The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has awarded VFS Global the global tender to provide visa services in eight out of nine regions worldwide. Under this new mandate, VFS Global will significantly extend its operations on behalf of the Kingdom…

Sarovar Hotels has announced the opening of its first hotel in Zambia - Neelkanth Sarovar Premiere, Lusaka. With three operating hotels in Tanzania and Kenya this will be their fourth in the African continent. Neelkanth Sarovar Premiere is an all-suite upscale development in the vibrant…

IndiGo has announced the launch of Bhopal and Jabalpur as its 65th and 66th destinations respectively. The airline is introducing daily non-stop flights between Bhopal-Hyderabad and Jabalpur-Hyderabad. In Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal and Jabalpur will be the 2nd and 3rd cities IndiGo will be flying to,…

Leading provider for outstation taxi travel Gozo Cabs has introduced its ride-sharing service - Gozo Share, using which travellers can share taxi rides with others while travelling from one city to another. Gozo Share is the first-of-its-kind ride-sharing service. Gozo Cabs has aggregated over 25,000…

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the opening of 149 keys Holiday Inn Express Chennai OMR Thoraipakkam. This marks the opening of the third Holiday Inn Express hotel in India this year, adding to the brand’s accelerated growth in the country. Vivek Bhalla, Regional Vice…

OYO Hotels and Homes, South Asia’s largest, one of China’s top five, and the world’s fastest-growing chain of leased and franchised hotels, homes & living spaces has announced the milestone of expanding its chain to 180,000 rooms in China, in less than 12 months of…

This year's Abu Dhabi Food Festival (ADFF) is set to return with events, promotions, and culinary experiences, taking place across the city from December 6th to 22nd. ADFF is organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), attracting foodies,…

As destination weddings, International meetings & incentives and film shoots are gaining traction among Indians, the oldest hospitality chain, Hilton has unveiled a new programme for its Indian groups. Recognising that modern India is looking for unique, personalised experiences, Hilton has launched ‘Namaste”, an exclusive…

NYC & Company, New York City’s official destination marketing organisation has unveiled its refreshed digital-first global tourism campaign “Famous Original New York City.”The campaign intends to reach travellers around the world, celebrating the personal ways NYC can be experienced. Original in-house creative—along with supporting video,…

EaseMyTrip is expecting a growth of 10X in transaction value coming from hotel booking by end of the financial year 2018-19. In the third quarter of the year 2018, the company has seen a high growth in hotel reservation through website. In financial year ending…

Scoot is to take over a number of SilkAir’s routes over the next two years, ahead of SilkAir’s merger into Singapore Airlines. Scoot will also be transferring some of its services to existing destinations served by SIA and SilkAir. The changes, expected to take place…

GoAir has again delivered the best On-Time Performance (OTP) and second highest Passenger Load Factor, for the month of October 2018, as per DGCA statistics. Similar performance was reported last month during September. This is the result of GoAir’s continued focus on enhancing customer experience.…

Kaptan Singh Solanki, Governor of Tripura, inaugurated the “7th International Tourism Mart for the North-East States” in the presence of Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism K.J Alphons and the Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb in Agartala, Tripura Yesterday. Minister for Tourism of…

Enabling businesses to take immediate decisions as per the changing customer demand and seek out new revenue opportunities. Various industry leaders including; Todd Arthur, Vice President, Sabre; Sandeep Dwivedi, Chief Operating Officer, InterGlobe Technology Quotient; Rakshit Desai, Managing Director, FCM Travel Solutions; Priyanka Chaurasiya -…

As per the statistics released by Greece National Tourist Office (GNTO) and Athens International Airport, 38,046 Indian tourists visited Greece in the nine months vis-à-vis 17,376 Indian tourists during the same period in 2017, which is a whopping increase of 119 per cent. Speaking about…