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Tourism Ministry Moots Nationwide Hotel Tax Holiday

The tourism ministry has asked the finance ministry to extend a five-year tax holiday for two-, three- and four-star hotels to at least 35 other…

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Cannot Monitor Budget Hotel Rates, IRCTC admits

The Indian Railways’ plan to free up land for 100 budget hotels may not fully materialize because there is no monitoring mechanism to ensure bidders…

India Lags in Tourism Promotion

India’s tourism sector ranked 65th out of 124 countries in the World Economic Forum’s first Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2007, well behind regional competitors…

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10 More Plots Put up for Budget-hotel Bid

Ten more plots of railway land in places such as Chennai and Guwahati have been put up for bidding by the Indian Railways’ tourism unit…