Parliament was informed that nationals of 171 countries can avail e-visa facilities under nine sub-categories through 31 airports and six seaports. The Ministry of Tourism is promoting sustainable and responsible destinations, supporting states and UTs with financial assistance, and enhancing digital outreach through the Incredible India portal and its new Content Hub.
The Ministry of Tourism has partnered with Netflix in its first South Asian collaboration to promote Indian destinations. Netflix, which has filmed across 23 states, will integrate tourism into its India storylines.
The Institute of Hotel Management, Hyderabad, under the Ministry of Tourism, held its Annual Awards ceremony for the academic year 2024-25 celebrating academic excellence, placement achievements
In 2019, India was at second place, following China. This growth accelerated due to various travel restrictions amid COVID-19 and air travel bubble that was initiated between India and Maldives.
This will also give some encouragement to the pandemic-hit industry, where earnings had almost hit zero levels with limited support coming from the government under Aatmanirbhar Bharat programme.
