Airbnb partners with Indian Tourism Ministry to promote heritage stays, cultural tourism

Airbnb partners with Indian Tourism Ministry to promote heritage stays, cultural tourism

Airbnb logo is seen displayed in this illustration. | Photo Credit: Reuters Online accommodation hosting platform Airbnb on June 19 said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Tourism to showcase India’s heritage stays and promote cultural tourism. The company will partner with the Ministry in its vision to […]

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Tapping the potential of villages in a push for rural tourist destinations

Tapping the potential of villages in a push for rural tourist destinations

A cottage at Maachli in Sindhudurg. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mattur is a village in Karnataka where residents speak only in Sanskrit. Maachli in Maharashtra is an agrarian homestay surrounded by coconut, betel, and banana plantations. The Bishnoi village in Rajasthan has frequent visits from the endangered Great Indian Bustard. These are destinations […]

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