Ministry of Tourism identifies ‘Prayagraj’ and ‘Naimisharanya’ in UP as destinations for development under ‘Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0)

August 7, 2023 1:17 PM

Ministry of Tourism identifies ‘Prayagraj’ and ‘Naimisharanya’ in UP as destinations for development under ‘Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0)

The Ministry of Tourism has identified ‘Prayagraj’ and ‘Naimisharanya’ in Uttar Pradesh as destinations for development under ‘Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) with the objective to develop sustainable and responsible tourism destinations. In a written reply in Lok Sabha Minister of Tourism G. Kishan Reddy said that the State Perspective Plan (SPP) prepared by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh did not include Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary for development. He further added that the government laun...

Ministry of Tourism formulates guidelines for approval, reapproval of OTA

December 12, 2018 9:24 PM

Ministry of Tourism formulates guidelines for approval, reapproval of OTA

The Ministry of Tourism have formulated the guidelines for approval and reapproval of Online Travel Aggregators, OTA to ensure adequate safeguards against deficiency of service, alternate arrangements and punitive deterrence.  The ministry said in a statement yesterday that the voluntary scheme is open to bonafide online travel aggregators to bring them on a common platform in the organized sector.  The guidelines will be rolled out online by the end of this month.  The Ministry will grant recog...