Thomas Cook Indiahas announced its acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging (DEI), one of the world’s leading imaging solutions and services providers at an enterprise value of US $40.6 Million (Rs 289 crores). The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals…

Choice Hotels has added yet another fascinating property Quality Inn Ocean Palms, GOA, near Calangute Road, to its portfolio. Previously called Ocean Palms Goa , the hotel has been operating for last 7 years. The resort features a blend of ethnic Goan hospitality and ultra-modern…

The Sultanate of Oman has recorded a 12.37 per cent growth in Indian tourist arrivals with 357,147 travellers visiting the country from January to December 2018 vis-à-vis 317,844 in 2017 making India the second highest source market for Oman. This marks a remarkable growth of…

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the continuation of the Swadesh Darshan Scheme during 14th Finance Commission period and beyond. The Cabinet also approved Rs. 2055.96 crores for 60 on-going projects completing in December 2019 and Rs. 324.09 crores…

K.J. Alphons, Union Minister for Tourism recently chaired the 2nd meeting of the reconstituted National Tourism Advisory Council (NTAC) at ‘Statue of Unity’, Kevadia, Gujarat. Addressing the meeting, Alphons outlined the achievements of the Ministry and recent initiatives taken by the Government towards development and…

New Delhi based travel consultancy firm Agnitio Consulting has recently launched AgnitioBot that works as a 24x7 travel counselor for a travel operator, concierge desk for a hospitality company and booking platform for any operator. AgnitioBot has been running successfully in UK and UAE and…

Mauritius, which currently attracts less than 100,000 travellers from India, is looking to reach the 120,000 milestone by 2020. The destination is promoting itself aggressively in the India market but still needs to develop the connectivity. Currently Air Mauritius is the only airline that flies…

Continuing its outreach to develop the innovation ecosystem in India, Airbus has signed a contract with Bengaluru-based startup, Traxof, to automate the talent acquisition process for Airbus’ Information Management (IM) organisations in India and Europe. Traxof Technologies was part of Airbus Bizlab’s startup acceleration programme…

Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, has announced an Indian-first partnership with the Digital Empowerment Foundation to deliver hospitality skills training to 15,000 potential women entrepreneurs in India. Nathan also shared Airbnb’s vision to identify India’s high potential, but lesser known tourism destinations…

Travelport has announced that it has renewed its long-standing, successful partnership with BCD Travel. With this new agreement, Travelport Digital will continue to collaborate on BCD Travel’s digital traveller engagement solution, TripSource, making it the preferred way to manage all aspects of business travel. TripSource…

Tourism New Zealand, in the first global campaign of its kind, is leveraging the advocacy and influence of past visitors, travel advisors, New Zealanders, and National Geographic Travel Explorers to encourage those actively considering a trip to New Zealand to plan and book their holiday.…

According to a study released by Cox & Kings, the demand for overseas vacations has soared up by 22 per cent while domestic holidays have surged by 20 per cent. As most of the holiday bookings are done 2-3 months in advance, those who wish…

Airbus has opened a training centre for commercial pilots and maintenance engineers in the National Capital Region of Delhi. The facility will complement Airbus India’s training centre in Bengaluru which has trained more than 4,500 maintenance engineers since its inception in 2007. Airbus forecasts a…

The new Regent Seven Seas Cruises luxury ship celebrated a major construction milestone last weekend as she floated from the building dry dock to touch the sea for the first time. Now buoyant at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy, final-stage construction on Seven Seas Splendor…

OYO Hotels & Homes has announced the start of its operations in Saudi Arabia on the sidelines of the Saudi-Indian Forum. OYO welcomes King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and his delegation of reputed leaders from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who are travelling to…