Adventure Tourism in India

With the Himalayas running across its northern borders for over 5,000km; a coastline that measures over 7,000 km; numerous large rivers, dense forests and rich wildlife covering over 400,000 sqkm; and deserts that spread over 200,000 sqkm, India is a dream destination for travell...

Tourists, Indian and foreigners, rediscover paradise on earth

After a break of over two years, Jammu and Kashmir sees a strong revival of tourism, says the tourism department of the union territory. As per the official data of the Department of Tourism, Jammu & Kashmir; 513,000 tourists, including 1,317 foreigners, visited the territory...

ITE HCMC all set to celebrate its 15th anniversary

To celebrate its 15th-year milestone, the International Travel Expo, Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC) is introducing a bundle of new features and special highlights to make the annual event an even more spectacular one for the expected record-high attendance.

India shows a strong presence at WTM London 2018

While a multitude of travel and tourism professionals attended WTM 2018 event and discussed about the latest trends, campaigns and issues of negative tourism, the Indian Pavilion offered niche tourism products like adventure, yoga and Ayurveda with its new Incredible India 2.0 ca...

Promoting tourism through national tourism awards

With an aim to promote tourism and encourage healthy competition amongst travel and tour operators and other private organisations, the ministry of tourism annually presents national tourism awards to various segments of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry.

SATTE 2018: taking leaps for sustainable tourism in its 25th edition

South Asia Travel and Tourism Exchange (SATTE) 2018, the leading B2B event hosted in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, attracted a huge crowd in its 25th year with a multitude of exhibitors, national and state tourism boards, startups and never-ending business opportunities.

5 best Indian tourism ads with a story

From showing rivers, mountains, monuments, forests and an occasional presence of a celebrity, tourism ads have now transcended to engage viewers with a story - the new destination ads aim to convert a dream into a reality.

Interview with Hassan Madah, Israel Tourism

India- An adventure tourism destination

India is being readily pushed as an adventure tourism destination with MoT and ATOAI, developing new goals every day.

International footfall grows by 11 pc in August 2017

The compilation and estimated data in terms of the number of foreign tourists coming to India demonstrate an 11 pc rise in August 2017 compared to August last year; reveals the Ministry of Tourism.

Wellness tourism destinations in India

Wellness tourism is on the rise in India with the Ministry of Tourism, India promoting and tapping wellness tourism potentials and destinations within the country. The Ministry maintains that it is being done by positioning India as a centre of Ayurveda, Yoga, Sidha and Naturopat...

Increasing medical tourism in India

India issued hundreds and thousands of medical visas in 2016 to foreign tourists who also returned for follow up treatments to the country taking benefit of the visa which allows them three visits on account of medical purposes.