Tag: Tourists
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First halt of tourists to the Taj
When tourists from Delhi go to see the Taj Mahal, the first stop is the maqbara of Mariam-uz-Zamani, chief of the wives of Akbar, built by her son Jahangir, a short distance from the tomb of his father at Sikandra, Agra. Some think that she was Akbar's Christian wife and others assert that "Mariam" was …
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June 21, 2017 -
Kedarnath might attend all time high attendance this season
The tourism season has begun on a high note in Kedarnath. Barely one and a half months after opening, the famous Hindu shrine has recorded an impressive attendance. Which also hints that Kedarnath might touch an all time high figure this year. The temple, located in district Ruderprayag, reopened after six month of winter break …
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June 20, 2017 -
Europe’s outsiders
Petrica drives his family around Naples on a balmy June evening, searching for a safe spot to park until the morning. This is not a tourists’ jaunt, nor will he, his wife and 18-month-old daughter be leaving the car overnight – the decade-old Vauxhall Astra has been their only shelter for the past two months. …
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June 17, 2017 -
Mamata reaches out to stranded tourists in Darjeeling
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has extended her stay in this hill town following the violence and arson by Gorkhaland activists, on Friday walked along Mall Road here to enquire about the welfare of thousands of stranded tourists and arrangements made for their transport. Banerjee, the supremo of the Trinamool Congress party, termed …
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June 9, 2017 -
Demonetisation had no impact on Indian tourists in Australia
Demonetisation had no impact on Indian tourist arrivals in Australia with about 29,500 Indians visiting the country in December last year, the highest ever in any single month so far. According to an official data released by Tourism Australia, the number of Indian touristarrivals in Australia forDecember2016 stood at 29,500 as compared to 26,100 in …
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May 17, 2017 -
‘Indian tourists spent nearly $12 billion in US in 2015’
Over 1 million Indian tourists have spent a whopping $12 billion in the US in 2015, a tourism industry official has said here. “Those 1.12 million Indian visitors spent nearly $12 billion dollars in the US in 2015 and that ranks seven as far as a source market in spend. Our Indian friends when they …
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April 11, 2017 -
Israel eases business visas for Indians
In an effort to ease the travel of Indian businessmen and tourists to the country, Israel on Thursday approved a new policy allowing multiple entry business visas for five years. "Israel approves five-year, multiple entry visas for businessmen from India," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Emmanuel Nahshon was quoted as saying by a news agency. Israeli Prime …
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April 6, 2017 -
Spain sees record number of tourists in 2016
Spain welcomed a record number of 75.6 million foreign tourists in 2016, according to data released on Tuesday. The number of tourists exceeded government estimations and represented a 10.3 per cent increase year on year, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said. Visitors from the UK made up the largest tourist population, with 17.8 million Britons …
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January 31, 2017 -
Mild snow near Shimla hills triggers tourist rush
The tourist resorts of Kufri and Narkanda near Shimla experienced mild snow in the past 24 hours, the weather bureau said on Monday, triggering a rush of tourists. The state capital remained cloudy a day earlier and experienced a sunny morning on Monday. Shimla recorded the minimum temperature at 3.9 degrees Celsius, an official of …
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January 2, 2017 -
Tourists make beeline for Shimla to celebrate New Year
The Queen of Hills, Shimla on Saturday saw huge rush of tourists, both domestic and foreign, to welcome the New Year. The other popular hill stations of Himachal Pradesh also witnessed sudden influx of tourists with the hope of snowfall in the first week of 2017. The Winter Carnival in Shimla virtually turned the historic …
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January 1, 2017 -
Tourists make beeline for Shimla to celebrate New Year
The Queen of Hills, Shimla on Saturday saw huge rush of tourists, both domestic and foreign, to welcome the New Year. The other popular hill stations of Himachal Pradesh also witnessed sudden influx of tourists with the hope of snowfall in the first week of 2017. The Winter Carnival in Shimla virtually turned the historic …
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January 1, 2017 -
More parking space for Shimla tourists
To tide over the parking problems in Shimla and gearing up for the coming tourist season, the Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) is all set to have additional parking space. The new parking space is coming up near the Tourism Lift in the core area of Shimla, in Himachal Pradesh. The civic body has asked the …
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November 21, 2016