Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 19 (ANI): The tourism sector, which is a major source of employment, has been badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving many people like the horse owners or 'Ghodewalas' of Shimla struggling to survive.
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 13 (ANI): Despite the COVID-19 induced economic slowdown, Nepal is expecting to host about 2 lakh foreign tourists in the ongoing fiscal year 2020-21, of which majority will be Indians, according to Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) officials.
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 11 (ANI): Over five months since the famed Pashupatinath Temple here closed its doors for devotees, the number of people visiting the holy site has dipped with a large chunk of them from India choosing not to travel to the iconic site.
Hisar (Haryana) [India, August 10 (ANI): A 41-year woman from Thailand was allegedly gang-raped at a hotel in Hisar on the intervening night of August 7-8.
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the efforts of the government will establish Andaman and Nicobar Islands as a prominent place on the world tourist map within this decade.
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted searches at several locations in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a case related to the alleged large-scale illegal construction and encroachment at tourist locations of Udhampur's Patnitop area.
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], August 1 (ANI): Uttarakhand's Valley of Flowers, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has been opened for tourists by the state government.
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI/BusinessWire India): For all the cake lovers, here is some heartening news! Delhi NCR residents and tourists have a new reason to come satisfy their sweet cravings.
New Delhi [India] July 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): On the occasion of World Tiger Day, international animal welfare organization, World Animal Protection is urging Indian tourists to travel responsibly and avoid visiting venues offering Tiger shows and Tiger selfies.
Nassau [Bahamas], July 21 (ANI): The Bahamian government has banned travellers from countries where coronavirus cases are surging incessantly, especially the United States, in an effort to prevent the further spread of the virus in the Caribbean nation, CNN reported.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 19 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has directed officials to properly verify COVID-free certificates of tourists coming into the state. The instruction came after some tourists provided fake COVID-free certificates.
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], July 16 (ANI): The four tourists from Uttarkhand, who went missing while they were were en route to Triyuginarayan Temple, have been rescued by the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) team.