Brand USA targets 2.8 million Indian tourists by 2021
New Delhi, Sep 24 Brand USA, the destination marketing organisation for the US, is attempting to drive enough Indian visits to meet its stated goal...
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Diplomacyindia.com TRAVEL VIDEO of Issy-kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan
Issyk-Kul is an endorheic lake in the northern Tian Shan mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan. It is the tenth largest lake in the world by volume...
East-West confluence, blue sea and belly dances turn Istanbul into travellers’ delight (Travelogue)
By Aparajita Gupta Istanbul, Sep 13 (IANS) The scintillating blue water of the Bosphorus strait and the high boundary walls of the erstwhile Byzantine civilisation strewn...
Turkish Airlines plans to expand operations in India
By Aparajita Gupta Istanbul, Sep 6 (IANS) Describing India as a favoured market, Turkish Airlines’ Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee Ilker Ayci said...
Tourism added as work stream under India-US Commercial Dialogue
New Delhi, Aug 31 India and the US on Tuesday agreed to add partnership in the travel and tourism sector to the existing work streams...
MoU with South Africa,cooperation in tourism
New Delhi, Aug 11 The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and South Africa in the field of...
12 new sites added to World Heritage List
Istanbul, July 18 The World Heritage Committee on Sunday evening agreed to put 12 new sites on the World Heritage List before ending its 40th...
India’s Nalanda among 9 new cultural sites added to World Heritage List
Istanbul, July 16 The World Heritage Committee on Friday added nine new cultural sites, including India’s Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara, to the prestigious World...
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Africa visit aimed at enhancing ties : PM Modi
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, in a series of posts on Twitter and Facebook, said that his five-day four-nation...
All Roads lead to Kailash Manasarovar
By Li Bijian Braving the light raining and heavy fog, our 4 WD jeeps were roaming up to Lipulekh Pass (elevation of 5334m or 17500ft),...
Cambodia named World Best Tourism Destination for 2016
Phnom Penh, June 16 The European Council on Tourism and Trade (ECTT) has named Cambodia as the World Best Tourism Destination for 2016. Some 30...
Tourism from India has increased by 10 times : Kyrgyz Ambassador to India
New Delhi, May 28 During the Soviet time Raj Kapoor’s Movie Awara created waves, but even after that craze for Indian Movies and Culture has not...
First US cruise ship sails to Cuba after decades
Washington, May 2 (IANS) A US cruise ship started its historic journey to Cuba on Sunday for the first time in 38 years. Carnival Corp.’s...
German Tourism launches new campaign “‘Holidays in the Heart of Nature in Destination Germany 2016”
New Delhi 07 April 2016 Destination Germany has yet again emerged as one of the most favoured European destinations for Indian travelers, with 692613 visitor...
Over 137 million foreign tourists expected to visit China in 2016
Beijing, Feb 1 (IANS) Over 137 million foreign tourists will visit China in 2016, a jump of 2.5 percent from the previous year, authorities said...
Happy to see India’s renewed focus on building economy : New Zealand PM
Wellington, Oct 16 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has said he’s happy to see that under Narendra Modi’s leadership, India has taken steps...
Ground Breaking Mission for Yatris To Kailash Mansarovar
Nathula Pass much safer for Yatris than route via Qiangla Pass Visit to Kailash Mansarovar Will Inject +ve Energy into India China Relations By Le...
India to consider Bangladesh proposal for second Maitree train
Dhaka, June 7 (IANS) India has agreed to consider Bangladesh’s proposal to introduce the second Maitree express between Khulna and Kolkata in addition to the...
SAARC should focus on sustainable tourism development : Sri Lanka envoy
New Delhi, May 1 The Sri Lankan envoy to India on Friday suggested that SAARC countries should look for sustainable tourism development by identifying world...