Tourism Department and UP State Tourism Development Corporation (UPSTDC) officials in Lucknow. “We are keen to partner with the state tourism department for operating their existing assets and turning them around. State government officials have seen our system and how we operate,” Ankit TandonOYO Hotels and Homes (operated business) COO told the media. If succeeded, it would be OYO’s first such arrangement ... Read more

Uttar Pradesh strive to be top of the tourism chart of the country

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh government is formulated a number promotional programmes to lift the state’s tourism sector to the top of the country. “Our government is striving to make UP to the top of the country’s tourism chart. The government has come up with a number of programmes to develop tourism”, said Yogi Adityanath, Chief Ministr of Uttar Pradesh. He was addressing the inaugural function of the fourth edition of UP Travel Mart (UPTM) 2018. In order to increase tourism connectivity, the state has announced new airports in Bareilly, Moradabad, Aligarh and Azamgarh. The minister also said that the ... Read more