IntelliStay Hotels (IHPL) in association with Sai Srinivasa Group recently launched a new hotel, the iStay Hotels, Hi-Tech City in Hyderabad. The iStay Hotels Hi-tech City is the flagship property of the iStay Hotels brand curated from the learning and development of the first two…

Amadeus announces that Selling Platform Connect, its cloud-based booking platform, now allows travel sellers to shop, order, pay and service airline travel offers via an NDC connectivity. A main advantage for travel sellers is that they can now view and compare all available airline flights…

Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation (PDKF). Through the partnership, Airbnb and the PDKF will work together to help the members of PDKF become Airbnb hosts by sharing…

Airbnb has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Tourism, Government of Nagaland to become the ‘Official Accommodation Partner’ recently for the upcoming HornBill Festival. The signing event was held in the presence of Khehovi Yeputhomi, Advisor, Tourism, Government of Nagaland and…

As part of the expansion of its codeshare agreement with Singapore Airlines (SIA) and SilkAir, Vistara has now implemented codeshares on SIA- and SilkAir-operated flights to as many as 35 destinations spread across countries in Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. Codesharing on flights to…

Raffles Hotel Singapore, which is owned by Katara Hospitality, global hotel owner, developer and operator based in Qatar; and managed by Accor, officially celebrated its reopening recently. Developed with the aim to celebrate with Singapore and the global community, the official reopening of Raffles Hotel…

Gulfstream Aerospace has formally announced Qatar Airways as the launch customer for Gulfstream’s recently introduced flagship, the Gulfstream G700TM for its charter service, Qatar Executive. The new aircraft brings an unprecedented combination of performance, technology and cabin size to Qatar Executive’s fleet. “Qatar Executive demonstrated…

Global tourism revenue amounted to US$ 5.9 trillion in 2019 and is forecast to continue growing. While tourism in general is expected to increase with a compound annual growth rate of 6.4 percent in the next five years, luxury tourism is expected to grow at…

Hotel Leelaventure Limited (HLVL) has completed the transaction with BSREP III India Ballet/ its affiliates (Brookfield) for sale of the company’s (a) hotel undertakings in Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Udaipur (b) hotel operations business, and (c) 100 per cent shareholding in Leela Palaces and Resorts…

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement with Thanishq Grande Hotels & Resorts for Holiday Inn Express Bengaluru Bommasandra. The new-built hotel will feature 170 keys and is expected to be operational by Q4 2022. IHG currently operates three Holiday Inn Express hotels…

Etihad Airways welcomed the arrival of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, unveiling a special livery design honouring its prestigious partnership with Manchester City Football Club. The aircraft was delivered to Etihad in Abu Dhabi on October 18, 2019, ahead of its inaugural flight to Manchester…

GoAir has maintained the reign as the most punctual airline in September 2019, according to the latest data released by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The airline has been an ace performer consecutively for 13 months. As per the data released, GoAir registered 85.4…

SATTE, South Asia’s biggest travel and tourism show, is proud to announce that the Republic of Indonesia is to be the Premium Partner Country for the 27th edition of the show. SATTE 2020 will be held at the state-of-the-art, India Expo Centre, Greater Noida from…

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, a leading global cruise company which operates Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), Oceania Cruises (OCI) and Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC),has announced a number of strategic organisational enhancements in the Asia Pacific region (APAC). Designed to provide a more distinct focus for…

Having recently celebrated its milestone 100th anniversary, Hilton, the world’s first global hotel company and one of the fastest growing in Asia Pacific, taps into India’s passion for travel with brand campaign, ‘Every Stay is a Story,’ for the India market. In light of rising…