Articles tagged “heritage”

Record aircraft orders show investor faith in the potential of India’s outbound tourism. The smartest destinations will warmly welcome to the rising wave of Indian travelers. Easing visas is one key step (hint, hint).

Brand USA's recent sales mission in India and the US Consulate's all-hands-on-deck approach to reduce visa wait times surely highlight the importance of India as a source market. But a waiting period of almost eight months for visas is still an incredible test of patience.

Besides inking big ticket deals to accelerate the pace of different projects, Indian Railways now wants to satisfy the aspirations and demands of the modern commuter.

Recent advances in DNA testing have made the service more accurate and affordable, which opens up the heritage tourism market to black Americans like never before.

As Downton Abbey has demonstrated, the world in which families could maintain these massive piles of brick is thankfully in the past, so it's up to canny thinkers to come up with methods that will keep estates from collapsing entirely.

When you mix years of mis-management, a bit of corruption, ambitious developers, and historic sites, the result can be anyone's guess. But it would be wise for city leaders to bet on the structure that's been around for centuries instead of another new mall.

The areas around Mount Fuji are already a very popular tourist attractions, and this will help boost tourism even more, though environmental concerns will play a big role in the future.

Unbelievable. The state of India's historic monuments and heritage has always been in jeopardy, and ASI is as toothless a protector as they come.