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PM Inaugurates Shivamogga Airport
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the newly constructed Shivamogga Airport along with various development projects that cost over Rs 3,600 crore in Shivamogga, Karnataka this week.
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Char Dham 2023: A guide on how to register online
As reported earlier, the Uttarakhand Government has issued new directions for the Char Dham Yatra that is scheduled to commence from April 22, 2023. This year, all pilgrims visiting Uttarakhand for the said yatra, will be required to undergo mandatory registration.
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Sri Lanka expects 1.55 mn tourists in 2023
Sri Lanka is expecting 1.55 million tourists led by visitors from India in 2023, chairman of the country’s tourism development authority Priyantha Fernando said on Wednesday, as the debt-trapped island nation steps up its effort to overcome its unprecedented economic crisis.
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Port Blair Airport set to have a new terminal building
The Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair is soon going to have a new terminal building.
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Andaman And Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, separating the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, comprise two main island groups; the Nicobar Islands and the Andaman Islands. The islands are located in the Bay of Bengal and are possessed by India. Andaman and Nicobar Islands consist of 572 islands, of which only 38 have permanent populations. In 2004, a tsunami, triggered by an earthquake in the nearby Indian Ocean, severely damaged the islands, drawing global attention.
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Lesser-known world of the Nicobar Islands
Synopsis : As per the official website of the Nicobar district, the district (except Campbell Bay in Great Nicobar) is a restricted area. A Landing Permit from the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Andaman District, is required to visit the Nicobar district. The Nicobar islands have always remained far from the world of tourism. In fact, it was only in August 2018 that the Indian government decided to remove the Restricted Area Permit (RAP) requirement (for foreigners) from the Andaman Islands and a few parts of the Nicobar Islands.
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Know about Bhuj memorial based on seven themes
Smriti Van Memorial in Bhuj - a one of its kind initiative to celebrate the spirit of resilience of people shown after the devastating 2001 earthquake.
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Explore Madhya Pradesh in a new manner: MP’s Best National Park
A popular destination for bird-watchers, the area is also home to a large number of migratory species, such as geese, pochard, pintail, teal, duck, and gadwall.
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Read these books while travelling and enjoy your journey
Reading while travelling is the most amazing activity to do as it provides us with lots of knowledge.
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Travelling far from home good for health: Study
The frequency with which people travel and the variety of places visited are important factors, with those who travel more than 15 miles away from home more likely to report being in general good health.
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6 weekend getaways from Delhi
The North Indian region has great road connectivity, which provides a bonus of a lovely bucolic experience.
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India entering robust phase of tourism: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, flagged off the world’s longest river cruise, MV Ganga Vilas, and inaugurated the Tent City at Varanasi, saying India was entering into a robust phase of tourism as curiosity about the country was increasing with its growing global profile.
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Rajasthan's first cruise likely to start ferrying tourists in March
Rajasthan's first cruise is likely to start ferrying tourists on Ajmer's Ana Sagar lake in March, adding another attraction to the district famous for the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti and Brahma temple. Besides enjoying a ride on the double-decker cruise, people will also be able to host small parties and functions on it.
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IndiGo launches 21 additional flights in winter schedule to Port Blair, Kochi & Goa
Strengthening its regional connectivity during the winter holiday season, leading budget carrier IndiGo has launched 21 additional flights in its winter schedule for 2022-23. The operations commenced on December 9 onwards for flights from Hyderabad and Kolkata to beach destinations like Port Blair, Kochi, and Goa respectively.
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Kashmir’s harshest winter period ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ starts
Kashmir on Tuesday witnessed temperatures dipping below the freezing point, a day ahead of the Chilla-i-Kalan, the harshest 40-day harshest winter period. It’s during this period that the cold wave grips the region, and when temperature drops considerably leading to freezing of water bodies, including the well-known Dal Lake, as well as the water supply lines.
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West Bengal’s Gajoldoba to get shikara rides
Gajoldoba, located in Oodlabari in Jalpaiguri district of Dooars region in West Bengal, is probably the state’s best kept secret. Also located between the Mahananda River and Teesta River, Gajoldoba is a very scenic village.
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Rajasthan's Jaisalmer attracts tourists with helicopter joyrides over sand dunes
Tourists visiting Jaisalmer in Rajasthan will now be able to enjoy helicopter joyrides over Sam sand dunes in the desert town.
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No official communication on testing measures with regard to Indian travellers to Thailand, clarifies TAT
Even as the news regarding preventive Covid-19 measures including a mandatory RT-PCR Test for international arrival passengers from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand being put in place circulates, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) India Offices (New Delhi & Mumbai) clarified in a communication that no official announcement has been made regarding the RT-PCR tests either by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare or by Ministry of Civil Aviation of India.
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Uttarakhand: No entry for tourists in Nainital, Mussoorie without hotel bookings
As per the latest development, all those heading toward Mussoorie and Nainital will not be allowed entry to the towns without prior hotel bookings on December 30 and 31. If reports are to go by, this rule has been put into place to manage the heavy traffic and tourist influx in the two popular destinations on New Year’s Eve.
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Indian government to complete 2 more eco parks in 2023 to promote mine tourism
Eight eco parks have been constructed recently in different parts of the country and two more such parks will be completed in 2022-23, according to a government statement.
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