In a groundbreaking move for Hindu pilgrimage tourism, the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB) and Trip to Temples today launched India’s first-ever helicopter yatra for Adi Kailash and Om Parvat. This innovative initiative shatters limitations imposed by season and terrain, making these revered pilgrimage sites accessible to a wider range of devotees for more days in a year. Previously, reaching these holy sites involved a challenging journey – either a long trek or a combination of car travel and walking, confined to a limited window between May and June or September and O ..read more

The highly anticipated 4th edition of Goa International Travel Mart 2024 will be held on April 3 and 4 at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium on the Taleigao Plateau for the first time after the pandemic. This event will also be held virtually from April 3 to 9, 2024, bringing together industry leaders, stakeholders, and enthusiasts from around the globe for an immersive experience in the world of tourism. The post Goa International Travel Mart 2024 to be held on 3rd and 4th April appeared first on Travel Turtle ..read more

Indians exhibit a fervent passion for exploration, both within their vast homeland and across international borders, as evidenced by the bustling activity at two of the world’s top 50 busiest airports—Delhi and Mumbai—alongside other major passenger hubs like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Kolkata. In an effort to delve into Indians’ favored travel destinations within the country, Wowtickets.com, a UK-based platform recently launched in India for booking affordable flight tickets, conducted a comprehensive analysis of preferences among 36 million Indians nationwide. The survey unveiled that Goa, De ..read more

The event, held at Manohar International Airport, MOPA, was graced by the presence of CM Dr Pramod Sawant, Union Minister Shri Shripad Naik, MP Shri Sadanand Shet Tanavade, Tourism Minister, Shri Rohan Khaunte and Mr Manoj Chacko, MD & CEO Fly91. The post Goa’s first regional airline Fly91 to link tier II and III cities appeared first on Travel Turtle ..read more

The Ministry of Tourism launched the Dekho Apna Desh People`s Choice Poll 2024 to identify the most preferred tourist attractions and destinations of the country. The Poll was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on March 7th, 2024 through Video Conferencing from Srinagar. Through this Nationwide poll, the Ministry aims to engage with citizens to identify the most preferred tourist attractions and tourist perceptions across 5 tourism categories – Spiritual, Cultural & Heritage, Nature & Wildlife, Adventure, and any other category. The “Dekho Apna Desh People’s Choice 2 ..read more

In a significant move to boost tourism in Madhya Pradesh, the Department of Tourism, Madhya Pradesh, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with MakeMyTrip and redBus. This strategic partnership aims to foster sustainable tourism development and promote Madhya Pradesh as a premier tourist destination. The MOU outlines a mutual commitment to promote homestays in Madhya Pradesh, a known method to increase rural and urban incomes, provide sustainable alternate streams of income, and boost low-carbon tourism in the state. The company will also provide offline and online training sessions t ..read more

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of various developmental projects worth over Rs 1,06,000 crores at Dedicated Freight Corridor’s Operation Control Centre in  Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The development projects encompass multiple sectors including railway infrastructure, connectivity and petrochemicals. He also flagged off 10 new Vande Bharat trains. Addressing the occasion, the Prime Minister acknowledged the lakhs of people connected to the event from more than 200 different places and said that the scale and size of the event cannot ..read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various projects worth ₹15,400 crore in Kolkata as part of his 10-day visit to 12 states and union territories (UTs). This is his second visit to West Bengal within five days.   The post PM unveils India’s 1st underwater metro route in Kolkata appeared first on Travel Turtle ..read more

The Supreme Court imposed a ban on tiger safari in core areas at Uttarakhand’s Jim Corbett National Park. As per the order, the tiger safari would now be allowed only in the peripheral and buffer zones of the Jim Corbett National Park. “We are permitting the establishment of the tiger safari, but subject to our directions issued in the judgment,” the bench observed. The post Supreme Court bans tiger safari in core areas of Jim Corbett appeared first on Travel Turtle ..read more

Kerala has set a new record in domestic tourist arrivals in 2023 with 2.18 crore tourist footfalls, a 15.92 per cent increase from the previous year, Minister for Tourism and Public Works P A Mohamed Riyas said on Monday. In 2022, Kerala witnessed 1,88,67,414 domestic tourist footfalls. Significantly, domestic tourist arrivals recorded an increase of 18.97 per cent compared to 2019, the minister told a press conference here. In 2023, Ernakulam district witnessed the highest influx of domestic tourists with 44,87,930 visitors, followed by Idukki (36,33,584), Thiruvananthapuram (35,89,932), Thri ..read more