Darjeeling: The Darjeeling Hills are already buzzing with visitors as summer tourism has made an early debut this year. Despite most schools in the plains closing only by the end of this month, ...

The unrest in Darjeeling in the peak tourist season has come as a boon for Sikkim with tourists thronging the neighbouring hill state instead of Darjeeling in view of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha ...

In April, London-based travel agent and writer Anthony Kingsley visited Darjeeling, often referred to as the Queen of Hills, to trace his family’s origin. It was in this eastern Himalayan region, ...

The Sikkim flash flood has hit tourism in the Darjeeling hills. Hoteliers in Darjeeling are reporting low occupancy compared to last year and also high cancellations after Sikkim was hit by the flash ...

Darjeeling tourism booms post-election with packed hotels and cabs. Pradeep Lama advises fair pricing amid heatwave rush. Gangtok station predicts rainfall. Tourists enjoy the cool weather, including ...

The West Bengal government’s decision to allow tea tourism and related real estate development on 15% of tea garden land has prompted a number of garden owners to hive off tea estates, though the ...

Darjeeling hotel owners association has reversed its decision to suspend operations during the off season beginning July 1, triggering hope that it may encourage gradual restoration of tourism to the ...

Siliguri, June 14: Union minister for tourism and culture Jagmohan today announced sops for the tourism industry spread over north Bengal and Sikkim, in the third and last day of his visit to the ...

Fourteen candidates are vying for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat. Conspicuously absent from their discourse is any mention of safeguarding Darjeeling's local environment. This article went live on ...

Kolkata: West Bengal's tourism industry has been hit badly by the flare-up in the Darjeeling Hills over the demand for a separate Gorkhaland state. More than 100 hotels are vacant as tourists are ...