Tag: Tourists
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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 -
An ever popular European getaway
Demonetisation has led to a sharp fall in travel for domestic tourists and for those flying out to Asian destinations. But for outbound tourists from Bengal jetting away to longhaul European destinations like Germany, the currency crisis has not made any impact. Germany has been the cynosure for Bengal outbound tourists owing its affordable hospitality, …
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December 8, 2016 -
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 -
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 -
Asia’s most visited countries
China is the top most travel destination in Asia for the world's tourists, according to the latest figures published by the World Bank. 83 million tourists visited China in 2014 making country as the first among the ten most visited countries in Asia. Since 2008 Olympics in Beijing, tourism is a national priority in China. …
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November 13, 2016 -
Money changers can issue pre-paid instruments to tourists: RBI
Reserve Bank on Friday allowed money changers to issue pre-paid instruments to foreign tourists as part of measures to provide valid currency in a convenient way. “In order to avoid any inconvenience to foreign tourists, Authorized Persons may issue pre-paid instruments to them in terms of the instructions issued by Department of Payments and Settlement …
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November 11, 2016 -
Hitchhiking the only way out for many travellers in Kashmir
Desperate people waiting for a lift or walking on foot has become a common sight in the trouble-torn Kashmir Valley where public transport has remained suspended for the past 80 days. As one passes through the otherwise busy highways and main roads in south and north Kashmir, long queues of people can be seen along …
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September 25, 2016 -
Promises of plenty
For those among the tourist brigade of Bengal tourists who haven’t as yet decided on any offshore destination for the festive season, here&’s a fabulous suggestion. Ever heard of chocolate hills, mountains in the shape of ice-cream cones and an avian species called the Maya? All of this exists in the magical archipelago of the …
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August 19, 2016 -
Five tourists from Punjab washed away in Himachal
Five tourists from Punjab washed away in Himachal
August 14, 2016