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India Tourism on a roll

G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of Tourism, Culture and DoNER, GoI, launches initiatives that aim to showcase investible projects and opportunities in tourism and hospitality sectors to investors. Janice Alyosius G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of India (GoI), recently launched several …

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1st G-20 tourism meeting a hit

The first Tourism Working Group meeting under India’s G20 presidency was a huge success. The 5 key priority areas were endorsed by all member countries, invitee countries and international organisations. TT Bureau Under India’s G-20 Presidency Ministry of Tourism and Gujarat put its best foot forward at the 1st Tourism …

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Tourism in ‘mission mode’

Going by the Budget speech of Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance, Government of India, the tourism industry can expect a lot from the government in the coming year. The government has proposed `2,400 crore outlay for the tourism sector with extended focus on Dekho Apna Desh, Swadesh Darshan and Unity …

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GTIS 2023 to change tourism landscape

The MOT is set to organise the first Global Tourism Investors Summit (GTIS) in New Delhi from 10-12 April this year, which will see a plethora of projects being showcased by states. Arvind Singh, Secretary, Tourism, shares his views with TRAVTALK. Nisha Verma GTIS is aimed at promoting India as …

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‘Visit India Year’ takes off

G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and DoNER, launched ‘Visit India Year 2023’ initiative recently, under which year-long activities will be held to promote tourism in the country. TT Bureau Bharat Parv, a six-day mega event, was organised at Red Fort Lawns by the Union Ministry of Tourism …

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Invest in tourism, requests government

Making a pitch in the tourism and hospitality sectors at a precursor event held in Mumbai for the upcoming Global Tourism Summit, the Ministry of Tourism went all out to woo potential investors. Also showcasing there states were Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and the UTs of Dadra Nagar Haveli …

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Industry elated after MOT’s relief

Persistent efforts by inbound tour operators has resulted in the MOT relaxing the rules of recognising tourism service providers in the country, by considering the turnover of FY2019-20 instead of FY2021-22, which didn’t see any business for the industry owing to COVID-19. The decision has spread a wave of delight …

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New era of overseas promotions

Arvind Singh, Secretary, Tourism, Government of India, has claimed that the closing of overseas India tourism offices will not be the end of an era, but a new beginning for the country’s marketing prowess, led by the National Tourism Board, and by the Indian missions. Nisha Verma & Janice Alyosius …

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High hopes from domestic biz

Arvind Singh, Secretary Tourism, GoI, while speaking at the IATO convention, acknowledged the UP govt’s support and emphasized on the need to expand the infrastructure given the large tourist influx. Janice Alyosius Addressing the 37th IATO Convention in Lucknow, Arvind Singh, Secretary, Tourism, Government of India, praised the Indian Association …

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Sustainability to steer industry

ITTA’s 5th Convention organised in New Delhi for two days focused on sustainability and at the same time raised issues facing the industry with the centre government. Bryan The Indian Tourist Transporters Association’s (ITTA’s) 5th Convention was organised at the Hotel The Grand in New Delhi on December 22 and …

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