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Cruising in India: Unwrapping the Opportunity

By Disha Ghosh Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 12:00 PM 299

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

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PM Modi flags off world’s longest river cruise MV Ganga Vilas in Varanasi

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 13 January 2023, 4:00 PM 151

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the world’s longest river cruise, MV Ganga Vilas in Varanasi. MV Ganga Vilas will begin its journey from Varanasi, PM Modi’s constituency, and sail around 3,200 km in 51 days to reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh, traversing across 27 river systems in the two countries. “The beginning of […]Continue Reading

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Varanasi to Bogibeel river cruise service to begin from early 2023

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 1:00 PM 786

The country’s longest river cruise service between Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and Bogibeel in Assam will begin from early 2023, said Sarbananda Sonowal, Union minister of ports, shipping and waterway. It will cover a distance of more than 4,000 kilometres through the Ganga, Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route (IBPR) and Brahmaputra. This will give the people […]Continue Reading