Tourist inflow in Sikkim rises by over ten per cent annually till last year

According to a PTI report, the economic slowdown across the world may hit the tourism industry in other parts of the country, but the tourism sector in the Himalayan state of Sikkim has risen by over ten per cent till last year, according to figure compiled by the tourism department. As per the release by state tourism department, the state received 3.87 lakh tourists in 2008 in comparison to 3.49 lakh tourists in the year before.

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NE States asked to design special packages

Switching on to the second phase of the plan to market the North-east as tourist destination, Minister Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Mani Shankar Aiyar said that the States should prepare attractive packages to woo Central Government employees. Talking to this newspaper on the sidelines of the UPA’s fourth anniversary celebrations, Aiyar said that he has advised all North Eastern States to prepare a special designed package for the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) travellers.

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Tourist inflow in Sikkim up 10% in 2007

The tourist hub of Sikkim has witnessed about 10 per cent rise in domestic tourist inflow in 2007. An estimated 351,000 visitors visited the picturesque state in 2007 compared with 322,000 in 2006, a rise of about 10 per cent, tourism department sources said. Of the 351,000 tourists visiting the state last year, 331,000 were domestic visitors, while the number of foreign tourists stood at 19,844.

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Arunachal’s tourism potential untapped

By Sanjoy Ray

"Two of the most captivating tourist spots in Arunachal Pradesh have both been renamed after Madhuri Dixit, one time Bollywood diva, after she shot for Rakesh Roshan’s blockbuster movie Koyla there in the year 1997. But, in spite of showing such a gratitude to Bollywood, India’s film industry continues to ignore the locales for ten long years thereafter."

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Discovering Shillong

"Scotland of the East. This is the way Shillong is known as due to its striking similarity with the Scottish highlands. After a humid and wet night in Guwahati, I decided to head for the Meghalaya capital to let my hair down."

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Arunachal fast emerging as tourist hotspot

"Endowed with a unique natural and cultural heritage, Arunachal Pradesh is fast emerging as one of the most-preferred destinations in the North-east. Tourist arrivals – both domestic and foreign – in this remote Eastern Himalayan State have witnessed a manifold increase in the past couple of years."

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