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Tourism back on track in Sikkim since lifting of Covid-19 restrictions

Tourism industry, the mainstay of Sikkim's economy, has got back on its feet since the lifting of the COVID 19-induced lockdown late last year, officials said. According to tourism department records, as many as 3.08 lakh domestic travellers visited the hill state between October last year and March 2022, with January being the most profitable month for various stakeholders of the sector at 98,456 visitors. "We have seen a massive growth of the tourism industry with the arrival of large number of visitors from across the country since late last year after the lockdown was lifted by the state government, a tourist department official told PTI. As far as foreigners' footfall is concerned, 6,055 people visited Sikkim during the period, he said. In 2019, the Himalayan state had recorded around 16 lakh tourist arrivals, and numbers, this year, too, are expected to rise over the course of the next few months, the officials said. Travel agents, after a lull for almost two years, have ..

Int'l air passenger traffic to India to hit 80-85% of pre-Covid level: Icra

The volume of such travellers has already touched 72 per cent of the pre-Covid level in May

Cool summer spots and travel deals for last-minute holiday planners

One thing about booking at the eleventh hour is the thrill of not knowing where you're going till the very last minute; also, you can get a good deal both at the hotel and the airline

Rajasthan govt accords industry status to tourism & hospitality sector

In the budget announcement in February, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had said the tourism and hospitality sector will be granted industry status

Govt working on comprehensive national tourism policy: G Kishan Reddy

Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said that the government is working towards a comprehensive national tourism policy to give an impetus to the tourism industry. Addressing the last day of the two-day India International Cruise Conference here, Reddy also urged the industry stakeholders to prepare a road map for the development of the cruise tourism industry and asked them to create an action plan on cruise tourism in a mission-mode. The government is taking a slew of initiatives to promote river cruise tourism, which include river front development, increasing the number of cruise ships to 1,000, infrastructure development for water parks, among others, he said at the event hosted by the Ports, Shipping and Waterways Ministry in collaboration with industry body Ficci. During the day, as many as eight memorandum of understanding (MoUs) were signed between Mumbai Port Trust, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and various cruise services operators in

Over 32.79 lakh foreigners visited India in 2020 during Covid lockdown

Among the foreigners who visited India included 4,751 Pakistani nationals

Kashmir sees record tourist arrivals this year, highest in a decade

Kashmir, the Heaven on Earth received a record-breaking tourist footfall this year, the highest in a decade.

Millennials are becoming largest consumer group for hotels: Descrozaille

Accor India COO says the firm has 17 new projects in the pipeline with three hotels opening this year

Goa, Jaipur set to become India's top leisure destinations: OYO data

OYO released the findings of its Unlocking Travel Report 2021 on the occasion of World Tourism Day

Misbehaving with tourists in Rajasthan now a cognizable offence

Strict action will be taken against those who misbehave with tourists in Rajasthan as the crime will now be included under the category of cognizable offence.

Crowds in hill stations, markets without masks cause for concern: PM Modi

Modi interacted with Chief Ministers of the northeastern states on the Covid-19 situation via video conferencing

Coronavirus second wave clogs rebound route for travel operators: Crisil

The tours and travel industry was beginning to recover before the second wave

Delhi's Transport department firming up 'rent a bike' scheme in city

Tourists in the national capital may soon enjoy rides on rented two-wheelers as the Delhi government's transport department is firming up a scheme to issue licences for 'rent a bike' services

Gujarat unveils new tourism policy, focus on 'high priority' areas

The Gujarat government on Tuesday announced its new tourism policy for 2020-25

Tourism ministry urges Covid-19 insurance cover for foreign tourists

Ministry's addl director general says dept is studying insurance plans offered by Singapore, talks are on with insurers and finance ministry on modalities of providing Covid cover

Every drop counts when dealing with a crisis like Covid: CGH Group Director

In a chat with Anjuli Bhargava, Jose Dominic says his hotel group hacked salaries right up to the MD level, but didn't terminate a single permanent staffer on its rolls on account of the pandemic

IT industry veteran Tiger Ramesh launches caravan tourism services company

The former CEO of CSS Corp has attracted cricketer Anil Kumble, international musician Vijay Prakash, TaxiforSure co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna, IT honcho Phaneesh Murthy as investors

No tourists, dog show cancelled: How the Nilgiris is conquering Covid-19

The effective cancellation of this year's tourist season is a crushing blow, not just to Ooty, but to all of the Nilgiris.

Covid-19 impact: Tourism industry to incur Rs 1.25 trn revenue loss in 2020

During April-June, the Indian tourism industry is expected to book a revenue loss of Rs 69,400 crore, denoting a year-on-year (y-o-y) loss of 30 per cent

Letter to BS: Tourism industry stares at thousands of crores in losses

For the industry, which provides jobs to lakhs of people directly and indirectly, the loss is terrible and appears insurmountable at the moment