In rupee terms, earnings from tourists were Rs 49,413 crore (Rs 494.13 billion) when compared with Rs 40,375 crore (Rs 403.75 billion) in 2006: a growth of 22.4 per cent.
The Indira Gandhi National Open University invites applications for its BSc in Hospitality and Hotel Administration programme in collaboration with the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology.
Among the Indian carriers, Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo, and SpiceJet operate flights to Saudi Arabia while Saudi Arabian Airlines and Flynas are the two carriers operating in India.
The first priority for the new Tibetan administration in Dharamsala should be to look at Tibetan recruitment in the PLA, suggests Claude Arpi.
The total cost includes Rs 44 crore for contingencies and overhead expenses.
Govt will continue to oppose Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai's 'badmouthing' India.
Rohit Nandan will continue to work as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of national carrier Air India for one month or till Ashwani Lohani takes over from him.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed happiness that the city has been recognised as a World Heritage Site.
The government's announcement to fund fashion initiatives is likely to provide a fillip to this largely unorganised sector.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Tamil film industry.
'The Andamans are strategic territory for India.' 'We need at least three full-length, 10,000-feet airfields here.'
The e-visa authority project, allowing entry without a physical visa, has overshot the October 2 deadline
India has a shortage of 150,000 rooms and the government hopes this will create additional 7,000 hotel rooms for events like the Commonwealth Games, scheduled in New Delhi in 2010.
Sitharaman exhorted the states to work together with the Centre, stating that while the Union government sets the direction of economic growth, it is for the states to ensure effective implementation on the ground.
The Budget emphasises on capacity building and empowerment of marginalised sections of society including farmers.
Barely able to stand on its own feet after the disinvestment blow, the Indian Tourism Development Corporation is now struggling to get unpaid dues totalling Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million from the government.
Senior journalist Ram Bahadur Rai, former news editor of Hindi daily Jansatta, replaces Chinmaya Gharekhan.
Kanchhi Maya Tamang, a trafficking survivor, summited Mt Everest with the message on Sunday, becoming the first to climb the world's highest peak for women empowerment and gender equality, according to UN Women Nepal.
The US and China have sparred over the origin of the virus for days, with a Chinese official promoting conspiracy theories.
"We have decided to extend electronic tourist visas to Chinese nationals," Modi said addressing students at the Tsinghua University in Beijing.
A parliamentary panel on Friday recommended for fixing of an upper limit for the economy class airfares to curb the "exorbitant" air fares during the peak tourist seasons.
The proposed construction of 100 railway budget hotels across India to meet the Commonwealth Games tourist rush has hit a road block with no clear signal as to which authority will execute them.
Gandhi also called upon the government to immediately put money into the hands of the poor and provide a financial package to the industry to help revive the economy.
The inclusion of the Taj Mahal in the new list of the seven wonders of the world has left the government worried about infrastructure requirements in Agra. The tourism ministry has scheduled a high-level meeting in the next couple of days to take sto
The Delhi HC asked the Centre to produce record related to writers who returned their Sahitya Akademi awards.
Kharola leads from the front. As a team player, he also uses technology to improve processes whether it is training or assessing metrics, a key trait that would help to improve service quality of the national carrier.
Cracking the whip, Railways have imposed heavy fines totalling Rs 11.5 lakh on nine caterers including Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation for serving "bad quality" food in trains.
In less than an hour, seven of the top 10 India trends were fuelled by wishes pouring in for Prime Minister Modi from different quarters.
The growth rate in September too was 3.2%.
Facing huge financial crunch, the Railways has invited suggestions from the general public to increase its revenue and reduce expenditure ahead of the upcoming Budget Session of Parliament.
'We have set out a timetable to reduce income tax rates for all incomes below Rs 50 lakh, and to progressively eliminate the surcharges on income above Rs 50 lakh, by 2024.' The Budget speech past CII president Naushad Forbes wants to hear.
'How can the monument where the prime minister unfurls the flag on Independence Day, in a ceremony broadcast and telecast nationally, be maintained by a private entity?' asks Jyoti Punwani.
The government on Wednesday said provisions of Press Note 2 (2005 series), which allowed 100 per cent foreign direct investment in townships
The National Rail Museum houses seven of the original nine 'Palace on Wheels' coaches.
In January 2015, 25,023 tourists arrived by availing the scheme.
Air India stares at an operational loss of Rs 2,171 crore in 2014-15.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Rajapaksa and said he looks forward to further deepen relations between the two nations.
