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National Tourism Day 2025: All You Need To Know - Date, History, Initiatives, And More
Mark your calendars! National Tourism Day, which falls on January 25, 2025, is here to remind you why India is the ultimate travel destination.
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Interim Budget 2024: In Interim Budget, Funds For Lakshadweep Amid India-Maldives Row
The government will invest significantly in the tourism sector in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her interim Budget 2024 speech today.
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Sri Lanka Implements Free Tourist Visas To Nationals From India, 6 Nations
Aimed at boosting the tourism sector, Indian tourists - the largest inbound group - to Sri Lanka, would receive free tourist visas with immediate effect, the Department of Immigration and Emigration has announced in Colombo.
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"Guest Is God": PM Modi On India's Approach To Tourism
India's approach to the tourism sector is based on the ancient Sanskrit verse 'Atithi Devo Bhavah', meaning 'Guest is God', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday.
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This Is Not A Library This Is A Train. Check Out This Viral Post
The launch of the 'Garvi Gujarat' rail tour package is in line with the Indian government's 'Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat' scheme.
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Need Border Tourism, Economic Activity To Solve "Remoteness": Top Cops On China
China has a strong economic and strategic need in the Ladakh sector, which is why it is aggressively building its army to dominate the unfenced locations on the Indian side to lay claim on more areas.
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IRCTC Floats Tender to Appoint Consultant to Monetise Digital Data, Digital Liberties Group Flags Risks
The IRCTC has floated a tender as part of a project aimed at ‘digital data monetisation’, according to the public sector undertaking, which is looking to hire a consultant to monetise data from the railway’s passenger, freight, parcel, catering, tourism, and other operations. Meanwhile, digital liberties group Internet Freedom Foundation has ...
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Visa Suspension May Cost Rs 8,500 Crore For Travel, Tourism, Aviation Sectors
Industry bodies, including Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO), and ASSOCHAM, foresee job losses in the sectors as companies try to tide over the situation by removing non-essential work forces and stopping recruitment, while calling the government to review the decision to suspend visas for a month and allow inbound travel through limited ...
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Sri Lanka Extends Free Tourist Visa Scheme For Indians Till April 30
Sri Lanka on Thursday extended the free visa-on-arrival scheme till April 30 for the citizens of 48 countries, including India, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said, as the country tries to revive the tourism sector which was hit by the Easter Sunday bombings.
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Indian Tourists Spent Over $13 Billion In 2016 In America: US Embassy
Indian tourists in the US spent more than $13 billion in 2016 as a US export in travel and tourism sector, a US embassy official said in Kolkata on Friday.
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India Can Build Its Own 'Etihads, Emirates, Qatars': SpiceJet's Ajay Singh
Under Mr Singh, SpiceJet has been rebuilding its business since almost collapsing after running out of cash in late 2014.
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E-Tourist Visa For Foreigners Willing To Pursue Yoga Courses
Welcoming the Centre's decision to extend e-tourist visa to foreigners willing to pursue yoga courses in New Delhi, tour operators' body Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) on Friday said the move would have a "positive impact" on tourism sector as the ancient Indian practice is becoming popular globally.
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12 PSUs Lined Up for Stake Sale in 2015-16: Report
The government has shortlisted about a dozen public sector undertakings or PSUs including Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL), MMTC, Hindustan Copper Ltd and India Tourism and Development Corp (ITDC) for sale of stakes to achieve the current fiscal year's disinvestment target of Rs 41,000 crore.
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Disease outbreaks will affect Indian tourism
The worries of Indian government are not yet over, as they expect possible fallout on the tourism sector pertaining to the dengue and chikungunya outbreak.
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National Tourism Day 2025: All You Need To Know - Date, History, Initiatives, And More
Mark your calendars! National Tourism Day, which falls on January 25, 2025, is here to remind you why India is the ultimate travel destination.
-
Interim Budget 2024: In Interim Budget, Funds For Lakshadweep Amid India-Maldives Row
The government will invest significantly in the tourism sector in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her interim Budget 2024 speech today.
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Sri Lanka Implements Free Tourist Visas To Nationals From India, 6 Nations
Aimed at boosting the tourism sector, Indian tourists - the largest inbound group - to Sri Lanka, would receive free tourist visas with immediate effect, the Department of Immigration and Emigration has announced in Colombo.
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"Guest Is God": PM Modi On India's Approach To Tourism
India's approach to the tourism sector is based on the ancient Sanskrit verse 'Atithi Devo Bhavah', meaning 'Guest is God', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday.
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This Is Not A Library This Is A Train. Check Out This Viral Post
The launch of the 'Garvi Gujarat' rail tour package is in line with the Indian government's 'Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat' scheme.
-
Need Border Tourism, Economic Activity To Solve "Remoteness": Top Cops On China
China has a strong economic and strategic need in the Ladakh sector, which is why it is aggressively building its army to dominate the unfenced locations on the Indian side to lay claim on more areas.
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IRCTC Floats Tender to Appoint Consultant to Monetise Digital Data, Digital Liberties Group Flags Risks
The IRCTC has floated a tender as part of a project aimed at ‘digital data monetisation’, according to the public sector undertaking, which is looking to hire a consultant to monetise data from the railway’s passenger, freight, parcel, catering, tourism, and other operations. Meanwhile, digital liberties group Internet Freedom Foundation has ...
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Visa Suspension May Cost Rs 8,500 Crore For Travel, Tourism, Aviation Sectors
Industry bodies, including Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO), and ASSOCHAM, foresee job losses in the sectors as companies try to tide over the situation by removing non-essential work forces and stopping recruitment, while calling the government to review the decision to suspend visas for a month and allow inbound travel through limited ...
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Sri Lanka Extends Free Tourist Visa Scheme For Indians Till April 30
Sri Lanka on Thursday extended the free visa-on-arrival scheme till April 30 for the citizens of 48 countries, including India, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said, as the country tries to revive the tourism sector which was hit by the Easter Sunday bombings.
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Indian Tourists Spent Over $13 Billion In 2016 In America: US Embassy
Indian tourists in the US spent more than $13 billion in 2016 as a US export in travel and tourism sector, a US embassy official said in Kolkata on Friday.
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India Can Build Its Own 'Etihads, Emirates, Qatars': SpiceJet's Ajay Singh
Under Mr Singh, SpiceJet has been rebuilding its business since almost collapsing after running out of cash in late 2014.
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E-Tourist Visa For Foreigners Willing To Pursue Yoga Courses
Welcoming the Centre's decision to extend e-tourist visa to foreigners willing to pursue yoga courses in New Delhi, tour operators' body Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) on Friday said the move would have a "positive impact" on tourism sector as the ancient Indian practice is becoming popular globally.
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12 PSUs Lined Up for Stake Sale in 2015-16: Report
The government has shortlisted about a dozen public sector undertakings or PSUs including Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL), MMTC, Hindustan Copper Ltd and India Tourism and Development Corp (ITDC) for sale of stakes to achieve the current fiscal year's disinvestment target of Rs 41,000 crore.
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Disease outbreaks will affect Indian tourism
The worries of Indian government are not yet over, as they expect possible fallout on the tourism sector pertaining to the dengue and chikungunya outbreak.
