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Sambit Patra appointed chairman of India Tourism Development Corporation

Earlier, Patra had served as an independent Director of ONGC

New tourism policy soon, will cater to post-Covid visitors: Govt

The much-delayed national policy on tourism will soon be finalised and it will have specific norms and provisions to suit the post Covid-19 traveller, a senior official in the ministry said Monday

10 exciting hotels and attractions for The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Qatar Tourism reveals 10 spectacular new hotels and attractions set to open before the The FIFA World Cup kicks off

Railways to begin third segment of trains for tourism, Bharat Gaurav trains

Bharat Gaurav trains will be theme-based, showcasing India's culture, heritage; around 190 trains allocated, says Rail minister

Airbnb reveals most sought-after holiday season destinations for Indians

Airbnb reveals the top destinations on India's wish list to help you plan your next getaway.

Surge in occupancies, earnings triggers flurry of new hotel signings

Hotel chains and developers are busy inking partnership deals and announcing a flurry of new openings.

Centre proposes model policy to encourage film shoots and promote tourism

Since 2015 the Film Facilitation Officer under NFDC has facilitated 120 film makers from 27 countries to shoot in India

Asia tourism reopens with big-spending Chinese stuck at home

China, previously the world's largest outbound tourism market, is keeping international air capacity at just 2% of pre-pandemic levels and has yet to relax tight travel restrictions

Oriental Hotels expects recovery to be driven by domestic leisure, tourism

Oriental Hotels Ltd, an associate company of The Indian Hotels Company Ltd, on Wednesday said the company expects business recovery to be driven by domestic leisure and business tourism

Tourist influx in Kashmir increasing gradually after Covid-19 pandemic

The influx of tourists in Kashmir has started rising gradually months after the tourism sector came to a halt following the Covid-19 pandemic that hit the country last year

IRCTC soars 20% in a week; analysts see multiple triggers for the stock

In the past one month, the market price of IRCTC has soared 50 per cent, as compared to a 2.5 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex

Int'l tourism may open by Oct 15, announcement soon: Shripad Naik

International charter flights account for a bulk of the foreign tourist footfalls to Goa.

Centre reopening India for tourists, Goa can play big role: PM Modi

The Central government is taking steps to reopen India to foreign tourists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday

Tourism ministry launches online programme for tourist facilitators: Govt

The Ministry of Tourism has launched an online certificate programme with the objective of creating a pool of well-trained and professional tourist facilitators across the country

Tourism has highest job creating potential across sectors: G Kishan Reddy

Reddy also said that the tourism industry has a unique impact on a country as it not only acts as a massive growth engine but also enhances the soft power of a nation.

Tourists coming to US for Covid-19 vaccine, says US airport official

The global shortage of vaccines and its excess in the United States has quietly resulted in a new kind of tourism in the US, said an official. Rich people from various countries of the world have been travelling to the United States to get shots of the COVID-19 vaccines, do some shopping and then fly back to their home country after a short stay. Known as "vaccine tourism," this concept represents the fastest-growing category of visitors to the SFO Medical Clinic, where the free Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine is administered, the San Francisco International Airport said Wednesday. The international airport in California is the first US airport to have released such data on vaccine tourism. At present, 80 percent of new vaccine appointments at SFO are coming from non-US citizens, and over 1,000 doses have already been administered to visitors from 58 countries around the world, the airport said. Of these 1,000, only eight are from India. The top five countries on this ...

Top headlines: Flipkart gets ED notice, Maruti hits chip roadblock

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Thursday

Human Connect: Here to stay forever in the hospitality business

The most troubling question which perhaps is still unanswered by the industry remains - "Can we afford to belittle people in a people first business?"

Coronavirus pandemic impact: Kanwar Yatra cancelled in Uttar Pradesh

The yatra was scheduled to start on July 25

Indians looking to travel in newer ways; explore nature getaways: Survey

Indians are looking at travel in newer ways and are willing to explore flexible and nearby travel, and travel to work remotely, according to the latest Airbnb-YouGov survey conducted in May 2021. According to the survey, while the timeline for travel recovery depends on a number of external factors such as vaccination coverage, Indians continue to be eager to get back to travelling and connecting with new people and places, Airbnb said in a statement on Tuesday. The survey showed that 43 per cent would expect or plan to travel in the year, and 66 per cent would consider trips that are within driving distance. More than a third of respondents would like to travel and explore new places with loved ones. About eight in 10 said they would like to be closer to their family in order to receive or provide support, Airbnb said. The survey was conducted with a sample size of 1,023. As per the survey, a third of Indian travellers would like to spend time travelling and working 'anywhere' in