Mumbai Attacks

Mumbai will prevail, terror won’t

After ten gunmen paralyzed the commercial hub and hospitality center of Mumbai in attacks that killed at least 174 people and revealed the weakness of India's security apparatus, India’s tourism dam

Medical Tourism

India’s medical tourism: Whose life is it saving?

(eTN) - India's much-vaunted foray into medical tourism has come under dark clouds following a question of medical ethics over reports of poor Indians illegally selling their kidneys, and the latest exposure of a transplant racket in Gurgaon.

On your way to India? Stay safe

Tourists not safe in incredible India

(eTN) - Rising incidents of crimes against foreign tourists has pushed the Tourism Ministry to send a communication to all states asking them to speed up the process of creating a special tourist police force.

The urgency was highlighted by an incident in Mumbai earlier this week where a Latvian national was raped by a driver who offered ... read more

India

India against tourists paying carbon tax

NEW DELHI(TVLW): Should a tourist coming to India to enjoy the beauty of Taj Mahal pay a carbon tax? Should India curtail the volume of tourists coming in each year as it leads to emission of greenhouse gases? India has successfully thwarted the moves by some countries to push for such proposals at the UN World Tourism Organisation that could ... read more

Flying to India makes good biz sense

India among top 10 revenue generating routes for several airlines

New Delhi (TVLW) India is moving up another global listing — of being among the top 10 revenue generating routes for several global airlines.

Whether it is neighbouring Singapore or Sri Lanka, or the faraway US or Britain, flying to India makes good business sense.