FTAs to India record approx 2% growth in August 2019 as compared to 2018
Foreign Tourist Arrivals in August 2019 were 7,98,587 as compared to 7,86,003 in August 2018, registering a growth of 1.6%, revealed latest statistics released by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. FTAs during the period January-August 2019 were 68,82,940 as compared to 67,43,819 in January-…
GST Council approves tax rate cuts on hotel tariffs today
The GST Council has approved a proposal to cut tax rates imposed on hotel tariffs above Rs 7,500 to 18 percent, down from 28 percent. The Council has also approved of cutting the rate on rooms on tariffs below Rs 7,500 to 12 percent **Media briefing by…
Arabic, Chinese & Spanish versions of Incredible India website online next month
The Tourism Minister, Prahlad Singh Patel, has launched the Hindi version of the new Incredible India portal recently. He also announced that the Arabic, Chinese and Spanish versions of the new Incredible India website will be launched next month. The new Incredible India website was launched on…
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…
Tourist arrivals in India through visa on arrival increases at 120.99%
The tourist arrivals through visa on arrival increased at a CAGR of 120.99 per cent during 2010-17 to reach 1,697,175 tourists in 2017, as per a Tourism and Hospitality report by IBEF. Indian government has also released a fresh category of visa – the medical…
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…
J&K and Ladakh have the potential to be the biggest tourist hub: PM
In his first televised address to the nation after the government scrapped Article 370, Prime Minister Narendra Modi listed several benefits that Jammu and Kashmir will enjoy now and also called upon Bollywood and Tollywood to usher a new era of tourism development in the…
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…