Tourism
Faith Conclave 2026 to be held on July 16-17 in Ne...
July 6, 2026
The Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH), the apex body representing India’s travel, tourism and hospitality industry, has announced that the Faith Conclave 2026 will be held on July 16-17 in New Delhi under the theme Incredible India: Inva...
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Bicycle tourism in India: Pedalling to popularity
July 4, 2026
Traditionally, bicycle tourism in India has occupied a niche space, often overshadowed by conventional sightseeing formats dominated by buses, cars and tightly packed itineraries. In recent years, however, this segment has begun to register steady growth, driven by changing trave...
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41st IATO Annual Convention to be held in Visakhap...
July 4, 2026
With the theme India: The World’s Next Tourism Opportunity, the 41st Annual Convention of the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) will be held from September 10-13, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, bringing together delegates from across the country’s travel and ...
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BlaBlaCar expands to 20 new countries, builds on g...
July 4, 2026
India has emerged as BlaBlaCar’s largest carpooling market, recording 19 million passengers and 47 pc year-on-year growth in 2025, as the French mobility platform expanded into 20 new countries, taking its global presence to 41 markets across Europe, Latin America, Southeas...
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90-day visa-on-arrival proposed to boost internati...
July 3, 2026
As international tourist arrivals into India trail the 2019 levels, even six years after the Covid-19 pandemic, Government policy think tank Niti Aayog has proposed introducing a 90-day, multiple-entry Visa-on-Arrival (VoA) regime for travellers from selected countries and simpli...
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Picture Perfect: Pre-wedding Photography Picks Pac...
July 1, 2026
As weddings in India, already the most flamboyant in the world, become more about style than substance, favouring moments over memories. Pre-wedding photography has become an almost mandatory prologue to series of ceremonies, which already extend over several days. As a result, p...
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Goa records 6.8 pc rise in railway tourist arrival...
June 30, 2026
In a significant boost to Goa’s tourism sector, nearly 2 million visitors arrived in the state by rail during January-May 2026, marking a 6.8 pc increase over the same period last year. In a press statement, Goa Tourism says that the state received 1.99 million visitors by ...
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Rajasthan records 61.99 million tourist visits in ...
June 29, 2026
Rajasthan recorded 61.99 million tourist visits during the first quarter of the year from January to March, reaffirming its position as one of India’s leading tourism destinations. The state received 61.29 million domestic tourists and 698,458 international tourists reflect...
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Mandu: Discovering the forgotten city of romance a...
June 29, 2026
Nestled atop the Vindhya ranges in Madhya Pradesh at an altitude of about 600 metres, Mandu is a historic fortified city known for its magnificent Afghan-era architecture, scenic plateau setting and the legendary love story of Baz Bahadur and Rani Roopmati. Once the capital of th...
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From Kheechan to Kamrup, birds are driving tourism
June 27, 2026
Few villages in India have spent years protecting birds that nest in their trees and feed in their fields, or arrive every winter from thousands of kilometres away. Nobody built a resort around them or launched a tourism campaign. The travellers came on their own birders, photogr...
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