Tourists and citizens of Puri will get to witness a unique ‘jugalbandi’ of two world class artists of two different art forms in the first week of February. Audiences will be treated to a double visual delight of 3-dimentional painting by famous American artist Tracy Lee Stum and sand sculpture by Sudarshan Pattnaik, who will [...]
Projects aimed at developing Mumbai’s Film City and Visakhapatnam’s beaches are among 35 multi-billion dollar initiatives aimed at boosting foreign tourist flows into India under the 12th Five-Year Plan, Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay said. These projects would be the main focus of India’s efforts to develop the tourism sector with a view to attract [...]
The Indian Railways has made it mandatory for all passengers travelling in AC coaches to carry proof of identity with them. The decision will come into effect from February 15.In a move aimed at preventing people from travelling on fake tickets obtained from touts, the railways have made it mandatory for all passengers travelling in [...]
The Government of India has provided Tourist Visa on Arrival (TVOA) facility for the citizens of 11 countries viz. Japan, Singapore, Finland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar and Indonesia for promotion of tourism in the country. 16289 nationals of above mentioned countries availed the TVOA facility upto October, 2011. No formal request [...]
Now you can avail benefits of special vacation packages offered by Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). IRCTC is starting an exclusive train to Goa, which promises sightseeing by dedicated tourist buses and stay at decent hotels for seven nights and eight days. The train journey will start on January 21 from the National [...]
The West Bengal tourism department will help boost tourism in the northeast by arranging package tours from Kolkata. “We will promote package tours from Kolkata to all the northeastern states. But Meghalaya will be our top priority,” said Rachhpal Singh, the tourism minister of West Bengal, who was here recently to attend the 2nd inter-state [...]
The Gotipua Dance Festival 2011 has started in Rabindra Mandap of Bhubaneswar Orissa from Tuesday. Orissa tourism is the main organiger. Gotipuas of Konark Natya Mandap and Chandrasekhar Gotipua Kala Sansad from Brahmagiri mesmerised the spectators with their striking acrobatic and yogic postures on the inaugural evening. The three-day festival being organised by Guru Kelucharan [...]
Good news for your future Srilanka tour in 2012! Sri Lanka government has reduced a $50 visa fee to $20. Sri Lanka’s Immigration and Emigration Department launched the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system last month to grant prior approval for visa via online for foreign nationals from 78 countries. The system is to take effect [...]
The US has issued a travel alert for its citizens travelling to India “reminding” them of the continued possibility of terrorist attacks throughout the country ahead of the festival season. The US State Department routinely issues such advisories. The US State Department “urges citizens to pay particular attention to their personal security between October and [...]
International Film Festival of India, the premier film event scheduled for November 23-December 3, 2011 will partner the ministry of tourism’s initiative Incredible India. The 42nd edition, organized jointly by the ministry of information and broadcasting and the Goa government, will work with a diversified focus of merging films with destination marketing, for tourism promotion. [...]
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