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In preparation for tourism restart, Maharashtra’s Department of Tourism recently launched a mobile app for tourists and a revamped website.The cabinet recently approved a budget of `250 crore for tourism development in the state. NishaVerma Maharashtra Tourism recently launched its revamped website and a new mobile app dedicated to tourists. …

Caravan tourism is slated to be the next big thing for Kerala Tourism after houseboats in three decades. What’s more, the Caravan Tourism Policy also offers investment subsidy to attract operators and incentivise the purchase of caravans. Kerala has announced a comprehensive, stakeholder-friendly Caravan Tourism Policy that will offer visitors …

Improving socio economic status of border districts, especially aspirational districts is one of the priorities of the government of India. An action plan is devised to lead to successful tourism in Bihar. Key priorities as well as a clear action plan to be followed by tourism authority. Jatinder Singh, Director, …

The UT welcomed more than 2,60,000 tourists this year after re-opening, which bodes well for the destination that has largely depended on tourism. It is now promoting offbeat destinations and has planned B2B roadshows towards the end of 2021 with a budget that is 4X from the previous year. Hazel …

Underlining her ministry’s focus on the North East region, RupinderBrar, ADG, Ministry of Tourism, has said that road and air connectivity is a priority area here, while parallely developing tourism infrastructure such as homestays to ensure quick and holistic tourism development. Hazel Jain Speaking at a webinar on developing tourism …

To boost tourism in the state, Kerala Tourism has recently launched a mobile app which will allow travellers to  make inquiries using its voice assistant feature. Janice Alyosius The mobile app launched by Kerala Tourism ensures hassle-free travel for tourists, giving them an opportunity to discover unexplored attractions themselves and …

In an exciting development, the Indian Railways has started two new Vistadome trains that promises to change the tourism landscape of this region. One will run between Guwahati-New Haflong and the other between NJP-Alipurduar. Hazel Jain The Vistadome tourist train that started in Gujarat has shown us thata destination’s appeal …

Gujarat Tourism is on a war-footing to develop new projects and promoting them to the rest of India. After the Statue of Unity, it is the Seema Darshan project at Nada Bet that will help the state position itself for border tourism. Hazel Jain With only the Wagah border as …

Kerala has become the global leader in implementing a unique model of Bubble appraoch and responsible tourism which is not confined to certain practices, properties, operators but taken up by the tourism destinations. Janice Alyosius At a recent virtual meet with Dr Venu V, Additional Chief Secretary Tourism, Govt of …

Kerala has accelerated its COVID-19 vaccination campaign to turn all tourism destinations completely risk-free for visitors. Vythiri in Wayanad has thus become the first 100%-vaccinated tourism destination in the state. Major centres to be covered under the initiative are Alappuzha, Munnar, Fort Kochi, Kovalam, Kumarakom and Varkala. Hazel Jain Kerala …