City of Dreams Sri Lanka, Cinnamon Hotels launch direct Ahmedabad-Colombo flights in partnership with FitsAir
City of Dreams Sri Lanka, in collaboration with Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts and Walkers Tours, have partnered with FitsAir, on their direct scheduled passenger flights connecting Ahmedabad and Colombo, enhancing connectivity for Indian travellers to South Asia’s first fully integrated resort. FitsAir, Sri Lanka’s private international airline, will operate the service, providing travellers with...
Africa reports growth of 18.6% YoY with 675 new hotels, resorts in pipeline
The 2026 Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa report by W Hospitality Group reveals a record 123,846 rooms across 675 hotels and resorts. This represents year-on-year growth of 18.6%, or 12.2% on a same-store basis. While the overall pipeline reflects strong continental expansion, the data show that development activity is increasingly concentrated in a small number of dominant markets...
Thomas Cook India and SOTC Travel partner with Booking.com
Thomas Cook (India) Limited, and its group company SOTC Travel have announced a strategic partnership with Booking.com to deliver comprehensive and enhanced accommodation solutions for Indian corporates. The focus is consumer-level breadth with corporate-level controls, transparent pricing and India-specific servicing...
Goa Tourism takes strict action against indiscipline by tourists
The Department of Tourism has taken serious note of certain instances of unruly behaviour by visitors with foreign tourists on Goa’s beaches and has reiterated that strict action will be taken against anyone found violating public decorum or causing inconvenience to others...
Welcome Wonder Travel Service appoints Global Destinations as India representative for Taiwan
Welcome Wonder Travel Service Co., Ltd. has appointed Global Destinations as its official India representative, marking a strategic step in strengthening its presence in one of Asia’s fastest-growing outbound travel markets. As India representative, Global Destinations will lead strategic market development, trade engagement, and partnership initiatives to expand Taiwan’s visibility and...
Direct flights drive 77% spike in Indian tourists to Seychelles; focus on “higher-value” tourism
India among Seychelles’ top 10 source markets. Amanda Bernstein, Minister of Tourism and Culture in Seychelles in a tete-a-tete with T3.
Goa Tourism strengthens ecotourism, nature-based tourism through initiatives across the state
During the assembly sitting Tourism Minister Rohan A. Khaunte highlighted the growing focus of Government of Goa’s on strengthening ecotourism and nature-based tourism initiatives across the state. The Minister noted that the Department of Tourism and the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) have been actively promoting ecotourism initiatives that encourage visitors to explore Goa beyond...
Air India, Air India Express set to operate 58 flights between India & West Asia Region on Mar 11
Air India and Air India Express will together operate a total of 58 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from the West Asia region on March 11, 2026. The two carriers continue to operate their respective scheduled services to and from Jeddah and Muscat on March 11, operate a total of 8 flights to and from Jeddah, and Air India Express operating 14 scheduled flights to and from Muscat...
Yatra Online joins hands with Aries Agro to manage corporate expenses through RECAP
Yatra Online Limited announced its partnership with Aries Agro Limited, manufacturer and marketer of Specialty fertilizers, with access to 9 million farmers growing over 107 different crops across 26 states in India, to manage their end-to-end employee expense management through RECAP, Yatra’s AI-powered expense management platform. The partnership is aimed at modernising enterprise expense...
PRISM unveils 'Rising OYO' campaign to boost brand visibility across India’s top tourist states
PRISM (Parent of OYO) has launched ‘Rising OYO’, a nationwide program aimed at strengthening OYO’s on-ground visibility across India’s most visited tourist states, as domestic travel continues to grow. The campaign will cover 500 OYO hotels across 20 high-priority cities in Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan, the five most visited states in 2024-25 according...
