Tourism minister Ambika Soni said tour operators can expect “substantial relief” on the service tax paid on the amount they charge customers, when the government…
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…
A unit of Kuoni Travel Group India is planning to expand its visa-processing services to the United States this year, so it can process applications…
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’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…
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…
The ministry of tourism plans to develop an online portal to compete for hotel and airline bookings with websites such as expedia.com. In partnership with…
The Delhi government will soon pass a law to make it easier for house owners to let out rooms under the central government’s ‘bed and…
The Orient Express is making tracks to India. One of Europe’s largest luxury train service operators, Orient-Express Hotels & Trains Ltd, which markets opulent rail…