While NRI arrivals crossed 2019 levels according to tourism ministry’s report, experts say govt must focus on foreign tourists as they are the main spenders amid international travellers.
The string of trekking tragedies in Uttarakhand highlights a concerning trend of inexperienced people being lured by social media into serious outdoor activities.
Parliamentary panel had in report tabled last year expressed concern over delay in completion of projects sanctioned under tourism ministry's PRASHAD scheme.
At ThePrint's Off the Cuff event, tourism minister K.J. Alphons spoke on a range of issues, from women’s safety in India to the CBI raids in West Bengal.
As India gets international bad press for the Kathua and Unnao cases, tourism ministry is tasked with changing its image as a country where women are unsafe.
Lt Gen Hardev Singh Lidder’s book on Operation Sarp Vinash shows why the Indian Army’s 2003 campaign to clear terrorist strongholds in Rajouri-Poonch still matters today.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
Poor, undeveloped, dirty, Socialist India can attract only this many foreign tourists. To attract more, India needs to become a developed country with clean streets, world class police and judiciary, minimal crime, negligible pollution, etc.
I don’t think you understand what socialist actually means. I’d suggest getting a dictionary.
Kindly explain how nations like Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia etc are attracting international tourists. Are these developed nations?
It’s time we stopped trotting out excuses
Poor, undeveloped, dirty, Socialist India can attract only this many foreign tourists. To attract more, India needs to become a developed country with clean streets, world class police and judiciary, minimal crime, negligible pollution, etc.
I don’t think you understand what socialist actually means. I’d suggest getting a dictionary.
Kindly explain how nations like Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia etc are attracting international tourists. Are these developed nations?
It’s time we stopped trotting out excuses