Amazon catches up, gets past Flipkart on site visits

Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2015, 14:00

As e-commerce players battle it out for buyers' attention, Amazon India has caught up with Flipkart and overtaken Snapdeal in terms of monthly unique visitors in May.

London beats Bangkok, Paris to claim world's 'most popular city' title

Last Updated: Thursday, June 4, 2015, 12:42

British capital London is the most popular city in the world, according to MasterCard`s annual global tourism study. London is expected to welcome a massive 18.82 million visitors in 2015, reports The Independent.

Dubai plans to launch tourist attractions to attract visitors

Last Updated: Monday, May 4, 2015, 15:53

The city aims at welcoming 20 million visitors by the start of the next decade.

Chinese tour groups to Hong Kong slide amid protests

Last Updated: Friday, March 13, 2015, 15:02

The number of mainland Chinese tour groups visiting Hong Kong plunged about 80 percent in early March as rising anti-mainland sentiment and a series of protests deterred many from crossing the border, underscoring a deepening divide between both sides.

India to extend on arrival visa for 40 more nations soon

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 12:00

Decks are being cleared to make India a more tourist friendly destination by extending on arrival visa for 40 more countries, simplifying online visa and attracting senior citizen foreign visitors.

Myanmar to open border gate for international visitors

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 14:52

Myanmar is coordinating with China to open the Muse border gate to international visitors by October, a media report said Thursday.

Tourist police to look after security of visitors to Bengal

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 14:26

To make West Bengal a more tourist-friendly destination, the state tourist department is teaming up with the police to create a dedicated security force to look after the security of travellers.

India as unsafe as any other country: Foreign visitors

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 10:32

Foreign nationals living visiting or living India feel the country is as unsafe as any other, sexual abuse is a global phenomenon with many saying they have never felt unsafe.

Cuba receives over 1.8 mn visitors

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 13:56

Cuba received more than 1.8 million overseas visitors in the first seven months of 2012, an increase of over 5 percent compared with the previous same period, the country's National Statistics Bureau (NSB) said.