Overview

• At a national event in New Delhi, the Tourism Ministry launched a Project Management Information System, released the 66th India Tourism Data Compendium, and issued a MUDRA homestay loan guide to strengthen accountable, real‑time project oversight and small‑scale financing.
• The Centre signed MoUs with Netflix, the Atithi Foundation and leading online travel agencies to promote destinations through storytelling, gather post‑travel feedback, and support research, innovation and capacity building.
• Uttar Pradesh inaugurated an upgraded Regional Tourism Office in Agra and flagged off student eco, heritage and spiritual tours, with parallel village‑level activities and new one‑day eco‑tour packages from Lucknow.
• Odisha advanced a Draft Ecotourism Policy that bars routine new lodging inside forests or protected areas and elevates community‑led, low‑impact models showcased by Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Nagaland emphasized community‑based tourism and ecological safeguards, highlighting Khonoma’s recognition under the UN Tourism Best Tourism Villages Upgrade Programme, as industry data pointed to rising demand for sustainable travel and private aviation touted wider access to secondary destinations.