A series of new train services have been launched in Bihar. On 22 June, India’s Minister of Railways, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, inaugurated a new daily train service, the Janhit…

Having pledged INR6 billion (US$90 million) of tourism funding to Bihar last week, India's Ministry of Tourism is now looking to help another northeastern state, Mizoram. John…

The Indian government has pledged INR6 billion (US$90.4 million) to boost the tourism industry in the northeast state of Bihar. The funding, which was announced by Prime Minister…

India's Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Civil Aviation, Dr Mahesh Sharma, visited the mountainous region of Ladakh and the eastern state of Bihar last week, to discuss plans for the…

Bihar received a total of 10.96 lakh foreign tourists last year.  “The visitor arrival showcases the emergence of our state as a mainstream tourist destination. It has been due to…

Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) has just completed a large renovation project on five hotels. The makeover was given to hotels at key tourist spots and now the…

AirAsia has announced it is stepping up its Indian coverage with the launch of a new service from Thai capital, Bangkok to the holy city of Gaya in the northeast Indian state of Bihar.

Oaks Hotels & Resorts, the Australian brand acquired by Thailand's Minor Hotels, has made its debut in India with the opening of the opening of Oaks Bodhgaya. The new hotel is located…

The Indian government has secured a loan with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to fund the construction of the country's longest bridge. Spanning the River Ganges in the northeastern…

Tamil Nadu is the most popular Indian state for international travellers, new data has revealed. The Indian Ministry of Tourism revealed that cumulative foreign visitor arrivals to…

Bhutan Airlines will start flying to Bodh Gaya next month, catering to the Buddhist pilgrimage market. Effective 4 December 2016, the airline will fly from Bangkok and Paro to the…

A series of new cross-border railways are being planned to connect India with Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. India's Ministry of Railways has said that a series of studies have already…

Thailand's Minor Hotel Group has secured a new hotel development in Bodhgaya, the Buddhist pilgrimmage site in the Indian state of Bihar. The new Oaks Bodhgaya is already under…

GoAir, the Indian low-cost carrier, has embarked on a major expansion of its domestic operations, with four new routes and a series of additional flight frequencies. The four new…

A special train for India's Buddhist tourism circuit launched on Saturday. The Economic Times reports that the special pilgrimmage train will operate a total of six journeys between…

Low-cost carrier Thai VietJet has launched a new series of flights to India, to cater to the Buddhist pilgrimmage market. The Bangkok-based airline has now started operating weekly…

印度政府宣布将花费60亿卢比来促进东北部省份比哈尔的旅游业。 这项资金支持计划是印度首相纳伦德拉·莫迪（Narendra Modi）本周前往比哈尔考察时公布的，这还只是1.25万亿卢比促进比哈尔旅游业计划的一部分。 印度旅游局表示，他们将在该省发展7个旅游圈，包括Vikramshila圈（20亿卢比），Sultanganj至Deoghar圈（5亿卢比），Patna…

The Indian travel industry was on show at last week's SATTE 2015 event in New Delhi. With the Indian government promising a renewed focus on the tourism sector, multiple state…

VietJet Thailand has celebrated its first flights, with the launch of a new charter service to India. Earlier this month, the low-cost carrier took off from Bangkok for the first time…

Three Indian airlines have been charged for allegedly jeopardising passenger safety. The Times of India reported the country’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as saying…

Tourism officials have proposed the launch of a new fast train connecting Mumbai with Goa. The Economic Times reported Union Tourism Minister, Sripad Naik, as saying that he would…