South Asia’s largest travel and tourism exhibition SATTE has launched its fourth edition of the SATTE Awards in 2020. The Award function will be held on January 09, 2020 on the day 2 of 27th edition of SATTE. Like last year, E&Y is the process…

After attaining a successful stature at global level, World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL) is making its debut in India and has received over 200 participation requests for the upcoming Start-up Innovation Camp, 2019. First of its kind competition in India had open entries for start-ups…

Seawings Signature & Dubai Heritage Tour is one of the core offerings by Seawings which is a fusion of scenic aerial sightseeing and cultural exploration on the ground- a beautiful 45 minutes air tour combined with a journey back in time. The Dubai Signature Tour…

Amatra Hotels and Resort, which currently operates ‘Amatra by the Ganges’ at Rajaji National Park and ‘Amatra Dunsvirk Court’ at Mussoorie, is going fast with its expansion plan. Anurag Dua, COO & Co-Founder, Amatra Hotels and Resort, shares the expansion plan of the Group. What…

Vistara has expanded its fleet and network by close to 50 per cent each and has flown around 4.5 million passengers in the last seven months. The airline is set to almost double its fleet size by the end of the current financial year ending…

StayWell Hospitality Group, which currently operates 75 hotels across the world with 52 owned and remaining on management and franchise contracts, is targeting to have 250 hotels globally in the next 10 years. India, as one of the fastest growing economy, is also set to…

Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism (IC), held bilateral meeting with German delegation led by Monika Grutters, Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media in New Delhi recently. During the meeting, a Memorandum…

Lonely Planet has unveiled its top 10 countries, cities, regions and best-value destinations for next year “Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2020” book released. Madhya Pradesh being one of the most diverse tourist destinations has been honored as Top 3rd'Best Value Destination' of the world.…

In a new development, Mumbai will soon get water taxi connections between the Gateway of India and various destinations within the city. The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) has issued tenders and is looking forward to open a few routes in the coming months. Speaking about…

My Value Travel (MVT), a B2B travel company, recently organised its first MVT Mega Awards 2019 onboard Jalesh Cruises. The two night sailing witnessed close to 200 participants including 110 top performing travel agents from 40 cities in India. The event also had a delegation…

New age-carrier Vietjet and aircraft manufacturer Airbus signed a contract for 20 brand-new A321XLR aircraft on October 31 in Toulouse (France). The first aircraft will be delivered in 2023, making Vietjet one of the first carriers in the world to operate Airbus’ newest “extra-long-range” version.…

Visit Brussels recently organised a Brussels Tourism Mission in India and interacted with over 200 trade and media partners from the travel fraternity. The two-city event covered Mumbai and Delhi. The mission was led by Pieter Callebaut, Business Development Leisure, visit.brussels, and Ellona Pereira, Account…

Czech Tourist Authority- Czech Tourism India Office recently organised a familiarisation trip for leading MICE Companies to showcase MICE offerings in Czech Republic. The group constituted of agents from companies including Club 7 Holidays, JTB, GOOMO, Harvey India, Travel Clinic, The Wanderers, Kesari, Dnata, Fountain…

Indian-carrier SpiceJet has revealed it will build its first international hub in Ras al Khaimah, the most northerly of the United Arab Emirates. Viewed as an emerging travel destination in the Middle East, the location will serve as a new home for affordable carrier. Ajay…

IndiGo has joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as a member recently. The move will help IndiGo in developing strong partnerships in international markets, IndiGo said in a statement. "This membership will help IndiGo align to global practices developed by IATA and will further…