Sikkim registers record tourist footfall during Durga Puja festival

TBM Staff | Mumbai Friday, 22 October 2021, 9:25 AM

Sikkim registered a record tourist footfall during the Durga Puja vacation.Over 22,000 domestic tourists and 651 foreign travellers visited the state over the last week, Tourism Department officials said. An average of 5,000 tourists are entering Sikkim daily at present, they said, adding that Continue Reading

Centre gears up to resume issuing tourist visas in a phased manner

TBM Staff | Mumbai Friday, 17 September 2021, 8:13 AM

In a bid to boost the economy as daily Covid-19 cases in the country have come down, the Central government is considering to resume issuing tourist visas very soon, confirmed a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) official on September 15. A senior MHA official confirmed that things have been formalised and a meeting has been […]Continue Reading

Udaipur records maximum tourist footfall in 10 years: Rajasthan govt

TBM Staff | Mumbai Thursday, 9 September 2021, 11:44 AM

According to ANI report, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Udaipur has recorded maximum tourist footfall in 10 years, said Gayatri Rathore, Principal Secretary, Tourism, Rajasthan. “At a time when tourism has been the worst-affected sector amid COVID, things have improved here. In fact, better than in previous years. Udaipur has recorded maximum tourist footfall Continue Reading

Qatar to resume tourist, family visas from July 12

TBM Staff | Mumbai Saturday, 10 July 2021, 11:10 AM

Qatar is to resume issuing family and tourist entry visas starting on July 12, in line with new travel and return policies and based on health ministry COVID-19 recommendations, the interior ministry said. The health ministry said in a statement that the new entry policies include providing a COVID-19 PCR test and classifying countries into […]Continue Reading