Espire Hospitality Group has signed an agreement with Ranjana Overseas Private Limited to introduce Country Inn Tarika Goa, Varca Beach. Located just 200 meters away from the Varca Beach, this resort featuring 48 keys will be launched in September this year. Espire Hospitality Group currently…

Travel technology company Fareportal recently launched an enhanced travel rewards program for online travel agencies CheapOair and OneTravel. CheapOair and One Travel Rewards programs, already in place, adds some exciting and consumer-friendly new features including Instant Redemption. Nipun Joshi, Senior Director of Product, Digital and…

With the signing up of an almost century-old heritage Luxury resort, Leisure Hotels Group (LHG) has announced its entry into ‘Mussoorie. The signing up also means that the group will now have 20 operational properties effectively consolidating the experiential resort chain's position as the largest…

Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport) has bagged the Best Regional Airport in India and South Asia title in the 2022 Skytrax World Airport Awards. BLR Airport has been accorded this recognition after being adjudged by customers, who vote for the airport with the best…

Etihad Airways is launching five seasonal routes this week that connect Abu Dhabi to popular summer hotspots across Europe and the Indian Ocean. Three seasonal services took off on June 17, connecting Abu Dhabi to Nice on the famous French Côte d’Azur, the historic city…

Akasa Air, India’s newest airline, took delivery of its much anticipated first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in Seattle, USA. With a strong commitment to democratise the skies, the airlines’ total order of 72 aircraft includes an initial delivery of 18 aircraft by March 2023, followed…

Airports Authority of India has undertaken the work for construction of New Greenfield Airport, Rajkot in Gujarat. With the project cost of Rs. 1405 crores, the new airport is envisioned to be a transportation hub for people traveling abroad from the state. Spread over 2534…

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Government of India in collaboration with Government of Bihar and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry organised a Conference for promotion Civil Aviation Sector in the state of Bihar. The conference brought together experts from Indian Aviation…

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for development of Phase I of New Greenfield Airport at Dholera, Gujarat at an estimated cost of Rs. 1305 crore, to be completed within 48 months. The project…

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), under its Sagarmala Programme, has embarked on developing an ecosystem for promotion of Ro-Ro (Roll-on, Roll-off) ferry and waterway transportation in the country. This mode of transportation has multiple benefits including reduced travel time, reduced logistics cost…

Amity University, Noida Uttar Pradesh, signed an Memorandum of Understand (MoU) with Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council (THSC) to train the students in the field of tourism, travel, hospitality and aviation with the support of different campuses of the University. Speaking on the occasion, Jyoti…

With right strategy and right products, Dubai is firing on all cylinders to tap the potential of the growing might of the Indian outbound Dubai has been aiming to increase the number of Indian arrivals with accelerated pace. Dubai welcomed 910, 000 Indians in 2021,…

It takes close to 45 days to obtain a UK tourist visa and other Schengen countries are not far behind in terms of delays in processing visas. These were the complaints emerging from various tour operators and travel associations that have appeared in the media.…

SATTE 2021 was the first major international tourism event that was organised last year in March, since the countries worldwide started imposing lockdowns starting February 2020. Despite fewer exhibitors, the event garnered tremendous response from buyers from across India, and some international too, who, despite…

Masks, sanitisers, social distancing, greater safety and hygiene, not to forget, the vaccinations, are the new normal. As destinations across the world open to travel and tourism and start afresh their destination marketing and recoup the lost business, how should India Tourism, inbound or domestic,…