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Sikkim-based tour operator Prabir Sen, Managing Director of Tibet Tours & Travels, raises pertinent concerns that the trade has been facing – from tourists booking hotels directly to difficulties in availing the various MOT (Ministry of Tourism) schemes introduced for registered travel agents. A new menace which we are noticing …

The Travel & Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) has been aggressively lobbying for the authorities to allow international charter flights from Goa’s main source markets for the upcoming tourist season so that clients can start planning. But will it be safe? Hazel Jain A delegation from the Travel & Tourism …

Northeast India is a hidden paradise for visitors and Assam is no different. The state has many archaeological sites that are still underdeveloped and some are open for the public, too. One of those sites is Deopahar. Sidheswar Kumar Mishra, Founder, Assam Tours & Travels, talks some more about the …

Adventure tourism providers in Maharashtra will be given a temporary registration certificate from the Directorate of Tourism and a final registration certificate after obtaining all required qualifications. In a bid to promote adventure tourism, the Maharashtra government approved the state’s new adventure tourism policy. The policy will channelise adventure tourism …

Kerala will complete its tourism projects in a time-bound manner by giving top priority to those under the government’s 100-day programme, according to Tourism Minister of the state, PA Mohamed Riyas. Manas Dwivedi After reviewing ongoing tourism projects in the states, the Tourism Minister said that the authorities will hold …

Maharashtra Tourism has invited suggestions and objections from people and experts on its Forts Scheme till July 8, the document for which is available on its website. The state has also received a nod from the Urban Development Department to charge water tax and property tax from non-classified hotels registered …

The Kashmir valley was one of the most frequented destinations after the first lockdown was lifted. However, the good days didn’t last long and the second wave bereaved the destination of tourists. Now, the vaccination drive and the number of positive cases going down is seeing travel and hospitality stakeholders …

After a surge in infection rates that debilitated tourism in Goa, two state tourism association presidents are urging the authorities to carefully plan out and conduct an image rebuilding exercise for the state so that it can restart tourism on a fresh note. The plan must be comprehensive, entailing everything …

A new destination for domestic as well as international travellers, Manipur has been arming itself with new tourism products to ensure that it gets noticed by the world at large. W Ibohal Singh, Director (Tourism), Government of Manipur, shares more developments. Hazel Jain Has there been a change in strategy …

Very little is known about the Charaideo district of Assam, which makes it a perfect hidden gem for travellers. Entrenched in history, it was the first permanent capital of the Ahom kingdom. Sidheswar Kumar Mishra, the Founder of Assam Tours & Travels, tells us more. In the long 600 years …