Category TOURISM

Keynote address by Anurag Singh Thakur, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha at Second FAITH Conclave Board members and presidents of all 11 member associations of FAITH, my friends from the tourism, hospitality and aviation industries, ladies and gentlemen, friends from…

Ajeet Bajaj: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It is a huge honour, on behalf of the tourism, travel and hospitality fraternity of the country, to accord a warm welcome to General Anil Chauhan, former Chief of Defence Staff and a…

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta presents a vision of transforming Delhi from a transit gateway into a destination in its own right. Highlighting the city’s cultural diversity, heritage, food, nature and emerging tourism initiatives, she calls for collaborative efforts to…

Rural Tourism as a Sustainable Development Driver Rural tourism should not be understood merely as another tourism product, or as an excursion into picturesque village life. Properly conceived, it is an alternative model of development: one that converts India’s cultural,…

The captains of India’s travel and tourism industry are gathering once again, reaffirming their FAITH in what tourism can do for the country. They continue to champion tourism as a powerful creator of jobs, a catalyst for economic growth, and…

For the last few weeks there has been a continuous buzz around an imminent cabinet reshuffle at the Centre. Names are doing the rounds—some speculative, some more probable. Only the Prime Minister and his closest advisers know who finally fits…

Recalling the Parivartan brought about by a corporate such as VFS Global, in introducing the idea of visa outsourcing; born in India, an idea that changed how people can and do travel easily, introducing “ease in travel”.   At this time…

Yes, let us start with a disclaimer. That this is not a political piece, no indictment of any opposition, but a plain faced look at infrastructure build up, across the country. It is a comprehensive one, that cannot be overlooked,…

In the evolving global tourism landscape – marked by geopolitical uncertainties, shifting travel preferences, and the aftereffects of pandemics – countries are increasingly turning inward to strengthen domestic tourism. India, with its vast cultural diversity, geographical richness, and expanding middle…

Elephants are not raised on peanuts. India must create 10 million jobs annually to employ its youth and preserve social harmony. With 48 million employed and every rupee invested generating 35% jobs than the economy’s average, tourism offers a transformational…

Responsible tourism is a tool for achieving SDG’s as outlined by the United Nations We as responsible humans have to think in terms of PERPETUAL SUSTAINABILITY. Not just long term sustainability, if are to think of our future generations. Tourism…

At a recent address in Bangkok hosted by the India–Thai Chamber of Commerce, Indian parliamentarian and diplomat Shashi Tharoor advanced a formulation that, while rhetorically simple, exposes a deeper macroeconomic imbalance in India’s services export architecture: India, despite its civilisational…