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The Karnataka government’s five new policies are aimed at boosting heritage, wildlife, spiritual, cultural, adventure, coastal, nature, health, and agriculture tourism, as well as looking into the development of destinations, providing basic amenities, and generating revenue. The pandemic has had a significant impact on the industry, particularly in the tourism …

Before the 2nd COVID wave, there were bookings for both the tour operators as well as hotels in Telangana, but things changed after that. However, the business is returning, and industry stakeholders finally see light at the end of the tunnel, as queries come not only for leisure, but for …

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 …