Colours of India – Issue n°9 – December 2016

Welcome to the December issue of our monthly video-magazine, ‘Colours of India’. It opens with a tour of the World Travel Mart in London (WTM 2016), the largest travel fair organised in Europe. This year about 15 Indian states and 42 private players participated in this touri...

Demonetisation triggers cashless travel carnivals ...

Impinged by the demonetisation, India’s travel and tourism industry is trying to inject innovation in terms of alluring consumers and turning cashless into a suitable marketing proposition.

Goa Tourism goes 100 pc cashless

While experts expressed apprehensions about tourism economy getting hurt following the demonetisation in India, Goa Tourism becomes the first government organisation to adopt 100 pc cashless transactions.

India perks up e-visa policy to allure global trav...

Looking to advance medical tourism and allure more business travellers, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday extended the scope of e-tourist visa to incorporate purposes such as short-term medical trips, business excursions and meetings.

Scuba Diving

Government of India to focus on the development of...

NITI Aayog has informed that they have taken up an initiative for the preparation of a Concept Development Plan and detailed Master Plans for the holistic development of 10 islands in Andaman & Nicobar as well as Lakshadweep Islands.

Kerala Tourism rolls out The Great Backwater Exper...

Kerala Tourism has rolled out ‘The Great Backwater Experience’ zone at a special interactive stall set up in the departure terminal at Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi. The initiative allows passengers to savour the iconic Kerala experience while waiting to ca...

Government of India launches ‘AirSewa Portal’

AirSewa is an initiative of the Ministry of Civil Aviation to offer people a convenient and hassle-free air travel experience. It will be operated through an interactive web portal as well as through a mobile app for both android and iOS platforms. The portal will address grievan...

Goa launches motorised paraglide at Mandrem beach ...

Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) has tied up with Pune-based Flying Safari to bring powered paragliding to Goa’s Mandrem beach. The new adventure sport will be introduced at other beaches in a phased manner.

Taiwan’s strategy to attract more Indian tourist...

Taiwan has been successfully investing to boost the number of Indians visiting the island, which has increased steadily in the last three years, on average by more than 10 pc a year. For Indians, Taiwan remains the destination with lot of attractions including cuisine, rich cultu...