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Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu emerge as top two destinations for foreign tourists in 2021: Union ministry report

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 30 September 2022, 4:00 PM 611

According to a report in The Hindustan Times, the Union Tourism Ministry released a report two days ago which revealed that Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu registered the most number of foreign tourist visits with 1.26 million and 1.23 million respectively in 2021. The report was released by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on the occasion of […]Continue Reading

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Shot in the arm for business travel with new visa regime under India’s CEPA deal with UAE

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 2:30 PM 770

Business travel between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to change after the two countries agreed to a liberalised visa regime as part of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed last week. Commerce Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam told Mint that the liberalised visa regime includes a three-year visa provision for intra-corporate transfers, Continue Reading

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Foreign Tourist Arrivals reduces in India between January and September 2021

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 10 December 2021, 10:15 AM 1400

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTA) in India between January and September 2021 have reduced even further by 73.4 compared to the same time last year. As per information received from the Bureau of Immigration, FTAs during the full year 2020 were 27,44,766 as compared to 1,09,30,355 in 2019 registering a negative growth of 74.9 per cent. […]Continue Reading