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Thailand Plans Tourism Tax For Foreign Visitors
Thailand is exploring a tourism tax that could charge 300 baht for air arrivals and 150 baht for travellers entering by land or sea. The measure has been under consideration...
IndiGo To Launch Daily Non-Stop Flights Between Mumbai And London
IndiGo will begin daily non-stop flights between Mumbai and London Heathrow Airport on 26 October 2025, linking two of the world’s major financial hubs. Departures from Mumbai are scheduled at...
Snow Leopard Population Rises To 83 In Himachal Pradesh
Snow leopard numbers in Himachal Pradesh have grown to 83 in 2025 from 51 in 2021, according to a new government survey, pointing to improved habitat conditions in the high...
Airfares On Dharamsala Routes Jump Ahead Of Diwali, Raising Tourism Concerns
Dharamshala: Airfares on flights connecting Dharamshala with Delhi and Chandigarh have jumped sharply ahead of the Diwali festival and winter tourist season, raising concern among travel agents and tourism operators...
India, China To Resume Direct Flights, First Service By IndiGo On October 26
Delhi: India and China will resume direct flights after a five-year hiatus, with the first service scheduled for October 26, 2025. IndiGo will operate flights connecting Kolkata with Guangzhou, with...
Digital Arrival Cards For Foreign Travellers At Indian Airports From Oct 1
Foreign visitors to India will be able to submit arrival details online from Oct. 1, as the government replaces paper disembarkation forms and expands biometric fast-track clearance to 13 airports....
India To Build First Cross-Border Rail Links With Bhutan In ₹4,000 Crore Plan
India said on Monday it will build two railway lines into Bhutan, the first such projects with the Himalayan kingdom, in a move aimed at improving trade links and strengthening...
India Records 20.5 Million International Tourists In 2024, Diaspora Drives Recovery
India recorded 20.5 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, up 8.9% from the previous year and 14.8% higher than 2019, with Non-Resident Indian visits driving much of the growth, according...
Himachal’s Cold Desert Declared UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
UNESCO has designated the Cold Desert in Himachal Pradesh as a new biosphere reserve, bringing India’s total to 13. The reserve spans 7,770 square kilometres in the Lahaul-Spiti district of...
12 Jammu And Kashmir Tourist Sites To Reopen From September 29
Jammu and Kashmir administration announced on Saturday 12 tourist destinations will reopen from Sept 29, nearly five months after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack forced closure of sites across...
