Tag: (WTM) 2022

India participates in World Travel Market 2022 (WTM) at London to step up recovery of Inbound tourism  Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is participating at World Travel Market (WTM) 2022 from 7th to 9th November in London which is one of the largest international travel exhibitions.  The theme of this years exhibition is ‘The Future of Travel Starts Now’.  India’s participation at WTM is significant to step up recovery of Inbound tourism to pre-pandemic level. The Tamil Nadu Tourism Department has opened its pavilion at the World Travel Market-2022. The event will help Tamil Nadu to showcase its tourism potential at a global platform and assist the government to plan its activities to promote tourism. New Changes in UTS App  The Indian railways has introduced some changes in the UTS App.  The users changes allow the users to book unreserved tickets on the UTS mobile app from a distance of upto 20 km from a station on non-suburban sections, up from 5 km.  In suburban areas, the distance has been enhanced to 5 km from the existing 2 km.  The Railway Board issued new instructions to all zones on, giving effect to the new proximity norms. Note  The Un-Reserved Ticket through Mobile Application (UTS app) was started by the Indian Railways on 27 Dec, 2014 from Mumbai Suburban area.  From November 1, 2018, booking of unreserved tickets on all non-suburban sections across all Zonal Railways has been made available using the UTS app to enable seamless booking of unreserved tickets all over Indian Railways. Centre to promote exports of millets and its products The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is working to promote the export of millet and millet-related products through the agricultural export promotion body, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). The move follows…