Ensuring accessibility for tourists with specific access requirements can be a ‘game changer’ for destinations around the world as they look to bounce back from the impacts of the pandemic. A new set of Inclusive Recovery Guides from the World Tourism Organization, produced in partnership…

Lufthansa launched a unique ‘Calendar of Hope’ initiative today to help street and slum children in India. In a collaborative effort to help spread hope with kindness, the airline has dedicated the 2021 edition of its iconic calendar to support the most vulnerable in the…

IndiGo touched a milestone of operation of 1000 daily flights to and from 59 domestic and 06 international destinations. The flights include scheduled commercial operations and air bubble flights. IndiGo has been operating these flights while adhering to all the precautionary measures, ensuring a safe…

FAITH has urged the Government to set up a Targeted Tourism transition corpus which makes available funds on a direct benefit transfer through Min. Of Finance for Indian tourism, travel & hospitality industry, till the vaccine is deployed. The path to vaccination is becoming clearer…

Sabre Corporation announced that Gulf Air has recently implemented Sabre’s branded fares technology – enhanced merchandising capabilities that allow travel agents using the Sabre global distribution system (GDS) to access the full breadth of airlines’ branded fares. With this implementation, agents can now easily view,…

‘Ramayan Cruise Tour’ on the Saryu river in Ayodhya will be launched soon. Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways today chaired a review meeting for the implementation of cruise service. It will be the first-ever luxury Cruise service on the Saryu river (Ghagra/National…

As India embarks on a mission aimed at slowly reopening the country to international travel, Amadeus has revealed four trends that will shape the airport experience in 2021 and beyond. Since March, international passenger flights in India have been suspended due to the COVID-19 crisis.…

With the aim of establishing actions and commitments to restart international travel, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Spanish Government hosted a hybrid conference, where leaders from the industry both from the public and private sector participated, covering 95 countries and more…

On December 5, 2020, Jungfrau Railways will be inaugurating the brand new Eiger Express tricable gondola which will take travellers from Grindelwald to the Eiger Glacier station in just 15 minutes. The launch of the new tricable gondola, will reduce the transportation time to Jungfraujoch…

The Committee for the Development of an International Code for the Protection of Tourists has met for a second time, bringing the establishment of the landmark legal framework a step closer to being realized. UNWTO hosted the consultative virtual meeting which counted on the participation…

Air New Zealand’s new Christmas video, 'Twas the Flight Before Christmas, comes with an exciting chance for Indian agents to win exclusive Air New Zealand hampers. Released on November 20 and shot on location at the 14th Ave Dairy in Tauranga, 'Twas the Flight Before…

With over 6 months of no locally transmitted case of Covid-19, Taiwan is gearing up for end-of-the-year festivities. New Taipei City is hosting one of the four largest annual events of Taiwan - Disney’s Fairytale themed Christmas. ‘Christmasland in New Taipei City’ has partnered with…

In order to provide guests with the flexibility of enjoying their stay and indulging in services as per their individual preferences, ITC Hotels has launched the versatile ‘100% Back’ offer which will provide consumers the required flexibility by giving them hotel credits that can be…

South African Tourism (SAT) aims to inspire travelers to go out and enjoy their country and summer, differently. Starting in the Northern Cape, the Summer Different convoy will travel through each one of South Africa’s nine provinces to shine a spotlight on some of the…

Every breakthrough happens somewhere, but when it comes to innovation and technology, Japan has always been at the forefront. Automation and robotics are so deeply engraved in their day to day life that there is no going back. In the current times, even the super…