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Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel has reviewed the various activities for promoting adventure tourism in India, in the wake of the Covid situation. The Indian government is keen on promoting adventure tourism in the country. Representatives of the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, National Institute of Water Sports, Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering, Indian Mountaineering Foundation and Adventure Tour Operators Association of India participated in the meeting.  During the meeting, Patel was briefed that during 2019-20, the National Institute of Water Sports ( NIWS) held 192 water sports training courses for around four thousand trainees. Patel said ... Read more

Reopening of restaurants and hotels in the national capital would be a welcome step towards reviving tourism and hospitality activities, Union Minister of State for Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel has said. While taking stock of the preparedness of the Hotel Ashok run by India Tourism Development Corporation under the Ministry of Tourism, he said the decision to reopen hotels was a highly welcome step. The re-opening by ITDC comes after an order issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) permitting hotels to operate in Delhi from August 24. “Opening of the two biggest segments of the tourism industry — ... Read more

Covid-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented crisis in the tourism ecosystem, however the crisis presents an opportunity to rethink the tourism ecosystem for a more sustainable and resilient future. Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State for Tourism and Culture, has said that the pandemic  opened new opportunities for development getting all the stakeholders together to fight against this situation. “We have been able to open all the monuments, hotels and soon we will be able to open the banquet halls in half capacity. We have been able to revive the air travel to a certain extent and we will continue ... Read more

The Ministry of Tourism has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) for ensuring women empowerment in the tourism industry. Through this initiative FLO & TAAI would lay emphasis on personal and hospitality skills, a more flexible work balance and greater options for entrepreneurship with significantly lower capital. Speaking on the occasion Prahlad Singh Patel said that, “Women in our country are excelling in different fields. We have the best of women doctors, pilots, scientists and businesswomen. Women have also excelled in various adventure related activities and sports ... Read more

India’s Ministry of Tourism has partnered with OutsiteVR, a travel tech startup, to empower people to travel within India virtually. OutsiteVR is an experiential platform that allows you to virtually travel across popular heritage sites, historical monuments and tourist attractions using a smartphone, desktop, or VR headset. Here, one can explore interesting places in the country right from the ancient Key Monastery, Himachal Pradesh in the north to the picturesque Kannur Light House, Kerala in the south. You can also stroll the streets of the west for handicraft and traditional culture and finally venture all the adventures of India’s beautiful ... Read more

India is home to nearly 3,000 tigers. According to the latest census, the tiger population rose from 2,226 in 2014 to 2,967 in 2018 making India one of its biggest and most secure habitats. India counts its tigers once every four years – so the next census is likely to be in 2022. Tiger tourism has been a big draw with travellers, especially domestic visitors. The Ministry of Tourism organised a webinar on ‘Tigers and Tourism’ under the Dekho Apna Desh series, unveiling the rich heritage of tiger habitation in India and its relevance with tourism. The session was moderated ... Read more

To boost domestic tourism in India, safety and hygiene at travel destinations will be important,  tourism minister Prahlad Singh Patel has said. Tourists want to ensure that the places where he is staying, eating and travelling are safe and sanitized, he said. All over the world, with the lockdown being enforced and flights being halted, places that mainly rely on tourism for their revenue have been suffering. Moreover, the hesitation of most people regarding the sanitization of the destinations is also a major hurdle. In an interaction with the Indian Express, he said India needs to show a new spirit ... Read more

To ensure that visitors feel safe while eating out, restaurants need to take several measures to make them feel comfortable and at ease, post lockdown. Towards this the Ministry of Tourism has laid out procedures to be followed by   restaurants and dining facilities in other accommodation units. Restaurants in containment zones shall remain closed. Only those outside containment zones will be allowed to open. Takeaways to be encouraged, instead of dine-In. Persons above 65 years of age, persons with comorbidities, pregnant women and children below the age of 10 years are advised to stay at home, except for essential and ... Read more

The Ministry of Tourism has set up a new fund under the Champion Sector in Services Scheme (CSSS) to encourage MICE operators to bring more conferences and seminars to India. The MICE (Meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions) operators will now be able to avail financial incentives in the form of GST reimbursements. The incentive would be made available for a period of three years. A prior approval from the Ministry will be required to avail these incentives along with a no-objection certificate from the concerned travel trade association. The Ministry has made India Convention Promotion Bureau (ICPB) as the nodal agency ... Read more

The ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ initiative of the Ministry of Tourism is to encourage the citizens to travel widely within the country and explore the wonders of India. The aim is to thus enable the development of domestic tourism tourist facilities and infrastructure in tourism spots within the country. As part of this, the Ministry of Tourism, is looking to have a distinct brand identity for this campaign by developing a logo for ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ series based on creative inputs from the citizens of the country through the Dekho Apna Desh logo design Contest. The winner will get a 5-nights ... Read more

The Ministry of Tourism has received over 500 requests on its Stranded in India portal which was launched on March 31, to help international tourists. The ministry is is coordinating assistance to tourists with the help of the Ministry of External Affairs and other state officials to address these queries. It has also been coordinating with respective embassies regarding the various problems faced by the guests. The majority of requests received from foreign tourists were related to information on getting back to their home country ot extending their visas to stay back in India. The other issue was getting to ... Read more

With an aim to attract more tourists from Buddhist countries like that of Japan, the Indian Tourism Ministry is planning to promote Buddhist tourism. The country is organizing international Buddhist conclave every other year and is also aggressively developing Buddhist Circuit, which connects key places associated with the religion’s heritage.   “We are receiving a minuscule number of Buddhist tourists – just 0.005 per cent of the total Buddhist population in the world despite being a key pilgrimage destination for millions of practicing Buddhists around the world,” said Suman Billa, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism. “The idea is, even if we are ... Read more

ന്യൂഡല്‍ഹി: ടൂര്‍ ഗൈഡ് ആകാന്‍ കേന്ദ്ര ടൂറിസം മന്ത്രാലയം പരിശീലനം നിര്‍ബന്ധമാക്കുന്നു. ടൂര്‍ ഗൈഡ്, ഹെറിറ്റേജ് ടൂര്‍ ഗൈഡ് എന്നീ വിഭാഗങ്ങളിലാണ് പരിശീലനം. 420 മണിക്കൂര്‍, 330 മണിക്കൂര്‍ എന്നിങ്ങനെയാണ് പരിശീലന കോഴ്സ് സമയദൈര്‍ഘ്യം. അപേക്ഷകര്‍ പത്താം ക്ലാസ് പാസായിരിക്കണം.18നും 28നും മധ്യേയാണ് പ്രായപരിധി. കോഴ്സ് വിജയകരമായി പൂര്‍ത്തീകരിക്കുന്നവര്‍ക്കു ടൂറിസം മന്ത്രാലയം സര്‍ട്ടിഫിക്കറ്റും ലൈസന്‍സും നല്‍കും. ഓരോ വിനോദ സഞ്ചാര കേന്ദ്രത്തിലേക്കും വരുന്ന സഞ്ചാരികളുടെ എണ്ണം,പുരാവസ്തു വകുപ്പിന്‍റെ സംരക്ഷിത സ്മാരക എണ്ണം, നിലവില്‍ ലൈസന്‍സുള്ള ഗൈഡുകളുടെ എണ്ണം എന്നിവയുടെ അടിസ്ഥാനത്തിലാകും പുതിയ ഗൈഡുകളെ തെരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുക. രാജ്യത്തെ തൊഴില്‍ ദാതാക്കളില്‍ പ്രധാന മേഖലയായ ടൂറിസത്തില്‍ വൈദഗ്ധ്യമുള്ളവരെ ഉപയോഗപ്പെടുത്തുകയാണ് മന്ത്രാലയത്തിന്‍റെ ലക്‌ഷ്യം.