Dr. V P Jeyaseelan (IAS, 2014 batch) has officially assumed the role of Director at Tamil Nadu Tourism on July 3, 2026. An accomplished administrator with a strong background in public service. Before his current role, he has been serving as Joint Commissioner at the Greater Chennai Corporation, since June 2025. Throughout his career, he has held significant administrative positions...

Akasa Air welcomed its 40th aircraft, marking a significant milestone in the airline's journey and underscoring the pace and consistency of its growth since commencing operations in August 2022. The first leg of the aircraft’s delivery flight commenced from Seattle, USA, to Reykjavik, Iceland and concluded with the final leg from Cairo, Egypt, to Bengaluru, India. Bearing registration...

Over 350 delegates to participate across the two-day event, with representation from multiple state tourism departments, private sector companies and national and international stakeholders. Chief Minister Delhi, Union Tourism Minister, LG Delhi, Former Chief of Defence Staff General and international leaders expected to attend.

Radisson Hotel Group has launched a leading AI-powered real-time hotel price matching technology, redefining how travelers book direct online. The new feature is said to automatically detects lower publicly available rates for Radisson Hotel Group properties on third-party booking platforms and instantly matches them on RadissonHotels.com—removing the need for guests to submit claims...

The Karnataka government is set to unveil its first-ever Coastal Tourism Policy, a strategic framework developed independently of the state's general tourism policy. Tourism Minister KJ George, who recently chaired a high-level stakeholder consultative meeting alongside Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, confirmed that the policy is slated for a cabinet debut in Mangaluru following a final review...

ITC Hotels Limited announced the signing of a management agreement for Welcomhotel by ITC Hotels Salasar, a 145-key hotel set amidst one of Indias’s most revered spiritual destinations. Designed on a 6-acre site, the proposed hotel is envisioned to introduce a distinctive new destination that celebrates the region's rich cultural heritage while catering to the growing demand for pilgrimage...

Data from Scapia's Summer Travel Trends signals a fundamental market shift: the ‘Micro Holiday Economy.’ For industry stakeholders, from hoteliers to tour operators, this represents a pivot from annual, long-duration travel to a high-frequency, fragmented booking model that requires agile operational strategies. The average domestic trip lasted just 1.7 nights. More than one in three (33%)...

Emirates commenced the third daily service on the Dubai-Cape Town route from July 1, 2026. The first arrival of new service landed at Cape Town International Airport on, which also marked the debut of the airline’s next-generation Airbus A350 in South Africa. The A350 is the newest aircraft type to join Emirates’ all widebody fleet, introducing the latest in-flight experience...

The Minister of Tourism of Maharashtra, Shambhuraj Desai, has directed all concerned departments to work in close coordination to ensure the timely completion of the Munawale Aqua Tourism Project, describing it as one of the Maharashtra Government’s flagship tourism initiatives and a key project being closely monitored by the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde...

Air India Express has restored connectivity to all destinations across its West Asia network with the resumption of services to Salalah in Oman and Kuwait. Flights on the Kozhikode–Salalah route resume from July 2. Services between Kozhikode and Kuwait resume from July 3, while flights between Bengaluru and Kuwait begin from July 4, with frequencies increasing in phases over the coming days...