Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a special Diwali edition of his signature Mann Ki Baat series on Sunday, pitched the idea of ‘Festival Tourism’, inviting NRIs to get involved in the process.
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Kerala Tourism’s Facebook page becomes most liked in South Asia
Kerala Tourism’s Facebook page has emerged as the most followed tourism page in South Asia with 3.48 million followers.
Punjab tourism minister on UK tour to promote Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary celebrations
Punjab Tourism & Cultural Affairs, Technical Education and Employment Generation Minister Charanjit Singh Channi took part in a roadshow at Glasgow.
Singapore pushes for million visitors a year from India
According to the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), the city-state is looking at continuing the four-year trend of having over a million visitor arrivals from India in the current year.
Singapore Tourism Board goes all out to attract Indian visitors
As part of an ongoing plan to develop tourism with India, travel planners SOTC and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have collaborated in launching a unique series of 3-D art installations featuring the Lion City’s attractions.
Foreign Ministry holds logo design contest for expats, prize is a trip to India
Indian consulates across the world announced a chance for Indian expats to win a 25-day trip to India.
More people travelled ticketless in Indian trains last year than population of Singapore: RTI query
There was good news as well as bad news from the Indian Railways, whose modernisation push in recent years has seen an increase in expenditure, upgradation of facilities and changes in fares.
Indians account for almost 1 million tourists to Dubai in the first half of 2019
Indians made up a whopping 997,000 out of the 8.36 million international overnight visitors to Dubai in the first six months of 2019.
India in Numbers: Rise in the super-rich, tiger population growing
Below are statistics gathered from various sources, describing India in numbers. The number of super-rich Indians has gone up in the past three years, and the country has the world’s highest population of tigers.
Smugglers make hay as Indian govt hikes import duty on gold
With the Indian government jacking up import duty on gold, smuggling of the yellow metal from Persian Gulf countries, Singapore and Malaysia is in full swing.
