Battery operated cars at Red Fort proposed by Tourism Minister
Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism (IC), has proposed to start battery operated cars inside the Red Fort, Delhi for the convenience of elderly people, women and children. He also said that it is a responsibility of the Givernment to…
Indian Medical tourism industry to reach US$ 9 billion by 2020
Indian Medical tourism industry is expected to rewach US$ 9 billion by 2020, reveals the Tourism and Hospitality report by India Brand Equity Foundation. The report also claimed that travel & tourism’s contribution to capital investment in India is expected to grow by 6.7 percent…
India ranks at 13th spot in terms of Price Competitiveness
India ranks at 13th spot in terms of Price Competitiveness, with a score of 6.1, according to the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) by World Economic Forum. The better price competitiveness is due to the improved ticket taxes and airport charges, where India ranks…
Foreigners can now avail Rs 50 discount on Qutub Minar tickets
As part of a new facility to ease visitors and skip the queue at Qutub Minar, tourists can purchase tickets online at a discounted rate or just by scanning the QR code through their mobile cameras. Tickets can be booked at asi.payyoumoney.com. Tickets for foreigners…
SpiceJet and IndiGo to shift ops from Delhi’s T2 to T3
No frill carriers IndiGo and SpiceJet Ltd, which together account for about two-thirds of the domestic market share, will shift operations from terminal 2 (T2) to terminal 3 (T3) of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi from 5 September, because of capacity…
India to offer 30 day e-tourist visa for $25 in peak season
Speaking at the inauguration of a meeting with state government representatives on tourism Today, minister Prahlad Patel said the move was to encourage tourists to visit India. “India to offer 30-day e-tourist visa with USD 10 fee during lean period April to June and USD…
Monuments to have information boards in foreign languages: MOT
Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State (IC), Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, has announced that they will soon install information boards at major monuments across the country. These would have information in three foreign languages, the choice of languages would be determined based on…
Paryatan Parv from Oct 2-13, themed on 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Suman Billa, Joint Secretary, MOT, revealed that the third edition of Paryatan Parv will be celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and will be held from Oct 2- 13 across the country. “The dates for the nationwide activities under Paryatan Parv by the…
FTAs & FEEs from tourism decline in 2018-19 with slowdown in services sector growth: Economic Survey
The growth of the services sector moderated to 7.5% in 2018-19 from 8.1% in 2017-18, according to the Economic Survey tabled in the Parliament today by Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs. The segments that saw deceleration are tourism, trade, hotels, transport,…
Bill to repeal Article 370 introduced in Parliament
J&K to be bifurcated into J&K and Ladakh as separate UTs The government has introduced a Bill to repeal Article 370 of the Constitution which gives special status to Jammu & Kashmir. The Bill was introduced by Home Minister, Amit Shah today amidst protests by…
Dal Tadka Recipe
Dal Tadka Recipe, a punjabi style of making the dal by pressure cooking the dal and adding the dal to the onion tomato tadka Your India Travel brings you another great Indian Recipe videly used in majorly all the house in North India – Dal…
Bread Gulab Jamun Recipe
Bread Gulab Jamun Recipe is yet another instant recipe made using bread and it is a sweet recipe called as gulab jamun made using white bread. Your India Travel brings you another great Indian Sweet Recipe very popular in India – Gulab Jamun. A very…