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Kiriteshwari village in Bengal’s Murshidabad district bags Best Tourism Village of India award

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 22 September 2023, 1:00 PM 66

Kiriteshwari village in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district has been selected as the country’s best tourism village by the Centre, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. The village beat 795 applications received from 31 states and Union Territories to bag the honour, she added. “Glad to share and announce that Kiriteshwari in Murshidabad district of Continue Reading

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MoT working on key areas for digitalisation & traveller engagement: Jt. Secretary

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 24 August 2023, 11:00 AM 595

M R Synrem, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India while highlighting the importance of India’s G20 Presidency said that Indian travel and tourism sector is providing an unparalleled opportunity to highlight its tourism offerings and success stories on the global stage. “The Tourism Track meetings under the G20 focused on key areas like […]Continue Reading

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Ayush Visa launched for foreigners seeking treatment under Indian medicine systems

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 3 August 2023, 10:00 AM 660

The Government of India yesterday launched the Ayush Visa, a newly created category created for foreign nationals looking to receive medical treatment here through traditional Indian systems of medicine. The introduction of this visa category fulfils the proposal to create a special visa scheme that allows foreigners to visit India exclusively for therapeutic care, Continue Reading

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Star Air bags 40 routes under UDAN 5 scheme

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 1:30 PM 447

Star Air has been awarded with 40 new routes under the prestigious “UDAN 5” scheme. The airline plans to launch these routes and expand its operations significantly, aiming to provide convenient and accessible air travel options to millions of travellers. The UDAN scheme, initiated by the Government of India, aims to make air travel affordable […]Continue Reading

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IRCTC launches Bharat Gaurav tourist train from CST to Sri Rameshwaram-Tirupati route

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 22 May 2023, 12:08 PM 1463

In a bid to promote domestic tourism and provide a safe and memorable experience to travellers, the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has announced the “Sri Rameshwaram-Tirupati: Dakshin Yatra” Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train. The train will commence its journey from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, and will Continue Reading

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Cruising in India: Unwrapping the Opportunity

By Disha Ghosh Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 12:00 PM 1039

The launch of the world’s longest river cruise in India is just the right push the tourism industry needed to set the 2023 ball rolling. While the hype created by this will soon fade away, the message is loud and clear that India is ready to create a larger footprint on the global cruise tourism […]Continue Reading