Melbourne has been named The World's Most Liveable City for the seventh consecutive year by the annual Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index. The EIU’s Liveability Ranking assesses living conditions in 140 cities across the globe by assigning a rating across five broad categories,…

Regent Seven Seas Cruises today unveiled its new 2019-20 voyages season, comprising 118 new sailings, departing from March 2019 through June 2020 aboard four of the world’s most luxurious cruise ships, Seven Seas Explorer, Seven Seas Mariner, Seven Seas Voyager, and Seven Seas Navigator. “There…

The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh said that a North Eastern Cultural and Information Centre will be set up in Delhi soon. He was briefing the…

India has welcomed 7.88 lakh foreign visitors in July 2017 compared to 7.34 lakh in July, 2016 and 6.28 lakh in July, 2015. The growth rate in Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in July, 2017 over July, 2016 is 7.4 per cent compared to 16.8 per…

Air India launched its first non-stop flight, the Dreamliner B-787, to Stockholm, Sweden, from Delhi on today. With an all-female crew on board, the cockpit was under the control of Capt. Nivedita Bhasin. “We are confident that Air India's first foray to Scandinavia would add…

Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau, has reported strong results for the first half of 2017, with 97 bids submitted to host business events being successfully awarded to the city. The events secured since January, including conferences, exhibitions, meetings and incentive trips,…

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing two new properties in Dubai: Crowne Plaza Dubai Business Bay and InterContinental Residence Suites Dubai Business Bay. Both properties are in partnership with API Hotels & Resorts and their location is in Dubai’s Business Bay area. Expected…

The launch of Sandal Suites, operated by Lemon Tree Hotels, marked the opening of Noida’s first upscale serviced suites. These serviced apartments, situated just off the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, are located within Assotech Business Cresterra. Best suited for extended stays, Sandal Suites features 195 suites,…

Over the past years in the Indian market, Oman Air has seen an average rate of close to 80 per cent in seat occupancy and has increased their seat capacity by 30 per cent. “India has always been and will continue to remain a key…

In a recent effort to increase visitor footfalls from India, Fiji organised a six city roadshow in India. The roadshow kicked off in Mumbai and continued in Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Chennai and concluded in Benglauru. In the first half of 2017, the destination has witnessed…

Indonesia Tourism has witnessed a growth of 21 per cent from the India market in 2016. From January to May 2017, the destination has already welcomed around 200,000 travellers from India. With this growth, India has now become the sixth largest source market displacing South…

Qatar’s Ministry of Interior, Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) and Qatar Airways have announced that Qatar will allow visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries, effective immediately. Citizens of those countries wishing to visit Qatar will no longer need to apply or pay for a visa.…

Yatra.com has witnessed that the upcoming Independence Day long weekend has seen a surge of more than two-fold in bookings by travellers, as compared to the corresponding period last year. With Janmashtami and Independence Day falling consecutively on August 14th and 15th, travellers are finding…

BLS International Services Limited (BLS), a specialist provider of Visa, Passport, Attestation and Citizen Services to the Governments across the world, declared its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30th, 2017. The company reported Net Profit of Rs. 29.06 crore for Q1 FY18,…

IntelliStay Hotels has partnered with STAAH’s global distribution platform to expand online visibility and lift its share of web-based bookings for all brands under the company. Nishant Kumar, General Manager, Revenue, IntelliStay Hotels said, “This partnership will definitely boost our booking channel and reservations delivery.…