Akasa Air commenced operations from Dibrugarh, further strengthening its presence in Assam. The inaugural flight on February 3, 2026, departed from Dibrugarh Airport and arrived at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. The new route is designed to improve accessibility in the region, supporting the growing demand for trade, commerce, tourism, and business travel...

ELIVAAS, Luxury villa hospitality platform, has scaled its operational portfolio to approximately 620 villas within two years of launch, positioning itself among the fastest-growing organised players in India’s villa hospitality segment. Since its inception, ELIVAAS has hosted over 3 lakh guests, with guest volumes growing 2.7x between December 2023 and December 2025, driven by demand from group..

Visit Seattle, the official destination marketing organisation for the city of Seattle in Washington State, USA, has appointed Sartha Global Marketing as its representative in the Indian market. This strategic partnership marks Visit Seattle’s formal entry into India and underscores the destination’s growing focus on the rapidly expanding Indian outbound travel market...

SOTC Travel, an omnichannel travel and tourism company has enhanced its holiday booking experience by introducing no‑cost EMI options, making travel more affordable and financially convenient for Indian consumers. As part of this initiative, customers booking holidays with SOTC can now opt for no‑cost EMI plans, allowing them to spread payments over convenient tenures, thereby reducing upfront..

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Rajdeep Infra & Sales Pvt Ltd for the development of voco Lucknow. Scheduled to open in Q3 2029, the upcoming hotel will introduce IHG’s fastest-growing premium brand to this vital capital city, reinforcing the company’s strategic expansion in high-potential urban centres across India.

Etihad Guest, the loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, announced a new partnership with The Postcard Hotel, Asia’s luxury hospitality brand. This marks a significant milestone for the programme as it expands its network of premium partners and embarks on a new chapter in redefining luxury travel...

Lords Hotels & Resorts announced the launch of Lords Swastik Studio, Kodinar, a thoughtfully designed hospitality destination set along the coast of Gujarat. The property caters leisure travellers, pilgrim guests, business travellers, and families with 25 well-appointed rooms; Blue Coriander, the in-house multi-cuisine restaurant; amenities such as a swimming pool, landscaped lawn, banquet...

Air India marked two landmark developments in its effort to expand its international network and upgrade passenger experience. The first made-for-Air India B787-9, featuring custom-styled interiors, entered commercial operations from Mumbai to Frankfurt, while simultaneously, Air India resumed its non-stop services between Delhi and Shanghai after nearly six years...

New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) warns that proposed changes to the U.S. ESTA programme, requiring wider social media disclosures, could directly reduce international travel demand and materially weaken the U.S. Travel & Tourism economy, with up to 157,000 jobs lost – wiping out the same number usually created in one quarter in the U.S...