A total of 79 deals (M&A, private equity, and venture financing) were announced in the global travel and tourism sector during November, which is an increase of 9.7% over the 72 deals announced in October, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Aurojyoti…

Keeping on the regality of the rustic charm and state-of-the-art hospitality, WelcomHeritage added WelcomHeritage Cheetahgarh Resort in its portfolio in Jawai region of Rajasthan. The property, spread across 20 acres of private estate housing the roaring wild; a homeland for leopards, is located at the…

"The pandemic has made us rethink of the future and how do we recalibrate the strategies in view of the recent experiences of the COVID,” Arvind Singh, Union Tourism Secretary, said while addressing a session on ‘Tourism India, Post Covid’ at FICCI’s Annual Convention &…

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced the return ofAirbus A380 Superjumbo aircraft to India after a 20-month break in services. Starting 10 January 2022, the A380 will replace the Airbus A350-900 on the SQ 424/423 VTL services between Mumbai and Singapore. Starting 14 February 2022, SIA…

Turkiye hosted a big MICE group of 1400 top performing direct sellers of Amway India who gathered in Antalya, Turkiye, for the Amway Leadership Business Seminar 2021. This is one of the biggest MICE groups that travelled to Turkiye this year. Turkish Airlines was the…

Jamaica as once again received international recognition at the 2021 World Travel Awards Caribbean & North America program, winning five trophies at the ceremony held in Dubai. Jamaica was awarded first place in the following destination-specific categories: Caribbean's Leading Destination, Caribbean's Leading Cruise Destination, Caribbean's…

Pride Plaza Hotel Ahmedabad is set to host a Heritage walk in association with IIHM, Ahmedabad at Khao Galli from 18th December to 26th December 2021. Experience Amdavad Heritage Walk with Professional Tour Guide and Local Food of Ahmedabad with Pride hotels. Koustuva Mukherjee, Regional…

Sayaji Hotel is named as one of the best hospitality organisations in India to work with in 2021 by the Great Place to Work Institute. Sayaji Group of Hotels has been conferred with this accolade third year in a row. Sayaji has been conferred the…

Caesars Palace Dubai has appointed One Rep Global as their India representation partner. Caesars Palace Dubai recognises the growing might of the Indian market and is ready to welcome visitors from India. According to GlobalData, UAE recognises that Indian tourists will be some of the…

Amadeus India recently organised two industry webinars, ‘Get NDC (New Distribution Capability) Ready With Amadeus IT’ in collaboration with the two industry associations : TAAI (Travel Agents Association of India) and TAFI (Travel Agents Federation of India). These engaging and informative webinars were attended by…

SOTC Travel recently inaugurated its new franchise outlet in Bhubaneswar. With a focus to leverage the growth market of Odisha, this expansion augments the company’s footprint in Eastern India. In the new age of travel (Covid-era), customers are understandably seeking the guidance and reassurance of…

IndiGo launched the new direct flights between Guwahati and Pune, in the presence of Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia (Virtually) as Chief Guest, amongst other eminent dignitaries. The new route was inaugurated with lamp lighting at the Guwahati airport. The flight commenced operations…

IndiGo and Kotak Mahindra Bank launched its travel credit card – ‘Ka-ching’. The co-branded credit card was officially launched at the Delhi Airport by William Boulter, Chief Commercial Officer, IndiGo and Ambuj Chandna, President – Consumer Assets, Kotak Mahindra Bank in the presence of officials…

Environmental protection has been treated as an issue of central importance for many years in Monaco. H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco is wedded to a strong policy aimed at promoting sustainable development on the national and international stage. At the Sovereign’s behest, the Principality…

Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken up development of new airports and expansion/ upgradation of existing airports at estimated cost of around Rs. 25,000 crores in next 4-5 years which includes expansion and modification of existing terminals, new terminals, expansion or strengthening of existing…