According to a PTI report, Sikkim witnessed 1, 49,140 domestic tourists in Quarter One of 2010, which is the highest the state has ever recorded, informed SBS Bhadauria, Tourism Secretary, Sikkim. He also mentioned that 4,909 foreign tourists visited the state in Quarter One of 2010. Last year a total of 1, 7,730 foreign tourists and 6, 15,628 domestic tourists visited Sikkim. Many tourists visit the state for snowfall which is still being experienced in the upper reaches of Tsomgo Lake and North Sikkim.

Macau.com, Macau's online destination marketing and travel company, has introduced dynamic packaging system to enhance travellers' experiences. The new booking tool provides customers the choice and flexibility to create their ideal vacation as a package from a broad range of hotel, ferry and activity options. Instead of booking separately, customers can save time and money by benefiting from the bundled prices.

The flights have taken off, and so have the fares. In an attempt to make up for the losses when volcanic ash clouds grounded flights to the US and Europe for six days last week, airlines have started hiking fares. Travel agents say that fares have gone up by at least 20% on flights to the US and Europe .

If you have ever felt that landing at Chennai airport is a jerkier experience than at any other airport, you are not without reason. Wind shear, which was initially suspected to be one of the reasons for an Emirates Airlines taking a plunge of more than 1,000 feet above Goa on Sunday morning, is the prime culprit here.

Stressing on its core job of promoting tourism, the Madhya Pradesh Tourism has decided to gradually bring in the private sector to set up new hotels in various locations.

Tourism Officials in France has said that ash from Iceland's Volcanic Eruption has cost 250 Million Euros to France Tourism which includes French Airlines, tour operators and tourism agencies.

Having received the first lot of trains from Spain, the Delhi Airport Metro Express Limited will put them on tracks for testing by the middle of next month as it gears up to launch the much-awaited line connecting Connaught Place with the Airport by September.

Himachal Pradesh has urged the central government to sanction the Yamuna Nagar-Paonta Sahib circuit on a priority basis to boost tourism in the state.

The 'Incredible India' promotional film has been conferred two awards this month, including the Gold Award, at the New York Film Festival.

India's leading private air carrier Kingfisher Airlines has launched its first flight from Delhi to Kathmandu, and also plans to connect Mumbai to the Nepalese capital.