Make a conscious effort to be a pleasant co-passenger
Indians are not known as the best co-passengers. They tend to be loud, have little or no sense of...
Thailand sits up and takes action as tourist numbers fall
Bangkok (TAN): Thailand experienced a rare drop in the number of tourist arrivals and spending in March. Data collected by...
Continued whaling may repel tourists, fears Iceland tourism industry
Reykjavik (TAN): The tourism industry is not happy with the Iceland government’s recent announcement that it would continue whaling for another five...
Pietermaritzburg in South Africa struggles to attract tourists
Pietermaritzburg (TAN): In spite of being the capital and the second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa,...
Japan is on the verge of a tourism spike, but it has hurdles to cross
Tokyo (TAN): The tourism industry in Japan is on a high with it seeing an unprecedented 31 million foreign tourists...
Indian tourist numbers to Jordan up by 30%
Amman (NITN): Jordan Tourism Board recently announced that it has witnessed 30.40 per cent growth in 2018 from the...
Uzbekistan to waive visa for citizens of 45 countries
Tashkent (NITN): Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced that tourists from 45 countries will be able to visit Uzbekistan visa...
Edinburgh to charge tourists GBP2 per night
Edinburgh (TAN): Visiting Edinburgh could burn a deeper hole in tourists’ pockets very soon, as plans of introducing a tourist...
Munnar turns winter wonderland as mercury dips below zero
Kochi (TAN): Sub-zero temperatures and South India do not often go hand in hand. Yet, the mercury in Munnar, one...
VietJet flights between Seoul & Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island
December 29 (TravelAndy): VietJet started operations between Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island to South Korea’s capital Seoul on December 22 this year....
Tourism experiences through real-world games
November 23 (TravelAndy): United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has partnered with one of its newest Affiliate Members, real-world games...
Scotland promotes itself as the place to be in 2019
November 15 (TravelAndy): Scotland’s tourism department is promoting the country as the place to be in 2019 with a...
Outbound tourism spending from Gulf is 6 times global average
November 10 (TravelAndy): A new report from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the European Travel Commission (ETC) shows...
UNWTO calls for tech and investment in tourism
November 3 (TravelAndy): The 2018 edition of World Travel Market (WTM) will see the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) continue...
Discussion on future of tourism at China meet
October 30 (TravelAndy): The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and the People’s Government of Guilin,...
Boracay island reopens for tourists after 6 months
October 29 (TravelAndy): The popular Boracay island in the Philippines reopened late last week after remaining closed for six...
Flower tourist numbers don’t meet expectations in Kerala
October 29 (TravelAndy): The number of tourists who visited Kerala to see the Neelakurinji flower, which blooms once in 12...
Asia & Pacific gain ground in global tourism
October 25 (IBNS/NITN): The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in partnership with the Global Tourism Economy Research Centre (GTERC), presented its...
Iceland mulls capping tourist numbers
October 20 (TravelAndy): The tourism minister of Iceland has proposed limiting the number of tourists to certain sites in...
International tourism maintains strong momentum
October 10 (TravelAndy): International tourist arrivals grew 6% in the first six months of 2018 after a record year...
Funds for rural tourism infrastructure in Scotland
October 6 (TravelAndy): Some of Scotland’s most iconic, rural tourist sites will receive funding for new facilities to further...
Digital transformation, innovation in focus on Tourism Day
September 29 (TravelAndy): World Tourism Day 2018 was observed in Budapest, Hungary on September 27 with the official celebration focusing...
Tourist deluge inundates Dubrovnik in Croatia
September 23 (TravelAndy): The old Croatian town of Dubrovnik is bursting at its seams with swarms of tourists visiting the...
UN report to help cities manage impact of tourism
September 19 (TravelAndy): United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNTWO) has come up with a repot that examines ways to...
Kerala optimistic with tourist arrival from Australia
September 16 (TravelAndy): A chartered flight from Australia, the first this season, landed at the airport here on Saturday,...
Marathon to revive Lombok tourism
September 16 (TravelAndy): A marathon will be held to revive tourism in the Lombok island of Indonesia, which experienced...
UN agency push for wine tourism
September 13 (TravelAndy): United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) called for wine tourism to be made part of national...
Vanishing ice boost to polar bear tourism
September 10 (TravelAndy): A remote village is Alaska is seeing a boom in tourism because of the spurt in...
Tourist arrival numbers soar in Vietnam
September 8 (TravelAndy): Vietnam has recorded the biggest increase in tourist arrival in Asia as compared to the previous year,...
Qatar in top 10 open visa countries: UN World Tourism Org
September 7 (TravelAndy): Qatar has become the most open country in the Middle East and the 8th most open...
Japan looks to develop stronger tourism ties with Goa
September 7 (TravelAndy): Japan is looking to strengthen tourism ties with Goa. Consul-general of Japan Ryoji Noda met Goa...
Post flood, Kerala campaigns to bring back tourists
September 4 (TravelAndy): The South Indian state of Kerala has started an intensive tourism promotion campaign ahead of the high season that...
Perth Festival 2019 first shows revealed
August 14 (TravelAndy): The popular Perth Festival is returning in February next year, with the free opening event –...
Those outraged show Vilnius campaign works: Ad co-creator
August 10 (TravelAndy): The Lithuanian capital of Vilnius launched a risqué tourism campaign a day ago that had triggered...
Quake hits Lombok tourism, but industry optimistic
August 9 (TravelAndy): Thousands of tourists are cancelling their holidays in Lombok following the August 5 earthquake that killed...
Lithuania’s risqué tourism campaign
August 8 (TravelAndy): With Lithuania’s capital Vilnius being named by Lonely Planet as one of Europe’s top 10 destinations for...
Bhutan pioneer in tourist-check trend: Report
July 29 (TravelAndy): Bhutan pioneered a trend that the rest of the world is starting to replicate now to...
Western Australia set for a bumper wildflower season
July 19 (TravelAndy): There’s never been a better time for travellers to plan a springtime wildflower holiday to WA, with...
Audio tour boost to tourism in Loch Earn, Scotland
July 14 (TravelAndy): A new audio tour is set to bring art and architecture to life in the Loch Earn...
Frequent shooting, robbery & thefts in US: China
July 3 (TravelAndy): China has asked its citizens to be aware of the problems of travel in the US through...
Indian state seeks Norway help for tourism infrastructure
June 28 (TravelAndy): The government of the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is seeking cooperation of Norway for...
China push to Tunisia tourism revival
June 24 (TravelAndy): A total of 12,000 tourists from China visited Tunisia till May this year, a 56.8 per...
Hawaii volcano ‘misinformation’ hits tourism
June 22 (TravelAndy): Misconceptions about the volcanic eruption situation in Hawaii is adversely affecting tourism on the island, Time...
Tunisia tourism industry in recovery mode
June 20 (TravelAndy): Holidaymakers are returning to Tunisia three years after two terrorist attacks hit the industry hard. Around 2.3...
Thailand tourist arrivals slow in May
June 19 (TravelAndy): Thailand’s tourism growth slowed to 6.3 per cent in May as compared to around 10 per cent...
Egypt promotes itself at Football World Cup
June 17 (TravelAndy): Egypt is promoting itself at the Football World Cup, currently on in Russia, to attract visitors...
China woos US tourists with photo exhibition
June 12 (TravelAndy): China’s tourism department organised a photo exhibition at Harvard University over the weekend to attract visitors...
Uzbekistan to develop free tourist zone at Charvak
June 11 (Notintown.net): The Uzbek government has approved the concept of development of the free tourist zone (FTZ) Charvak near...
Ireland woos tourists from China
June 10 (TravelAndy): Tourism Ireland aims to increase the number of the Chinese visitors to the island to 175,000...
Tobacco ban at Jharkhand tourism sites, hotels
June 7 (TravelAndy): The Indian state of Jharkhand has banned the use of tobacco in all forms at its...
Year of Young People events to kick-start Scottish summer
June 4 (TravelAndy): From brass band competitions, film screenings and poetry slams to music festivals, graphic novel exhibitions and...
India launches adventure tourism guidelines
June 2 (TravelAndy): India’s tourism minister K. J. Alphons recently launched the government’s guidelines on adventure tourism. These guidelines...
Tulip attraction for Kashmir visitors
March 4 (TravelAndy): The Tulip Garden in Srinagar has added 50 varieties of flowers and north India’s Jammu and...
2017: Great year for Scotland tourism
February 26 (TravelAndy): The Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions (ASVA) has announced that visits to its member sites rose...
Indonesia to promote 10 ‘new Balis’
February 24 (TravelAndy): Indonesia intends to promote 10 new tourist destinations as “the new Bali”, the South China Morning...
Ukraine plans Chernobyl tourism push
February 23 (TravelAndy): Ukraine will develop tourism near the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear power plant, reported Xinhua. Quoting the Ukraine’s state...
Fears abate, tourists return to Tunisia
February 22 (TravelAndy): International tourists are returning to Tunisia after a lull since the 2015 terrorist attacks that killed 60 visitors....
Furore over tiger poke video
December 23 (TravelAndy): An attendant of a tiger at a zoo near Thailand’s popular tourist destination Pattaya has been transferred...
Play London with Mr Bean
London (Notintown.net): The Beans were out on the streets to celebrate the launch of a brand new mobile game...
England & Scotland focus on accessible tourism
October 21 (TravelAndy): With more than half of people with access requirements avoiding going to new places if they...
Ryanair winter flights boost for Irish tourism
August 30 (TravelAndy): Tourism Ireland is expecting to see a spurt in the number of visitors following budget airline...
Normandy in France to promote tourism
April 25 (Notintown.net): The Cotentin Peninsula – also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula – in the Normandy region of...
Tulip festival on in Kashmir
April 10 (TravelAndy): Asia’s largest tulip garden is on in the north Indian valley of Kashmir. Apart from displaying...
Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka bus starts
April 9 (TravelAndy): To facilitate travel between India and Bangladesh, a Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka bus service was flagged off from Kolkata...
India offers free SIMs to foreign tourists
February 17 (notintown.net): India has decided to start giving free pre-activated SIM cards to foreign tourists arriving in India....
Railways to debut in Andamans
February 7 (TravelAndy): Indian Railways is planning to introduce a rail link between Port Blair and Diglipur in Andaman...
Nepal is hosting elephant fest to revive tourism
December 28 (TravelAndy): Nepal is hosting its annual Chitwan elephant festival, to revive tourism in the Himalayan valley, said...
Karnataka to host bird festival from Jan 5-7
December 7 (TravelAndy): India’s Karnataka state is going to host ‘Hakki Habba’, the popular bird festival at Daroji Soth...
Hornbill festival from Dec 1
November 28 (TravelAndy): The Hornbill Festival is scheduled to be held from December 1- 10, 2016 in Kisama village in northeastern...
South Korea curb on budget trips from Vietnam
October 27 (TravelAndy): South Korea has recently put restrictions on Vietnamese travel agencies offering budget tours to the country...
Puducherry to develop own Marina Beach
October 18 (TravelAndy): India’s union territory, Puducherry has decided to develop its Vambakeerappalayam beach near the Puducherry light house,...
Tourism as usual after Thailand king’s death
October 14 (TravelAndy): In spite of initial apprehensions, the death of Thailand’s popular king Bhumibol Adulyadej yesterday has not affected...
Plan a mine visit in Jharkhand next year
September 13 (TravelAndy): India’s Jharkhand state is planning to implement major tourism development across the state, by next year....
Cauvery protest hits tourism in Karnataka
September 13 (TravelAndy): Following protests regarding the river Cauvery, tourism has taken a blow in several cities including Bengaluru...
Bengal plans ropeway services in districts
August 11 (TravelAndy): India’s Bengal state is planning to set up ropeway connection in its Bankura and Purulia districts,...
Hokkaido tops list of Asian tourist spots
July 14 (TravelAndy): Hokkaido island in Japan has been named the number one tourist spot in Asia by the...
Nepal: Ghalegaun festival to woo tourists
May 5 (TravelAndy): To revive tourism along the Indo-Nepal border, a three-day Himalayan festival is all set to begin...
Touristy Goa on your phone
April 27 (TravelAndy): Goa has launched an e-commerce portal and mobile application on both Android and iOS platforms. This...
Rent an air taxi to see Rajasthan
April 24 (TravelAndy): To attract international tourists, Rajasthan is set to launch air taxi services, which will allow a...
Coal India launches mine tourism
April 20 (TravelAndy): This summer, travellers can choose to explore coal mines, as Coal India Limited (CIL) is launching...
Goa’s Konkan fruit fest from April 22
April 18 (TravelAndy): Goa is set to host the Konkan fruit fest, which is going to take place at...
Telangana starts yacht services for tourists
March 3 (TravelAndy): In order to promote tourism in the state, India’s youngest state, Telangana has recently launched two...
Uber boost to tourism in Malaysia’s Perak
February 5 (TravelAndy): The recent introduction of Uber cab service in the Malaysian state of Perak is expected to...
Egypt building underwater museum
December 30 (TravelAndy): Egypt has started developing an underwater museum, which is going to showcase the underwater relics of...
Nepal offers free to Chinese tourists
December 29 (TravelAndy): In an attempt to lure back Chinese tourists, Nepal has decided to grant free visa to...
Thailand to ban overstaying visitors
December 13 (TravelAndy): Thailand has decided to stop foreigners who overstay their visa tenure from re-entering the country. This...
Kerala to develop 150km tourism circuit
November 10 (TravelAndy): The state of Kerala in South India is set to develop one of the country’s first...
Get set for a ‘royal’ ride in Varanasi
September 29 (TravelAndy): ‘Royal’ rickshaw rides await visitors to the historic city of Varanasi in India now. On the occasion...
Batik Air starts Jakarta-Bengkulu flight
September 25 (TravelAndy): Batik Air, a subsidiary of Indonesian low cost carrier Lion Air, launched a new route between...
West Bengal plans tourism hub
September 24 (TravelAndy): The government of the West Bengal state in India has decided to set up a tourism...
Helicopter boost for Tirupati tourism
September 7 (TravelAndy): Helicopter services for tourists to Tirupati in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh will start from September 16, reported...
Tourist tax in Airbnb Paris from Oct
August 25 (TravelAndy): Airbnb will collect a tourist tax on rental apartments in Paris, like it had promised in...
Bangkok tourism feels blast heat
August 21 (TravelAndy): The tourism industry in Bangkok is feeling the heat in the wake of the deadly bombing in...
Andhra plans monastery boulevard
July 31 (TravelAndy): In an attempt to attract international tourists to its state capital Amaravati, Indian state Andhra Pradesh...
India plans e-visa for 150 countries by 2015
June 17 (TravelAndy): The Indian government plans to bring bring 150 countries under its e-visa scheme by the end...
Nepal reopens heritage sites
June 16 (TravelAndy): Nepal reopened six of its seven earthquake-hit World Heritage sites in Kathmandu valley on Monday despite...
Nepal: Everest Day low-key after quake
May 30 (TravelAndy): Everest Day was a low-key affair in Kathmandu on Friday, a little more than a month...
Myanmar: Stage set for tourism in Mergui
May 25 (TravelAndy): The Myanmar government will allow development of tourism in Mergui, its southernmost archipelago, by the end...
Quake hits Nepal tourism
April 26 (TravelAndy): The tourism industry is already beginning to feel the impact of Saturday’s earthquake in the Himalayas...