Azerbaijan had steadily emerged as a favourite short-haul destination for Indian travellers, driven by easy connectivity, visa facilitation and the growing appeal of Baku as a leisure and celebration hub. However, geopolitical developments affecting regional airspace and travel sentiment led to a temporary slowdown in arrivals from India...

IndiGo has announced daily, direct flights connecting Jamnagar and Navi Mumbai, effective 23 April 2026. With this addition, Jamnagar becomes IndiGo’s 6th destination in Gujarat after Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, and recently announced Bhavnagar. The new service will be operated by IndiGo’s A320 aircraft and will support trade and tourism by boosting regional connectivity.

SITA has integrated Google’s Find Hub item locating sharing feature into WorldTracer, the global system used by airlines to find and reconcile delayed and mishandled baggage.  This integration marks a significant shift, allowing passenger-authorised location data from major global mobile platforms to be seamlessly incorporated into the baggage recovery process...

UN Tourism and the TUI Care Foundation announced partnership for a joint project, Colourful Cultures, to support artisans and uplift communities. The initiative will fund five African NGOs to empower local actors to generate income, protect heritage and shape their own development. It represents a landmark moment for UN Tourism as, for the first time, it provides direct financing and technical...

redBus platform recently released data indicating that bus bookings in Maharashtra & Goa are projected to rise by 42% during the Holi travel window. The analysis compares projected bookings between February 28 and March 8, 2026, with the corresponding period last year (March 8 to 16, 2025), pointing to a clear acceleration in homebound and leisure-led journeys, highlighting a rise in demand for fe

Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) has signed an agreement with Tokyu Hotels & Resorts Co. Ltd.(THR), Japanese hospitality group operating “TOKYU HOTELS” chain owned by Tokyu Corporation. This signals a major step in GHA’s strategic growth in Asia and particularly into Japan’s thriving travel and tourism market...

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals that USD 12.5 trillion in projected Travel & Tourism investment across major economies will play a decisive role in shaping competitiveness and economic growth through to 2035. According to the WTTC’s latest report Bridging the Gap: Travel & Tourism Capital Investment and Demand Growth Across the G20, produced in collaboration with Oxford...

The Oberoi Group announces the opening of its first luxury residence, Naila Fort - An Oberoi Luxury Residence. This private retreat has been reimagined as an ultra‑luxury four-bedroom residence and will be ready to welcome the first guests from February,15, 2026...

Suba Hotels Limited further consolidated its presence in the sacred city of Lord Rama’s birthplace, Ayodhya, with the opening of a Click Collection Hotel. The company already operates two other hotels in the city: Quality Inn Rama and Click Hotel Narayana, Ayodhya.

IndiGo has announced thrice weekly, direct flights between Chennai and Réunion Island, a French overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, effective April 29, 2026. The airline will operate its Airbus A320 aircraft on the route. With this, Réunion Island becomes IndiGo’s 46th international destination and its 13th from Chennai – a key gateway in South India...