"Overseas investors are allowed to invest up to 100 percent equity on repatriation basis in hotel and tourism-related projects. We are aiming to have world-class airports infrastructure to cater to 10 million international and 60 million domestic tourists by 2010."

Even as efforts were being made to have the 'visa on arrival' facility at Indian ports, she said the facility of multiple-entry tourist visa of five-year duration had been introduced for the nationals of 18 countries, which allows them to stay for 90 days in the country.

Pointing out that around a number of foreign visitors apart from 10,000 sportsmen and women are expected during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010, she said hotel accommodation was being augmented through income tax holidays to two-, three- and four-star holidays.

"India has a large variety of tourist attractions. We are trying to develop new tourism products such adventure tourism, medical tourism, rural tourism, cruise tourism, conference and convention, wedding and honeymoon, monsoon, agriculture, spas, golf, eco-tourism, luxury trains, shopping and fairs and festivals," the minister said.

Giving a presentation, E.K. Bharat Bhushan, joint secretary in the tourism ministry, said the government was trying to project India as 'a 365-day tourism destination'.