[ad_1] No cheer for Agra hospitality industry on World Tourism Day Frustrated and sore with the continued neglect of Agra by the state and central governments, the World Tourism Day celebrations in the Taj City brought little cheer or hope for buoyancy, even as a new tourist season is about …

[ad_1] Principal secretary to the Tamil Nadu government (HR&CE, tourism, and culture) K Manivasan inspected the archaeological excavation activities underway in Porpanaikottai archaeological site in Pudukottai district on Friday. Further plans to excavate adjoining areas and the potential of finding unique antiques were explained by the archaeologists. The state archaeology …

[ad_1] Representative Image West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that Kiriteshwari, located in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, has been selected as the ‘Best Tourism Village of India‘ by the Union Tourism Ministry under Best Tourism Village Competition-2023. Taking to ‘X’, CM Banerjee said, “Glad to share and …

[ad_1] Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government is set to amend the property tax rules and implement it from the next financial year. This is being done after almost a decade with the aim of boosting tourism. The Uttar Pradesh government is set to amend the property tax …

[ad_1] Representation image The Goa electricity department has sought the assistance of the tourism department to identify consumers with domestic connections who run homestays or sublet their property to tourists. The department is starting to bill such consumers on commercial basis instead of domestic, after it found some of them, …

[ad_1] Sheo Shekhar Shukla To enhance its tourist offerings and attract more visitors, Madhya Pradesh Tourism is now actively promoting several new products and segments. The state has planned two upcoming festivals, the Chanderi Festival and the Kuno Festival 2023 within the next two months. To be held from October …

[ad_1] The Sikkim government has banned homestay owners in the Himalayan state from leasing and renting their establishments to any third party, an official said. Homestays will now be run and operated only by the local entrepreneur owning the business. An advisory issued by the state government’s Tourism and Civil …

[ad_1] The shack allottee will be permanently blacklisted and not allowed to participate in the Tourism Shack Policy to be formulated in the future The Goa State Beach Shack Policy 2023-2026, which was approved by the cabinet on September 8, has introduced a slew of reforms to not only prohibit …

[ad_1] Uttarakhand high court The Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government to prepare a master plan and a tourism development plan for Doon valley within four weeks besides asking the state government to put all commercial constructions in the valley on hold during the period. Issuing the directive …

[ad_1] Mumbai-Pune highway Five years after the state government launched a proposal to build public toilets along highways, the plan has remained in cold storage with people struggling to find usable ones that are clean as they travel to destinations by road. The state had 17,757 km of highways in …