China

Beijing games fail to lure Indians

Indians might have emerged as the new hope for the world travel and tourism industry, but they seem to be giving a miss to the month-long Beijing Olympics slated to begin next month.

Pakistan Wants Indian Tourists

Guess who Pakistan is wooing?

A Kali temple that, according to legend, was formed when the Earth was created and a pond in front of a Shiva temple believed to have been created by his tears. For a tourist in India, this would have been routine. But not in Pakistan.

India

Foreign tourism portals woo Indians with attractive marketing strategies

Now, the foreign tourism organisations have found another way to woo Indian tourists. This time it’s through their Web portals. With Tourism New Zealand and Singapore Tourism taking the lead in adding a separate link with customised information that an Indian tourist would need, other tourism organisations are likely to follow the path ... read more

Austria & Bollywood

Bollywood boosts Austria’s tourism potential

CHENNAI - Bollywood is playing a significant role in promoting Austria as a popular holiday hotspot for Indians, the Austrian tourism industry believes.

Sri Lanka

Indian tourists keep Lankan tourist industry afloat

Tourist arrivals from India and Britain are keeping Sri Lanka's tourist industry afloat amid war and hostile travel advisories from several Western countries.

Giant neighbour India as well as Britain, from which Sri Lanka got freedom in February 1948, accounted for over 40 percent of the 494,008 tourist arrivals in the scenic island ... read more

Australia

Aussie racism row puts off tourists

Australian tourism operators have warned that the country's share of the increasingly lucrative Indian tourist market will drop after the recent Test cricket fracas.

The warning has prompted the Queensland government to direct a trade mission to India to try to smooth ruffled feathers.