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India will earn over Rs.8,000crore in foreign exchange through medical tourism by 2012, according to a study. It has been promoted by way of easy visa to patients and the best emerging medical infrastructure in large and tertiary towns.
Little-known mountain in Ladakh is the favourite of foreign mountaineers arriving in India A relatively little-known mountain peak in the Ladakh region, Stok Kangri, has been attracting a huge amount of attention in recent years and become the most sought-after destination for mountaineers wanting to climb a peak in India. Related Stories Tourism Ministry reclaims
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a popular tourist destination in India. This has meant a slew of proposals to expand and intensify tourism, huge investment in infrastructure, improved connectivity and relaxation on Leave Travel Concession (LTC) for domestic tourists. However, these plans are not based on how tourism impacts the Islands.
Encouraged by the response to its rural tourism project, the Government has identified 14 more village sites which would be opened for foreign tourists in the near future. Spread over six states, these new sites would add to the 15 model villages that already exist and are attracting an impressive number of tourists.
Easy access to visa facilities permitted by India to overseas patients coupled with the best emerging medical infrastructure in large and tertiary towns will make the country earn to an extent of Rs 8,000 crores in foreign exchange by 2012, a new study has said. Currently, the earnings accrued through medical tourism annually are estimated at Rs 3,500 crores. A comparison of the medical treatment costs of various countries shows that a procedure like bone marrow transplant costs $2,00,000 in USA, up to $2,00,000 in UK, $62,500 in Thailand and just around $20,000 in India.
Montenegro will launch a new green tax this summer for all foreign cars, buses and trucks entering the Adriatic state to try to protect its environment, officials said on Monday. Tourism Ministry spokeswoman Jelena Paovic said the tax, effective from June 15, will be 10 euros for cars and mini-buses and between 30 and 150 euros for trucks, buses and other larger vehicles depending on their size and power. Drivers can pay at the border and will get a sticker for their cars as proof of payment, valid for one year.
The Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) will promote spice tourism at Thadiyankudisai in the Kodaikanal block of Dindigul district. The campaign will be implemented with a financial support of Rs.70 lakh extended by the Union Tourism Ministry and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Scenic surroundings
As part of its nature capital approach to development, Asom Government is contemplating on estimating the total value of its natural resources like crop land, water, forest, mineral, hillocks, rivers etc to ensure sustainable development so that the economy of the State can be given a fillip through proper implementation of "naturenomics'.
The Centre has approved 86 tourism projects for north-eastern States, including 11 for Tripura, during 2007-08 and released Rs 13,970.58 lakh out of the total sanctioned amount of Rs 17,468.72 lakh for the region. Official sources said here today that the Union Tourism Ministry had accorded top priority to development of tourism in the region as it had great potential for employment generation and economic growth.
The famous Samaguri lake, popularly known as Samaguri beel, covering an area of 64 hectares is to be converted into a scenic tourist spot. It has been learnt that the Government of Asom has sanctioned an amount of Rs 3 crore for the proposed project. To attract both local and foreign tourists, the Tourism Department has put a proposal to construct an ethnic village representing ethnic groups like Karbi, Dimasa, Missing, Tiwa et al depicting their traditional customs and culture within the ambit of the project.
