At least 17 people die as tourist boat capsizes in India, dozens more missingSeptember 30th, 2009 17 die as tourist boat capsizes in southern IndiaNEW DELHI — A boat carrying 75 tourists capsized on a reservoir in southern India on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and leaving dozens missing, police said. The state-owned boat was traveling in the remote Thekkady forest area in Kerala state and capsized after the tourists rushed to one side as they spotted some animals in the forest, tilting the vessel dangerously, said police officer R.
Singapore Airlines expands operations with Air IndiaSeptember 14th, 2009 SINGAPORE - Singapore Airlines (SIA) said on Monday that it has expanded its partnership with Air India with a new bilateral frequent flyer program. Under the agreement, frequent flyer program members of both airlines are able to earn and redeem miles on flights operated by either carrier.
Package destinations to woo tourists, says SeljaSeptember 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tourism destinations need to package themselves attractively to attract tourists repeatedly to India, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said Tuesday. Inaugurating the fortnight-long Ladakh Festival at Leh, she said it was imperative that destinations diversify their products to allow the tourist to experience the real customs and heritage of local communities.
Americans, Britons visited India the most in 2008August 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tourists from the US and Britain topped the list of foreign arrivals in India in 2008, while there was a decline in travellers from Pakistan. According to latest figures issued by the tourism ministry, 827,866 Americans visited India in 2008, followed closely by 787,197 Britons.
India, Singapore sign joint plan to boost tourismAugust 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Singapore Tuesday signed a joint action plan which, officials said, would help both countries attract more tourists. According to the plan, tourists visiting Singapore will be offered an option to include a four-five day trip to India in their itinerary, thus adding variety to their holiday.
India, Singapore sign Joint Action Plan on tourism cooperationAugust 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Singapore signed a Joint Action Plan on tourism cooperation here today. At the signing ceremony, the Indian side was represented by Sujit Banerjee, Secretary (Tourism), Government of India, while the Singapore side was represented by Lawrence Leong Yue Kheong, Assistant Chief Executive of International Group, Singapore Tourism Board, Singapore.
Singapore Airlines posts first quarterly loss since 2003 as revenue plungesJuly 30th, 2009 Singapore Airlines posts first loss since 2003SINGAPORE — Singapore Airlines Ltd. posted its first quarterly loss since 2003 as tourism dropped and travelers sought budget carriers amid a global recession.
India to attract 10 million tourists by 2011: Sultan AhmedJuly 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India expects to attract 10 million foreign tourists by 2011 and is taking a number of steps in this regard, the Lok Sabha was informed Friday. Minister of State of Tourism Sultan Ahmed said the working group on tourism for the 11th Five Year Plan has set a target of 10 million international visitors by 2011.
India should attract more foreign tourists: SeljaMay 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India needs to attract more foreign tourists, whose number has dipped after the Mumbai terror attack and due to economic depression, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said Saturday. "The tourism sector has a lot of challenges apart from attracting foreign tourists to India.
India should attract more foreign tourists: Selja (Lead)May 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India needs to attract more foreign tourists, whose number has dipped after the Mumbai terror attack and due to economic depression, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said Saturday. "The tourism sector has a lot of challenges apart from attracting foreign tourists to India.
India hockey colts blank Singapore 12-0March 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India thrashed Singapore 12-0 Thursday to top the table in the four-nation Under-21 Hockey Tournament at Johor Baru in Malaysia. Mandip Antil scored five goals while Danish Mujtaba and Lalit Upadhaya scored thrice each at the Taman Daya Stadim.
What meltdown? Tourists from Punjab going everywhereFebruary 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The tourism industry in Punjab appears unaffected by the global financial meltdown, with thousands of tourists from the state still booking holidays everywhere. Many national and international travel agents are coming here for the forthcoming India Travel Mart to take advantage of this situation and woo Punjabi tourists.
What meltdown? Tourists from Punjab going everywhereFebruary 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The tourism industry in Punjab appears unaffected by the global financial meltdown, with thousands of tourists from the state still booking holidays everywhere. Many national and international travel agents are coming here for the forthcoming India Travel Mart to take advantage of this situation and woo Punjabi tourists.
India open junior hockey world cup campaign against SingaporeFebruary 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India have been pitted against hosts Singapore, the Netherlands, Poland and New Zealand for the junior men's hockey World Cup from June 7-21. India are in Pool D of the 20-team competition which will be jointly hosted by Singapore and Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Indian mission outsources consular services in SingaporeFebruary 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a move that will ease processing of travel and visa documents for inbound tourists from Singapore and boost tourism and trade ties between both the countries, the Indian High Commission in Singapore has hired Quoprro Global, a subsidiary of Cox and Kings India Limited, to start visa and passport services. According to the mandate given by the Indian High Commission, Quoprro Global will accept all visa applications for India from Singapore nationals and other foreign nationals, who are residents of Singapore, as well as passport applications for Indian nationals residing in Singapore.
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