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Off-beaten destinations in India top trending on Airbnb in 2022

Off-the-beaten-path destinations in India saw a spike in tourists' interest in 2022, with places like Madhapur, Telangana; Rameswaram and Vellore in Tamil Nadu; Cherrapunji?, Meghalaya; and Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra; being the top-trending spots, according to data released by Airbnb on Monday. International travel saw a strong recovery in 2022, a trend that should continue to rise in 2023, found the round-up of key trends presented by Airbnb, with Indians searching for the most iconic cities around the world, and solo travel emerging as the most popular type of international travel as of the third quarter (October-December) of 2022, followed by couple and family travel. Benefiting local communities by travelling to off-the-beaten-path destinations will further help in tourism recovery, Airbnb stated, observing that domestically, Indians are exploring off-beat destinations in states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Meghalaya and Telangana. Dubai, London, Paris, Toronto and New York

Kerala selected as one of the 52 places to visit in 2023 by New York Times

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took it to twitter and said it was recognition of the approach towards community tourism

Several projects in progress to make Jammu major tourist destination: CS

Several projects are being undertaken in Jammu to make it a major tourist destination and these include developing the Tawi riverfront and the city's heritage sites, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta said on Sunday. Mehta also visited sites of different works being taken up under the smart city project that are meant to add to the beauty and aesthetics of the city. "The face of Jammu is going to change for the better by June 2023. The city is fast changing its outlook and enhancing its value in terms of tourist appeal," the chief secretary said during his visit here. He said various projects along with those under progress would give a massive facelift to the city and it would emerge as a major tourist attraction. Mehta, at the Mubarak Mandi that used to be the royal residence of the Dogra rulers, enjoined upon officers to open the restored portions of the heritage buildings for the public by mid-December. He asked them to start at the complex cultural activities

'Qutub Minar most visited tourist destination for foreigners in April-June'

The Qutub Minar was the most visited destination for foreign visitors between April and June, according to an RTI reply. The historic Red Fort was the second most visited destination for foreign visitors followed by Humayun's Tomb during the same period, the reply said. An analysis of data shows that 15,51,975 Indians visited tourist places between April and June. The number of foreign visitors stood at 21,580. Qutub Minar, a UNSECO-recognised world heritage site in Delhi, received 3,81,249 Indian visitors and 9,063 foreign tourists between April and June, according to data shared by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Delhi Circle. The maximum number of foreign tourists visited the monument in April. The Mughal-era Red Fort was visited by 5,696 foreign tourists during the three-month period. It received the highest number of domestic visitors at 8,13,434, more than twice the number at Qutub Minar. Humayun's Tomb received 5,139 foreign tourists. The Red Fort and Qutub Mina

Why over-tourism may spell trouble for tourist spots?

Popular Indian destinations are now brimming with travelers and many a misadventure by them. It's the result of over-tourism. Find out the ramifications of over-tourism and how it can be addressed

Thomas Cook inks pact to promote Turkiye in India as tourist destination

Travel services company Thomas Cook India on Friday said it has signed an agreement with group firm SOTC and Turkiye Tourism for promoting the West Asian country as a tourist destination in India

Northeast to emerge as favourite tourist spot after Covid-19: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said the Northeast would emerge as a favourite tourist and trade destination when the pandemic ended and holiday lovers would prefer the region over tourist spots abroad

Northeast to emerge as biz, tourist destination post-Covid: Jitendra Singh

Addressing a virtual meeting with officials of British High Commission, he invited the British government and the private sector for exploiting the huge business potential in the northeast

Petroleum Minister urges opting 100% clean fuels for prime tourist cities

He was addressing a virtual meet on ''tourism and rural development'' along with Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel, an official statement said here

Most popular travel destinations of 2019: Delhi enters top 10 club

The Top 100 City Destinations report from global market research company Euromonitor International shows Asian destinations dominating the list, with over 40 entries

Mumbai, Chennai among top 20 tourist destinations in Asia Pacific

Bangkok remains the most visited across 22 countries in the APAC region