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Centre relaxes 60-day rule on tourist visa

India has relaxed its tourist visa rules by lifting restrictions imposed on foreign visitors who want to visit India within a period of 60 days of their earlier visit. Citizens of Pakistan, China,......

Indian-Australian singer's 'topless' pic creates a stir

Topless pictures of an Indian-origin singer, who is Gold Coast city's pick to promote tourism in India, has left a section of the Indian community uneasy with some speaking against such moves to......

UK tourist in Meghalaya drowns in Umkynsan river

Meghalaya police on Wednesday handed over the body of 25-year-old Christina Reed, a tourist in India from the United Kingdom, to her father Scot Robert Reed. Reed was swept away while she was......

'Don't touch Indians. Be tolerant to them'

Keen to extend a warm welcome to millions of tourists during the 2012 Olympics in London, Britain's national tourism agency has put together a list of cultural 'dos' and 'don'ts', including the......

CPM objects to minister staying in 5-star hotel

The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Friday raised in the Lok Sabha the issue of Minister of State for Tourism Sultan Ahmed staying in a five-star hotel for six months and questioned who would......

Singapore woos Indian tourists with city in a garden

'Go as parents and return as children' entreats the new ad for Singapore Tourism Board, which has launched a customised and differentiated marketing campaign for India.Focusing on Singapore's......

Tension with Pak to wound medical tourism industry

India's medical tourism industry, pegged at around $2 billion and growing at 20 per cent a year, is set to take a significant hit if the ongoing tensions with Pakistan persist. Hospitals and......

Visa-on-arrival scheme to be made simpler

India will try and make its visa-on-arrival scheme for tourists simpler and faster to attract more inbound tourists in the country.This was stated by Parvez Dewan, Toursim Secretary, while......

Sharp drop in foreign tourist inflow growth in 2012

Foreign tourist inflow into India declined sharply in 2012, registering just five per cent growth, an eight per cent drop from 13 per cent in 2011, because of the ongoing slowdown in source markets......

India aims at 1 per cent global tourist arrivals by 2017

The country aims to attract one percent of the global tourist arrivals by the end of 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017) from the current 0.58 percent, Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai has......

Lee to promote Australian tourism in India

Popular in India for reasons which go beyond cricket, affable pacer Brett Lee has been roped in for promoting Australian tourism in the country. According to The Daily Telegraph, Lee has been named......

Himalayan bike race to flag off on Sept. 27

Hercules and Himachal Adventure Sports and Tourism Promotion Association (HASTPA) launched the 4th edition of India's premier mountain biking race-- Hercules Mountain Biking Himachal 2008.The race......

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Q. why tourism in india is less in comparison to other countries?
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Q. religious tourism is getting more important in India?
Trivial Pursuit: A. Because women can`t walk freely. more

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Q. where to stay in kashmir during Holidays ,Hotels or House Boats ?
Piaa: A. because , we use to believe not ever tried to know the fact ............ can be termed as a follower but not a Quetioner ........... we use to...... more

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Q. WHAT IS THE COST OF DESERT SAFARI IN RAJASTHAN JUST LIKE IN DUBAI ?
Blocked User: A. refer these pagesKashmir Packages, Travel | Kashmir Tour Package, Kashmir Holiday...... more

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Goa tourism looks towards Israel with hope

"Goa is one of the leading tourism destinations in the country. Last year, 2.7 million tourists landed in Goa, of whom 450,000 were foreigners." By... ...

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Two-day Jnana Degula kicks off today

Providing a host of career opportunities to students, the fifth edition of Jnana Degula —the annual two-day education career expo of Deccan... ...

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Experts for developing less-known sites

History and culture experts on Friday stressed the need to develop the lesser known historical sites in the state to promote tourism prospects.... ...

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Nitish urges pvt firms to invest in tourism sector

Urging private companies to invest in the tourism and hospitality sector in the state, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said "sky is the... ...

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Plea for new branding strategy to up footfalls

Tourism experts on Friday felt the need to promote the spiritual heritage of the state through a new branding strategy that would offer something... ...

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