IHG and Sands China have announced that The Venetian Macao and The Parisian Macao will become InterContinental Alliance Resorts. In addition, The Londoner Hotel in Macao will join the alliance when it opens in 2020 following the renovation of the current Holiday Inn Macao Cotai…

Turkish Airlines has announced that up to 30 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft will join the airlines’ young and fast-growing fleet over the next four years and each will feature all-new Business Class Cabins. The carrier had placed 25 firm + 5 optional orders in…

Accor has announced plans to almost double the Raffles hotel with recent openings including Raffles Maldives Meradhoo and Raffles Shenzhen, as well as upcoming projects including Raffles Udaipur and Raffles Jaipur. The Group adds a further two landmark projects to the pipeline with Raffles Bali…

Thailand along with Indonesia, Mexico, Taiwan and India are the top five countries where locals believe hospitality to be in their DNA, according to the research that Booking.com conducted on 21,500 travellers from the 29 countries. Thailand stood out from among the 29, with Thai…

GoAir has recorded the best On-Time Performance (OTP) for the 9th consecutive month. GoAir recorded 91.8 per cent OTP according to the latest report released by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for May 2019. This achievement is the result of GoAir’s continuous focus…

Focused on helping online and offline travel brands provide flexibly-paid holidays to their customers, Gurgaon-based travel Fin-tech company SanKash has recently closed over 250 offline travel partners. The platform has tied up with B2B travel aggregators like Travel Boutique Online, Birdres; key accounts like Thomas…

IHG and Sands China announced that The Venetian Macao and The Parisian Macao will become InterContinental Alliance Resorts beginning today. In addition, The Londoner Hotel in Macao will join the alliance when it opens in 2020 following the renovation of the current Holiday Inn Macao…

Today, travelers want choice, price transparency and personalization. At the same time, corporations want better value from travel spends. Business travel agencies must adapt to this evolving environment, delivering a service that helps their customers and travelers get the most out of business travel. Business…

Eastbound, a leading travel group, has announced the launch of its newest brand Distinct Destinations, a specialist vertical exclusively focusing on high end travel. Through this launch, Eastbound aims to tap the premium individual and group travel segment from mainland Europe, further strengthening Eastbound’s portfolio…

The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has witnessed a growth in the medical tourism segment. In 2017, the foreign tourist arrivals for medical purpose was 4, 95, 056 compared to 4,27,014 in 2016 and 2,33,918 in 2015. Realizing the potential to develop and promote…

Costa Cruises is awaiting the arrival of Costa Smeralda in October 2019, the first Costa ship to be fuelled, both at port and while at sea by liquefied natural gas (LNG), the cleanest fossil fuel in the world. She will represent an environmental breakthrough that…

A delegation of Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) led by Gurbaxish Singh Kohli, President, Sherry Bhatia, Vice President, Vivek Nair, Member of Honour & Chairman & Managing Director, Hotel Leela Kempinski, Kamlesh Barot, Past President, FHRAI and Tejinder Singh Renu, HRAWI co-ordinator…

Radisson Hotel Group continues to secure a sustainable future for many of Asia’s rapidly-developing tourism destinations, with the launch of a series of environmentally and socially responsible initiatives at its beachfront resorts. Underpinned by Radisson Hotel Group’s Responsible Business ethos, meaningful action is being taken…

Qatar Airways and Emirates recently announced their recent launch of new year round services between Portugal and India. Qatar Airways will start its new route from its global network from Doha to the capital of Portugal- Lisbon. There will be seven times weekly services in…

In an effort to ramp up Indian outbound tourists visiting the island nation, Sri Lanka Tourism in collaboration with SriLankan Airlines, The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) and inbound tour operators has introduced attractive packages, specifically targeting India, the number one source market, to…