Tourism Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a post on LinkedIn on Tuesday elaborating on the advantages of developing a National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal in Gujarat. The post is titled 'Let's focus on Tourism'.

Greece plans to impose a 20-euro levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak summer season, in a bid to avert overtourism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday.

Hitting out at those who are "anticipating" a Bangladesh-like situation in India, Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that this is not Bangladesh, this is Narendra Modi's India.

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences and referred their managers to the public prosecutor's office for illegally facilitating pilgrims' travel to Mecca, the cabinet said.

A Russian minister has said that Moscow and New Delhi are set to strengthen their tourism ties by launching visa-free group tourist exchanges. Consultations between Russia and India on a bilateral agreement to ease travel will begin in June.

With the number of Indian tourists visiting the Maldives dwindling amidst strained bilateral ties, the archipelago nation's tourism minister on Monday urged Indians to contribute to the country's economy which is dependent on tourism.

As a ripple effect of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Lakshwadeep Islands in January this year, tourism officer Imthias Mohammed T B has confirmed a rise in inquiries to visit the island region.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday called on Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim and the two leaders discussed cooperation in the areas of trade, education, agriculture, tourism, defence and also on regional issues including Myanmar.

Nagaland's Tourism and Higher Education Minister Temjen Imna Along has once again grabbed the attention of his X (formerly Twitter) followers by sharing a video of Indore's famous dancing cop.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Gujarat on February 24 and 25 and will launch a slew of development projects worth over Rs 52,250 crore related to health, road, rail, energy and tourism across the country.

Thailand has launched a scheme to offer visitors up to $14,000 in medical coverage in the event of an accident, the tourism minister said Thursday, as the kingdom seeks to lure travellers back after the pandemic.

Nagaland's Tourism and Higher Education Minister Temjen Imna Along once again grabbed the attention of his X followers with a funny video in which he was seen struggling to get out of a shallow water body despite being helped by people.

The government also said it has asked the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to conduct an audit of the 2022 Grand Prix.

The Chief Minister's social media push comes as the state seeks to revive its tourism industry after the impact of the pandemic.

The government will invest significantly in the tourism sector in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her interim Budget 2024 speech today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a post on LinkedIn on Tuesday elaborating on the advantages of developing a National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal in Gujarat. The post is titled 'Let's focus on Tourism'.

Greece plans to impose a 20-euro levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak summer season, in a bid to avert overtourism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday.

Hitting out at those who are "anticipating" a Bangladesh-like situation in India, Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that this is not Bangladesh, this is Narendra Modi's India.

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences and referred their managers to the public prosecutor's office for illegally facilitating pilgrims' travel to Mecca, the cabinet said.

A Russian minister has said that Moscow and New Delhi are set to strengthen their tourism ties by launching visa-free group tourist exchanges. Consultations between Russia and India on a bilateral agreement to ease travel will begin in June.

With the number of Indian tourists visiting the Maldives dwindling amidst strained bilateral ties, the archipelago nation's tourism minister on Monday urged Indians to contribute to the country's economy which is dependent on tourism.

As a ripple effect of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Lakshwadeep Islands in January this year, tourism officer Imthias Mohammed T B has confirmed a rise in inquiries to visit the island region.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday called on Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim and the two leaders discussed cooperation in the areas of trade, education, agriculture, tourism, defence and also on regional issues including Myanmar.

Nagaland's Tourism and Higher Education Minister Temjen Imna Along has once again grabbed the attention of his X (formerly Twitter) followers by sharing a video of Indore's famous dancing cop.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Gujarat on February 24 and 25 and will launch a slew of development projects worth over Rs 52,250 crore related to health, road, rail, energy and tourism across the country.

Thailand has launched a scheme to offer visitors up to $14,000 in medical coverage in the event of an accident, the tourism minister said Thursday, as the kingdom seeks to lure travellers back after the pandemic.

Nagaland's Tourism and Higher Education Minister Temjen Imna Along once again grabbed the attention of his X followers with a funny video in which he was seen struggling to get out of a shallow water body despite being helped by people.

The government also said it has asked the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to conduct an audit of the 2022 Grand Prix.

The Chief Minister's social media push comes as the state seeks to revive its tourism industry after the impact of the pandemic.

The government will invest significantly in the tourism sector in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her interim Budget 2024 speech today.