Tourism
Keran Valley: A journey to Kashmir’s borderland ...
April 12, 2025
Keran, a remote village in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, lies about 130 kilometres from Srinagar, along the banks of the Kishanganga River and almost on the Line of Control (LoC), which serves as the de-facto border between India and Pakistan. Once an isolated and he...
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Offbeat destinations to explore in Himachal Prades...
April 10, 2025
According to the Himachal Pradesh ‘Economic Survey’ report for FY 2024-25, the state received 18 million domestic tourists until December 2024, marking the second-highest tourist footfall in over a decade, after the record 19.09 million domestic visitors in 2017. Among the di...
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Lambasingi: Of cool climes & coffee crops
April 7, 2025
The southern region of India, comprising Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, is renowned for its iconic temples, such as Kerala’s Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple and Tamil Nadu’s Meenakshi temple. It boasts a rich and flavourful cuisine, with staples lik...
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Mountains Beckon: Trekking comes of age in India
April 4, 2025
Mountains in India have long been revered for their spiritual significance, with trails that seem to carry an aura of the divine. For centuries, sacred journeys to places like Vaishno Devi and Kedarnath have attracted millions seeking blessings from higher powers. These paths wer...
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Mandu: Where love became legend
March 31, 2025
For millennia, love stories in India have been revered as the ultimate ideal, something people dream of having or long to experience. To meet this demand, the country has given birth to iconic love stories in films like Veer-Zaara, Mughal-e-Azam, 96 and Shershah, which portrays t...
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Kanhakund: Grand Canyon of Odisha
March 29, 2025
Located in the Kalahandi district of Odisha, about 400 km from the state’s capital Bhubaneswar, Kanhakund is a hidden gem in India’s vast natural landscape, and is often referred to as the ‘Grand Canyon of Odisha’. This stunning geological formation is known for its deep,...
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FHRAI hosts Tourism Sustainability Summit 2025 to ...
March 27, 2025
The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) hosted the second edition of the Tourism Sustainability Summit 2025 in collaboration with the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) and the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Northern India (HRANI). T...
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Porbandar: Where Mahatma Gandhi’s Legacy Lives O...
March 27, 2025
On October 2, 1869, Porbandar, a tiny town along the western coast of India, in Gujarat, etched its name in eternal history when Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in the house of Putlibai and Karamchand Gandhi, a dewan or high official of the principality of Porbandar. The chil...
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TAAI launches DMC Connect to strengthen industry e...
March 26, 2025
Aiming to enhance collaboration between Destination Management Companies (DMCs) in India and those worldwide, India’s largest tourism association the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) has launched a platform, TAAI DMC. In a press statement, TAAI says that this initiativ...
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Sacred Origins: Sources of 5 holy rivers of India
March 26, 2025
India is home to several revered rivers, many of which are considered divine by millions. At the sources of these rivers, temples have been constructed to honour their sacred origins. These sacred sites not only offer a glimpse into India’s rich religious traditions but als...
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