Tourism

41st IATO Annual Convention to be held in Visakhapatnam on September 10-13

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 growth in India

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 international tourist arrivals in India

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 Pace

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 arrivals in Jan-May 2026

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 Q1 2026

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 and ruins in Madhya Pradesh

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

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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India to resume tourist visas for Bangladeshi nationals from June 28

India to resume tourist visas for Bangladeshi nati...

June 26, 2026

In a significant step towards restoring bilateral travel, India will resume issuing tourist visas to Bangladeshi nationals from June 28 after a two-year suspension.  According to a press statement, visas will be issued through five Indian Visa Application Centres (IVACs) in Dhak...

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Chhattisgarh to launch Hornbill Safari in Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve

Chhattisgarh to launch Hornbill Safari in Udanti-S...

June 25, 2026

The Chhattisgarh forest department will launch a Hornbill Safari in the Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve within the next month, combining wildlife conservation with community-based tourism and livelihood generation for tribal communities living around the reserve. According to a pre...

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