IATO welcomes restoration of tourist and e-tourist visa for foreign tourists

It also urged the Government to restore E-tourist visa from the countries such as the UK and Canada as a high number of tourists visit India from these countries

IATO has expressed its sincere gratitude to the Government of India for restoring tourist/ e-tourist visa for foreign tourists with immediate effect. “This decision is a big relief for the entire travel and tourism fraternity and we hope that it will create confidence amongst the foreign tourist that India is now safe to travel and they can visit India without any hassles. We also hail restoration of all types of visas which includes five year visas for all eligible countries and 10 years long visas for USA and Japan,” said Rajiv Mehra, President, Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO).

While IATO welcomed the announcement made by the Government, it urged the Government to restore e-tourist visa from the countries such as the UK and Canada as a high number of tourists visit India from these countries. In order to boost foreign tourist arrivals, IATO also requested the Government to extend the validity of free tourist visa till March 31, 2024 without capping of five lakh free tourist visas and also allow entry of foreign tourists through land borders of Nepal and Bhutan for the revival of Buddhist Tourism. This is also required as there are very limited flights to Bhutan.


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