At the recently held Routes Airport Marketing Awards, Changi Airport Group was announced as this years winner. Over 700 aviation professionals were gathered to witness the presentation of the awards and to take part in the 11th Routes Asia – the largest route development event…

Dragonair flights to and from Kolkata will now operate from the New Integrated Terminal Building of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. The airline has shifted its passenger and cargo operations to the new integrated Terminal. With the new and efficient operating systems at the…

Last year, New York City welcomed a record 52 million total visitors, who collectively spent US$36.9 billion and generated US$55.3 billion in economic impact. New York City has the highest share of overseas travel in the United States—since 2006, its overseas market share has grown…

Oman has seen a record year in terms of international passenger arrivals to Muscat International Airport in 2012 according to IATA. Muscat recorded 2.6 million arrivals, an increase of eight per cent from 2011. These arrivals are in addition to increased road activity and cruise-ship…

The soft coral capital of the world is all set to make its mark as an upcoming leisure destination for India. Although India is a very new market for Fiji, Elizabeth A Powell, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Enterprises, Tourism & Communication and Civil Aviation,…

Having achieved turnaround in its financial performance in last couple of years, India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) recently achieved various accolades during the financial year 2012 – 2013. The outstanding performance of the ITDC brought a series of accolades to the PSU.ITDC recently bagged the…

Thomas Cook (India) (TCIL) has launched its Online Forex Store offering a comprehensive range of foreign exchange products and services via its portal thomascook.in, making it the first company in India to offer all customers the convenience and security of transacting foreign exchange services online.…

Rewarding stakeholders for their contribution in the growth of the tourism sector, the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) presented National Tourism Awards for the year 2011-12 yesterday in New Delhi. The awards were given by President Pranab Mukherjee. While Andhra Pradesh has bagged the best state…

After a successful Routes Asia in Mumbai which saw over 700 hundred delegates in attendance, GVK’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) have officially handed the event over to Kuching, Sarawak the host destination for Routes Asia 2014.Building on the success of this year’s event, the…

Gujarat Tourism has bagged three National Tourism Awards for best tourism film, innovative use of information and technology and one of the best States for comprehensive development of tourism in the country.Gujarat Government’s star tourism campaign, “Khushboo Gujarat Ki” featuring megastar Amitabh Bachchan was awarded…

At the recently concluded Routes Asia Strategic Summit 2013, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh termed the 49 per cent FDI in aviation a significant policy decision that would change the country’s civil aviation sector.He further opined that the industry is witnessing a revival after the…

The 11th Routes Asia opened yesterday to an engaging and provocative debate on some of the key topics impacting the aviation business across Asia, the Pacific region and Australasia. To a packed audience of delegates at the Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel, in Mumbai, discussions…

In just three days time the 11th Routes Asia event will take place in Mumbai, India. Almost 160 airline delegates representing 88 airlines will be represented at Routes Asia, which will take place from 17-19 March. This year will also see more airports represented at…

Pune Marriott Hotel and Convention Centre forayed into a new chapter recently as it converted to JW Marriott Hotel, Pune. The property is not only the first JW Marriott in the city and the 3rd in the country after the JW Mumbai and the JW…

In a bid to promote Campaign clean India, Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi wants the corporate world to join hands with Ministry of Tourism. During an Interaction with CII Tourism Committee Members, the Minister announced setting up of six MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)…