Sarovar Hotels opened The Vaishnodevi Sarovar Portico, Katra. Its latest outpost and first in Katra, at the foothills of Shri Vaishnodevi Ji, was jointly inaugurated by Ajay Bakaya, MD, Sarovar Hotels & Pushpa Devi, Chairperson, Katra Mata Vaishno Devi Hotels & Restaurants KMVDHR) in presence…

As the pandemic pushed Indians to explore domestic destinations, cultural travel has witnessed its biggest boom in the past two years. Tracking consumer travel sentiment across India, global travel technology company, OYO, today has published 'India's Treasure Trove of Cultural Travel 2022' report. As per…

GO FIRST (formerly known as GoAir) announced the commencement of daily direct flights from Kochi to Kuwait and Kochi to Muscat starting 1st June 2022. The new flights to Kuwait and Musact from Kochi will offer connectivity and convenient travel options to blue collar workers/migrant…

Turkiye has relaxed all the conditions for Indian travellers entering the country effective June 1, 2022. Earlier, they were required to submit either a vaccination certificate of both the doses or an RT PCR test report to visit the country. Now, arriving Indian travellers no…

The waning Covid-19 infections resulted in Y-o-Y growth of 4.4 times in domestic air passenger traffic to ~11.4 million in May 2022 (2.1 million in May 2021) and was just ~7% lower compared to ~12.2 million in May 2019 (pre-Covid level). Sequentially, the domestic air…

Hideaway and The Signature Collection, a luxury island resort located in the pristine Haa Alifu Atoll of Maldives, upgrades its seaplane transfers to and fro the resort. From June 1st onwards, two Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) seaplane flights a day will be operating instead of…

Vietjet has inaugurated the direct flights connecting Mumbai with Vietnam’s capital Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest city. The inaugural ceremony of the two direct routes took place at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai with the attendance of Consulate…

The Department of Tourism, Govt. of West Bengal and Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) recently held a day-long workshop to formulate a tourism development strategy aiming at creation of livelihood and job opportunities at ITC, Royal Bengal Hotel on the development…

IndiGo is implementing innovative measures to reduce water and fuel consumption on flights, on the occasion of world environment day. The airline has successfully conducted trials with a new water faucet in 200 flights which reduced water consumption by 5.4 ltr/hr. For an average length…

The recently con7th Global Hospitality Conclave (GHC) at The Oberoi, New Delhi, discussed and debated the way forward in a post Covid scenario in the travel and tourism sector with focus on Business in a world between orders, Permanent changes after Covid, Empowering your business…

The Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India, in partnership with United Environment Program (UNEP) and Responsible Tourism Society of India (RTSOI) organized National Summit on Developing Sustainable & Responsible Tourist Destinations in New Delhi. On the occasion, the Ministry launched the National Strategy for Sustainable…

As a sign that business travel in India is rapidly rebounding, OYO has added more than 1250 corporates since March 2022. The recovery is led by small and medium enterprises, traditional business houses & conglomerates, startups, travel management companies as well as film production houses…

Dubai has been named the number one destination globally for association meetings in 2021 by a report of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). The newly published ICCA Statistics Report ranked Dubai the top city in 2021 both for the number of meetings organised…

Surat, the financial capital of Gujarat and hub for diamond and textile business in India, attracts air travelers in large numbers. Considering the magnificent rise in passenger traffic, Airports Authority of India (AAI) is extensively working towards the holistic development of the airport with a…

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is launching an ‘Arts in Hong Kong’ campaign to showcase to a global audience the city’s extraordinary and enduring appeal as an arts and cultural hub. The campaign aims to further raise Hong Kong’s international profile, offering in-depth community…