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NEW DELHI, JANUARY 14 :
UNION Tourism Minister Mr Subodh Kant Sahai has said that MoU between India and ASEAN would serve as the key instrument for more action oriented cooperation, encouraging both parties to cooperate in facilitating travel and tourist visit and further strengthening the close tourism partnership.

He expressed his happiness towards the progress made in the implementation of the work plan for the development of ASEAN-India cooperation in Buddhist pilgrimage tourism including the production and promotion of materials and documentary films on Buddhist pilgrimage in ASEAN-India.

He said Government of India is looking forward for more joint-tourism promotion and product activities in future.

Mr Sahai said since the number of tourist arrivals between ASEAN and India had shown steady growth, the establishment of ASEAN Promotional Chapter in Mumbai would act as a tourism marketing and promotion agency of ASEAN National Tourism Organisation.

The Minister directed the senior officials of his Ministry to report and brief him on regular basis regarding the progress of implementation of the MoU.

Mr Sahai also welcomed the forthcoming ASEAN-India car rally to be held this year. This rally would mark another meaningful step towards tourism cooperation and at the same time reflect the existence of land connectivity that would facilitate tourism exchange between ASEAN and India.

The ASEAN-India Tourism Ministers held their third meeting recently in Manado, Indonesia in conjunction with the meeting of the ASEAN Tourism Forum.

The meet was jointly chaired by Mr Subodh Kant Sahai, Union Minister of Tourism and Dr Mari Elka Pangestu, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia.

The Prime Minister of India had announced during the 9th ASEAN Summit held at Bali on November 19, 2011 that a memorandum of understanding on strengthening tourism cooperation between India and ASEAN would be signed preferably at the meeting of ASEAN-India Tourism Minister in early 2012. Consequent to the announcement made by the Prime Minister the MoU has been signed between India and ASEAN on strengthening tourism cooperation.

The main objectives of the MoU are to cooperate in facilitating travel and tourist visits , further strengthen the tourism partnership, enhance mutual assistance and human resource development for tourism sector ,take necessary steps for exploring avenues of cooperation and sharing of information, exchange information pertaining to statistics and development strategies, investment opportunities and economic data in tourism, travel and hospitality sectors relevant to each other,jointly organize seminars, workshops and face-to-face meetings wherever possible to explore and discuss new opportunities and avenues for the development and promotion of tourism and any other area of activity aiming at tourism cooperation.

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 09 :
THE Working Group of Tourism set up by the planning commission has recommended 4-fold increase in the allotment of funds for tourism in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2016).

An amount of Rs. 21500 crore may be allotted as against the allocation of Rs. 5156 crore in the 11th Plan. This was announced by the Union Minister for Tourism, Mr Subodh Kant Sahai while addressing the meeting of the Consultative Committee of Parliament attached to his Ministry here.

The substantial proportion of the estimated outlay is proposed to be allocated for improvement of tourism infrastructure, human resource development, capacity building and promotion and publicity.

Mr Sahai said that Planning Commission has also projected a growth rate of 12 percent for tourism sector during 12th Plan.

He said an increase of at least 1 percent in country’s share in International tourist arrival by the end of 12th Plan has also been projected. This will require an annual growth of 12.38 percent in the 12th Plan.

The number of foreign tourists arrival and foreign tourists visit by the end of 12th Plan is estimated to be 11.24 million and 35.96 million respectively.

The Minister said the number of domestic tourists visits by the end of 12th Plan is projected to be 1451.46 million.

He informed the members that foreign exchange earnings from tourism is likely to increase from Rs 64889 crore in 2010 to Rs. 134383 crore by the end of 12th Plan.

Additional Foreign Exchange from tourism in 2011-2016 is estimated to Rs 69494 crore.

About the increase in job opportunities the Minister informed the members that the total number of jobs (direct and indirect) in the tourism sector in 2016 is likely to be 77.5 million as compared to 53 million in 2010. Therefore additional employment of 24.5 million will be created during 2010-2016.

Mr Subodh Kant Sahai told the members that currently the taxes levied on tourism sector are very high in some States.

He suggested that taxes levied on tourism industry should be unified, rationalised and made globally competitive to get the maximum dividends from tourism sectors.

He said that Goods and Services Tax to be implemented in the country should not be more than 8% for tourism sector.

The contribution of tourism in the country’s GDP and total jobs was 5.92 percent and 9.24 percent in 2007-08. Total number of tourism jobs in the country during 2007-08 were 49.8 million.

The members called for more cooperation between the Centre and the States. One member suggested that Jammu and Kashmir should be given more priority in tourism development.

Another member suggested that development of Buddhist circuits should be completed in a time-bound manner.

One member was of the view that development of Buddhist circuits will also enhance India’s image in countries having large Buddhist population. There was also a suggestion for setting up of more convention centres in the country to promote tourism.

NEW DELHI, AUGUST 19 :
MIRAH Hospitality which runs chain of restaurants under 'Rajdhani' brand launched 'KhandaniRajdhani', the vegetaran thali, a new outlet in Connaught Place , New Delhi on Friday.

The outlet will be Rajdhani's first own flagship brand presence of Mirah Hospitality in North India.

.A part of the diversified Mirah Group, the company is aiming at expanding its presence in North India.

"The company plans to open 24 new restaurants in India by the end of this financial year, out of which at least seven will be in North. It plans to invest Rs 30 crore in this venture." said Mirah Hospitality Assistant Vice-President (F&B Division) Aji Nair.

"The new outlets will come up at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Coimbatore," he added.

The thali restaurant is is all set to provide 32 different delicacies in each thali from 72 different rotating menus from an entire range of 22,464 vegetarian delicacies.

" The launch of the Rajdhani thali restaurant brings in a contemporary look and feel to provide its customers with a complete range of Gujarati and Rajasthani food, said Mr Aji Nair, Assistant Vice President , F & B division. Mirah Hospitality.

" With finetuned staple regional Indian food by Indian food maestros Rajdhani will now have 30 outlets in 19 cities ," Mr Nair added.

Toeing the line of global strategic business initiative Mirah Hospitality plans to invest Rs 30 crore in expansion of its footprint, Mr Nair said.

With wideranging clinetele and interest in diversified range of industries like real estate development, hospitality, travel, computer education, wind energy generation, textiles and international trading Mira Group aims to integrate complete customer-centric approach in its initiatives in the hospitality sector, he added.

The Group's regular clients include government bodies , industries , hotels, schools and hospitals, Mr Nair said.

The cities under its operation are Allahabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal , Chandigarh, Chennai , Delhi, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Inore, Kokata , Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Oman,Pune, Raipur, Shirdi and Vadodara.

The hospitality major has bouquet of brands under its unbrella like Cafe Bar, Mad Over Donus, Palette, Nouvelle and Cafe Mangii. Currently, it has over 75 outlets with presence
in over 22 cities.

"The company's new outlets will come up in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Coimbatore," he added.

NEW DELHI,JULY 29 :
THE Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and Experience India Society have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote and market India as a preferred tourism destination.

The MoU was signed by authorized representatives, Mr Anand Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Mr. Raymond N. Bickson, President, Experience India Society in the presence of the Hon. Minister of Tourism – Mr. Subodh Kant Sahay. Mr. Bickson is the Managing Director and CEO of Indian Hotels Company .

Experience India Society works to realize the true potential of tourism in India and to capture a larger market share of world tourism. It is a private public partnership formed to position India and build brand salience in key markets.

Recognizing that tourism has a very high employment potential and that revenues generated from tourism contribute to the economic and social development of the country, the MOU undertakes to work towards increasing tourist arrivals into India through promotional activities.

Experience India Society and Ministry of Tourism will work in partnership to develop a comprehensive marketing plan for promotion of India as a tourist destination. The Ministry of Tourism on its part will welcome the initiatives of the industry to work towards marketing and positioning India effectively.

This memorandum of understanding will be valid for three years from the date of signing and can be extended on mutually agreed terms and conditions.

NEW DELHI, JULY 02 :
GUJARAT is considered to be a land of myriad of opportunities. Though the impression about Gujarat is only that of land of 'Industrious people', the state also offers a lot to an avid traveller.

Apart from housing the only naturally occurring habitat for Asiatic lion, Gujarat offers everything in the tourism landscape including heritage, archaeology, religion, wildlife / ecotourism and handicrafts.

Gujarat is bestowed with longest coastline in India (1600 km) and thus has a lot to offer on the front of beach / coastal tourism and water sports. It is a little known fact that Gujarat has 22 sanctuaries and 4 national parks.

Gujarat Tourism organized a road show in Mumbai on Friday to promote the upcoming "Saputara Monsoon Festival" which will be held from July 30 to August 30, 2011. The chief guest of the event was Mr Jay Narayan Vyas, Minister of Tourism, Gujarat. Mr Kamlesh Patel, Chairman, Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited (TCGL) presided over the function and interacted with tour operators/hoteliers present at the event.

Mr Sanatan Pancholi, Resident Manager, Mumbai Office of TCGL made a colourful presentation on the upcoming Monsoon Festival in the presence of Mr Vipul Mittra, Secretary, Tourism Department, and Gujarat.

The prominent selling points of the roadshow were as under:

At the Southern tip of Gujarat, folded into the densely wooded hills of the Sahayadris, lies the abode of serpents- Saputara. In the picturesque Dangs district, this is a hill station with a difference, where you can immerse yourself in a timeless land that is still pretty much the way God made it.

After all legend has it that Lord Rama spent 11 years of his exile in these very forests. This picturesque hill station is perched on a plateau in the Dang forest area of the Sahyadri Range. At an altitude of about 1000 m.

Saputara witnesses a uniform weather throughout the year. Saputara does not experience any extreme temperature variations and is an ideal getaway for the sun-scorched souls of the plains.

The monsoon rains add to the magic of Saputara. Gujarat Tourism plans to showcase this getaway monsoon destination to the nearby cities like Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai, Nasik in Maharashtra. Maharashtra is seen as the right target segment for this picturesque destination.

Nagpur was the first in the series of cities in which Gujarat Tourism organized a road show to highlight this destination. Over the next 15 days, similar road shows will be held in Pune and Nasik in Maharashtra.

The Saputara Monsoon Festival will be a month long event where variety of activities/attractions will be on offer for the tourists. Some of the events to be held as a part of the festival include water sports, adventurous activities, laser show, photography exhibition, heritage walk, cultural evenings, food festival, contests, etc.

The idea is to keep the tourists engaged for the entire month through one activity or another in the best manner possible.

Gujarat Tourism has introduced reasonably priced tour packages for Saputara-Exotic Dang Tribal Tour, Monsoon Dang Tour, Saputara package tour with variety of options like one day tour, 2 nights 3 days, 3 nights 4 days and so on. Depending on the time and budget of the tourists, all options are available.

The private tour operators from Nagpur and other cities are expected to evolve their own tour packages during this period. Gujarat Tourism is investing heavily to set up infrastructure at Saputara and to develop this hill station as a major tourist destination.

NEW DELHI, MAY 31 :
THE Fourth conference of All India Council of Teachers Education (AICTE) on National Vocational Education Qualification Framework was held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Mr Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource Development, to discuss the important aspects of Vocational education, qualification and the framework with emphasis on hospitality and tourism sector of the country.

Addressing to the participants on the occasion the Minister said that State Governments should take active participation and frame legislation to make the tourism and hospitality sector more vibrant and growth oriented.

Mr Sibal further said that the country is going to invest Rs 400 billion to strengthen the infrastructure sector but lack of sufficient skilled labor force poses a big challenge. The Minister also added that the growing economic power of the country has enabled many people to spend their time and money in visiting tourist destinations, resorts and different National Heritage sites.

For the growth and promotion of tourism sector, proper training needs to be imparted and the skills of the people associated in this field have to be upgraded to communicate effectively to the visitors who visit from different regions and cultural milieu of the country, he said.

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 :
AN action plan on tourism cooperation between India and Uzbekistan was signed here on Monday in the presence of the First Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Mr Rustom Azimov and Union Tourism Minister Mr Subodh Kant Sahai. The action plan was signed by Dr Lalit K. Panwar, CMD, Indian Tourism Development Cooperation and Mr Rustam Mirzaev, Chairman of the Uzbektourism.

Welcoming the visiting dignitary, Mr Subodh Kant said that India and Uzbekistan have age old ties and even in the past people used to visit each other country.

The Minister said there is huge potential for developing cooperation in the tourism sector.

He also stressed the need for cooperation in developing tourism infrastructure in both the countries.

Mr Sahai said the institutes of hotel management and food craft institute under the Ministry of Tourism can be utilized by Uzbekistan for human resource development of their tourism requirements.

He said road shows and visit by the delegation of Indian tour operators to Uzbekistan will be explored. Sh. Sahai also gave the assurance that his Ministry will explore the possibility of opening a tourism office in Uzbekistan.

Mr Rustom Azimov First Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan said that his country looks forward for more cooperation with India in tourism sector. He said India is a very popular country amongst Uzbeks and they look towards India as a growing global power.

Mr. Azimov said tourist locations such as Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara are some of the well known destinations in his country which can be of attraction and interest to Indian tourists. He also sought more flight connections between India and his country. Mr. Azimov also invited Sh. Sahai to visit Uzbekistan.

The action plan envisages Exchange of tourists/media who would highlight the tourism potential of each other's country, setting up of joint ventures in an effort to promote the business of tourism and travel and establishing of the Representative offices in each other's country for easy and convenient accessibility of information and updates.

It also includes construction and/or utilization of each other tourist facilities, creation of tourism infrastructure to promote tourist friendly destinations, education and re-training of personnel, production of goods, souvenirs, equipment and stock for promotion of tourism wherever the viability exists and organization of advertising and other promotional activity.

Both the sides will also consider exchange visits of Tour operators and travel media to promote tourism between the two countries.

An agreement on cooperation in the field of Tourism between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan was signed on 29.7.1993 in New Delhi. In 2005, Uzbek tourism signed a Protocol of Intention for Cooperation in Tourism with ITDC. Indiatourism, Frankfurt has been participating in the Tashkent Fair for promotion for India in Uzbekistan.

Although airlines are geared up to hike airfares during the peak summer travel, passenger traffic to popular tourist destinations in India and across the globe is likely to escalate by 35-40 per cent (as compared to last year) during the course of next few weeks, besides, on certain routes it might increase by almost 50 per cent, according to recent reports received by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) from its various regional offices across India.

As per reports received by ASSOCHAM, international tourist destinations like Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Dubai, Singapore, Maldives, South Africa etc. are hot-favorites amongst Indian holidayers, this summer.

Besides, regions in India's coastal belt - Goa, Kerela, Puducherry, Thiruvanathpuram, Rameswaram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry are the most sought after tourist destinations in India, say ASSOCHAM reports.

Indian hospitality industry is anticipating an upsurge in the tourist footfall this season.

According to the ASSOCHAM analysis, around 7 to 9 million tourists are likely to make a move to tourist destinations and rest of India's traditional tourist hot-spots.

Thus, expecting an increased footfall hotliers are expected to increase tariffs for hotel accommodation by 25 to 30 per cent. Apart from this, restaurants in these areas have also increased food & beverage costs by 20 to 25 per cent, according to the latest reports received by the chamber.

Hilly areas across India like - Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Mcleodganj, Shimla, Nainital, Kullu, Manali, Massourie, Kashmir valley, Kufri etc. are also going to register an increase of 15-20 per cent in the visitor footfall this season. But, with mercury already rising, the plains of northern India might register a fall of 40 to 45 per cent in the tourist footfall, says ASSOCHAM analysis.

Releasing the findings of ASSOCHAM analysis, Mr. D.S. Rawat, Secretary General, ASSOCHAM said, "With huge disposable income and rising spending power of senior corporate executives, high-end professionals in private sector, government officials holding senior positions etc. this year more people are planning of vacationing abroad."

"With improved economic situation at home and relatively cheap airfares, hotel accommodation in aforesaid countries more and more people are keen to enjoy their holidays abroad. This might result in 30 to 35 per cent growth in air travel this holiday season compared to last year", added Mr. Rawat.

"Young crowd including school/college going kids are opting for tourist hot-spots in India, this has fuelled the steady increase in the hotel occupancy and domestic tourism", further said Mr. Rawat.

NEW DELHI, APRIL 10 :
SHARDA Group of Institutions (SGI), North India’s major educational group, organized, in the Capital, Sharda Global Conclave 2011. The latter saw the meeting together of Ambassadors, First Secretaries of State and other Senior State mission officials from 25 Embassies including China, Syria, Bangladesh, Nepal, Qatar, Iran and Iraq among others.

SGI, which has under its flagship six colleges apart from the premier Sharda University and Sharda Global Wellness Centre , a multi-specialty hospital in NCR region, brought together authorities on medical tourism in the global conclave. The latter highlighted the fact of India’s increasing presence as a global destination for medical tourism.

The conclave expounded the factors behind the continuous growth of India’s medical tourism industry. It was elucidated that the reason India is a favorable destination is because of it's infrastructure and technology in which the country is in par with those in the USA, the UK and Europe thus providing ‘First world health care at Third world prices’.

Also presented and discussed in the conclave were the key points of the new market research report “Booming Medical Tourism in India” (as undertaken by SGI).

The report explicated that medical tourism market is expected to be worth US$100 billion by 2012 and ~US$ 500 billion by 2020 and India is leading this revolution. India’s share in the global medical tourism industry will reach around 3 percent by the end of 2013.

Mr Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Chairman SGI Group and Chancellor Sharda University, said, “Sharda Group of Institutions has established itself as a pioneer in technical education in North India. Beside education, we are also focusing on healthcare sector. It is with this effect that we take pleasure in organizing a Global Conclave on the boom of India’s medical tourism industry."

"Today, our country is positioned among the leading healthcare providers in the medical tourism sector. We are significantly contributing to the popularization and rapid growth of this industry thanks to our skilled doctors and improved infrastructure and technology. It is the mission of SGI through Sharda Global Wellness Centre, to offer medical facilities of international standards in the region,” he added.

NEW DELHI, MARCH 29 :
AFTER making a dynamic mark, amongst wellnes enthusiasts , Collectors Guide to Spas in India’ has won a National Tourism Award for Excellence in Publishing (English) category

The Awards were distributed on Monday at a function here . Chief Editor and Publisher Parineeta Sethi received the award from Minister of Tourism Subodh Kant Sahai and Meira Kumar, Speaker, Lok Sabha who was the chief guest at the awards presentation ceremony. Former Miss world Priyanka Chopra was the guest of honour.

Subodh Kant Sahay emphasized that the Ministry’s endeavour remains to work hand-in-hand with the industry and sincere towards its genuine demands and it would not hesitate to champion the cause of the industry with various authorities.

On receiving the award Parineeta Sethi expressed her idea behind Collectors Guide – spas Of India . We have been promoting India as a wellness destination for the past seven years with our flagship magazine asiaSpa India .

In the recent times, our efforts have gained momentum because of the increased significance of the wellness sector and hence came up with the coffee table book – Spas of India for all wellness enthusiasts. We are extremely happy and honored to have received such appreciation from the Ministry Of Tourism and also feel proud to be the pioneers in marketing India as a wellness destination.

NEW DELHI, MARCH 24 :
UNION Tourism Minister, Mr Subodh Kant Sahai has said that as part of its initiative to bridge the skilled manpower gap in the hospitality sector, the Ministry of Tourism is being geared up to increase the annual output of skilled manpower thorough its “Hunar Se Rozgar” programme from 6000 to 10,000 in the coming year.

Presenting the National Awards For Excellence In Hospitality Education here on Thursday, he said that our endeavor would be to take this initiative to remote and economically backward regions of India so that educated youth of these regions get employment opportunities in this expanding sector.

Mr Sahai said considering its success and acceptability, the ambit of the Scheme is proposed to be expanded both in terms of number of beneficiaries as well as the courses being offered.

Earlier, the programme was offering short duration quality training courses covering Food & Beverage Service and Food Production only. From next year, two more courses in House keeping and, Bakery will be introduced.

He said that hospitality industry needs about 2 lakh trained persons every year but the supply is just about 27000 persons, which gets further reduced by one-third due to attrition. He said the Central Government, on its part, has been actively trying to bridge the skilled manpower shortage by setting up more govt. sponsored Institutes of Hotel Management and Food Crafts Institutes and augmenting the capacity of existing ones.

Mr Sahai said our IHMs and FCIs have also taken initiative in running short-term hospitality courses of skills development and skills testing & certification of the existing service providers. This will be a significant improvement but would still not be enough.

However, he was of the opinion that much of the efforts and resources for creating world class hospitality service will have to come from within the Industry. The Industry will, as such, be expected to evolve and stabilize traditions and conventions of excellence and quality in service and create facilitative institutions and systems.

Mr Sahai said our IHMs and FCIs have to raise themselves to the level of Institutes of excellence to spur and stimulate similar efforts in the Private Sector. He said “I therefore urge the Institutes to make earnest effort to raise their standards so as to be acceptable internationally, to become model institutes.”

He said in order to build the capacity of the faculty working in our institutes, the Ministry has already commenced the training of teachers in premier institutes in India and abroad. He said more than 100 teachers have already availed of this programme.

He said cuisine forms a very important part of the civilization and culture of a country. India, with its diverse foods, enjoys a niche position in the gastronomical atlas.

NEW DELHI, MARCH 14 :
UNION Tourism Minister Mr Subodh Kant Sahai on Monday called for more stress on domestic tourism. He said the huge size of domestic tourism helps to sustain the industry irrespective of the variations in international travel.

The majority of the domestic travel is for pilgrimages. He was of the opinion that there is a need to enhance facilities at our major pilgrimage centres which receive a large number of visitors.

Mr Sahai said the lesser known destinations in the country need to be developed so that the benefits of tourism activities reach far and wide, and contribute in balanced regional growth of the country.

He said, States need to be pro-actively engaged in sensitizing them to the huge untapped potential which tourism holds for employment generation and economic development.

Underlining the need to maintain quality of tourism facilities and services offered so that they are at par with the best in the World, Mr Sahai said “We must keep pace with changing trends and requirements of the overseas and domestic travellers, who are increasingly becoming more demanding."

"We can ill-afford to be satisfied with the growth of the tourism sector seen in the last decade. We have to improve our products, plan carefully, refine our marketing strategies and bolster our efforts for sustainable growth of this vital industry, " he added.

On the infrastructure development , Mr Sahai said it holds the key to India’s sustained growth in the tourism sector. Therefore, the Ministry of Tourism has been making efforts to develop quality tourism infrastructure at tourist destinations and circuits."

"The Ministry has launched a scheme for development of nationally and internationally important destinations and circuits through Mega Projects. So far, 38 mega projects have been identified out of which 26 projects have been sanctioned. The mega projects are a judicious mix of culture, heritage, spiritual and ecotourism in order to give the tourists a holistic perspective," he added.

Summing up the discussions Mr RH Khwaja, Secretary (Tourism) said that his Ministry has been working in close cooperation with the private sector for development of tourism in India.

He expressed the hope that views emerging out of the discussions held today would help the Ministry as well as the hospitality and travel industry to take longer strides in achieving our common goal of positioning tourism as an engine of economic growth.

Briefing mediapersons after the meeting , Mr Subodh Kant Sahai said that he has already taken up the issue of service tax on hotel tariffs above Rs.1000 with the Finance Minister and will again speak to him on this.

He said the tourism circuits in the country should be developed on the pattern of JNNURM.

Mr Sahai said tourism should be developed as a employment generation scheme and he would take up this issue with the States.

NEW DELHI, MARCH 11 :
WITH the support of 24 countries recently withdrawing their ban in traveling to Egypt, Egypt Tourism Office in India assured that Tourism in the Country is on the path of recovery.

The Egypt tourism office in India recently announced that several countries like Finland, Italy, Netherland, Ukraine, Spain etc have withdrawn their travel advisory against traveling to Egypt.

Welcoming the tourists in their country, Mr Adel El Masry, Director Egypt Tourism Office in India said, “Tourism to Egypt is coming back to stability after a long political democratic movement. We are receiving immense support from several nations who have partnered with us to improve the situation by lifting travel advisories against Egypt. I would personally like to welcome each visitor to our Country and experience mystical Egypt as always!! “

4/3 : Finland no longer advise against travel to Egypt
The Finnish Ministry of foreign affairs lifted its travel advisory against travelling to Egypt.

2/3: Italy no longer advise against travel to Egypt
The Italian foreign ministry announced the lifting of its advisory against travelling to Egypt.

1/3: The Netherlands no longer advise against travel to Egypt
The foreign ministry of Holland announced the lifting of its advisory against travelling to Egypt.

1/3:Ukraine lifted its travel advise against travelling to Sharm el Sheikh & Hurghada
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry had dropped its recommendation for Ukrainians not to visit the Egyptian resort cities of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh

28/2: Spain lifted its travel advisory against travelling to Luxor, Aswan & Sharm El sheikh
On February 28th the Spanish foreign ministry lifted its travel advice against travelling to Sharm el Sheikh, Luxor & Aswan.

24/2: Austria lifted its advisory against travelling to Luxor & Aswan
The Austrian Foreign ministry has lifted its travel advisory against travelling to Luxor & Aswan & Nile cruises.
24/2: Switzerland lifted its advisory against travelling to Luxor & Aswan
The Swiss Foreign ministry has lifted its travel advisory against travelling to Luxor & Aswan.
1/3: Norway lifted its advisory against travelling to Egypt.
The Norwegian ministry of Foreign affairs announced today the lifting of its advisory against traveling to Egypt.

28/2: Belgium no longer advise against travel to Egypt
The Belgian foreign ministry announced the lifting of its advisory against traveling to Egypt on February 28th,2011.

28/2: Japan has downgraded its travel advise to Egypt from level (3) to level (2)
The Japanese government has downgraded its travel advisory to Egypt from level 3 (do not travel) to level 2 (consider traveling) except for Sinai Peninsula, Red sea, Suez and Aqaba.

25/2: Denmark lifted its advisory against travelling to Egypt.
The Danish foreign ministry no longer advises against travelling to Egypt & the homepage for the Danish embassy in Cairo contains good advice for Danish citizens in Egypt.

23/2: Sweden no longer advise against travelling to Egypt
The Swedish ministry of Foreign affairs announced today the lifting of its advisory against traveling to Egypt.

23/2: UK no longer advise against travelling to Cairo, Alexandria & Suez
The British Foreign Office has changed its travel advice to reflect the more stable situation in Egypt. It now no longer advise against travel to Cairo (all four governorates, including Giza), Alexandria, and Suez. There are no restrictions in this travel advice on travel to Egypt.

22/2: The Netherlands lifted its advisory against travelling to Luxor & Aswan
The Dutch Foreign Ministry has lifted its travel advisory against travelling to Luxor & Aswan. It now no longer advise against travelling to Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba & the Gulf of Suez, Luxor & Asawn.

21/2: Switzerland lifted its advisory against travelling to the Red Sea Resorts
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Bern has lifted the travel warning to the Egyptian beach resorts on the Red Sea. From now on travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada and Marsa Alam are possible.
21/2: Austria lifted its advisory against travelling to the Red Sea Resorts
Austria has lifted the travel warning to the Egyptian resorts on the Red Sea. From now on travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada and Marsa Alam are possible
21/2: Poland lifted its advisory against travelling to the Red Sea Resorts
The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs lifted its travel advisory to the Egyptian resorts on the Red Sea.
21/2: Belgium lifted its advisory against travelling to Luxor & Aswan
The Foreign Ministry of Belgium lifted today its travel advisory against traveling to the Nil Valley (Luxor & Aswan).

21/2: Finland lifted its advisory against travelling to Red Sea
The Foreign Ministry of Finland has lifted its travel advisory today against traveling the Red Sea Resorts.

17/2: The French Foreign Office raises the limitations of travel in Egypt
The French Foreign Office raised the limitations of travel in Egypt. On its website, it indicates that "The Stays in the big Tourist centers are not any more disadvised .The Zone of Red Sea knows a normal situation, as well as the cities of Luxor & Aswan. There is thus no objection to go by air there”.

18/2: Australia has downgraded its travel advise from level 5 to level 4
Australia has downgraded its travel advise to Egypt from level 5 (do not travel) to level 4 (to consider traveling to Egypt.)

16/2: Italy lifted its advisory against travelling to Red Sea
The Italian government has lifted its travel advisory against travelling the Red Sea Resorts on February 16th,2011.

15/2: Germany lifted its advisory against travelling to Egypt
German Foreign affairs announced the lifting of the advisory against traveling to Egypt.

15/2: UK lifted its advisory against travelling to Luxor
The British government has lifted its travel advisory against travelling to Luxor. According to the travel advise Luxor & the Red Sea Resorts including Sharm El Sheikh are calm.

15/2: some European’s Foreign Ministries give green light to Egypt Travel
The Foreign Ministries of some Europeans countries such as The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Norway lifted their advisory against travel to tourist resorts on Egypt’s Red Sea Coast recently.

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