The department of tourism in Goa has registered a 4.4% increase in tourist inflow for the year 2012-13.  The state received 27.8 lakh tourist arrivals including 4.5 lakh foreign arrivals in the state during the year 2012-13, as compared to 26.7 lakh tourists which included 4.45 lakh foreigners during 2011-12. Goa also ...

India & Sub Continent, May 17, 2013

India’s Minister for Tourism, Dr K Chiranjeevi said that the conclusion of ASSOCHAM’s quick random survey undertaken by the association’s Social Development Foundation is incorrect.  The survey concluded that there has been a decrease of 25% in foreign tourist inflow and a decrease of 35% in women foreign tourist inflow in ...

India & Sub Continent, May 2, 2013

An international zoo is being planned in Mumbai.  The Maharashtra state government has acquired 190 acres of land in suburban Mumbai for its proposed international zoo. Plans are also afoot to develop hotels and entertainment facilities in the area. “This project will come up in Aarey Milk Colony in Goregaon and will ...

India & Sub Continent, April 26, 2013

The Ministry of Tourism has advised all state government and Union Territory Administrations to deploy Tourist Police.  The Tourist Police will be formed in order to ensure safety and security of foreign tourists in India. The guidelines for formation of Tourist Security Organisation comprising ex-servicemen, formulated by the Ministry of Tourism ...

India & Sub Continent, April 26, 2013

Rajasthan plans to promote inland salt lake Sambhar in the state.  “The state government is taking steps to restore basic tourism infrastructure at Sambhar (about 100 km from the state capital) to promote it was a unique destination,” Rakesh Srivastava, principal secretary for tourism in Rajasthan was quoted as saying by ...

India & Sub Continent, April 19, 2013

Mauritius received 55,197 Indian tourists last year.  Between 2000-2009, Indian arrivals increased year-on-year by 14% and in the period 2009-2011, the country recorded a 19% growth in arrivals.  The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) aims to target 1 lakh tourists from India this year. To ensure growth in the near future, ...

India & Sub Continent, April 15, 2013

The number of Sri Lankan arrivals to India dropped 10-15% in February and March 2013, compared to the year-ago period.  The country’s national carrier Sri Lankan Airlines has decided to cut its services by 50% on the Colombo-Chennai route after some Sri Lankan nationals were recently attached in Tamil Nadu, reported ...

India & Sub Continent, March 25, 2013

In a strategic move, Germany is targeting the youth market from India.  The destination is looking at attracting the youth under the theme ‘Germany for Young People’ by deploying high technology tools. At a media briefing on tourism promotion in New Delhi on 20 March, the Ambassador for the Federal Republic ...

India & Sub Continent, March 22, 2013