IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with notable real estate developer, for a new hotel – Holiday Inn Express & Suites Jaipur Karoli Bagh located at Gopalpura Byepass, in the captial of Rajasthan. The brownfield hotel featuring 141 keys is expected to be operational by the first quarter of 2023.With the new […]

To provide greater aerial connectivity for North East of India, operations will commence on six routes connecting Kolkata – Guwahati, Guwahati – Aizawl, Aizawl – Shillong, Shillong – Aizawl, Aizawl – Guwahati, and Guwahati – Kolkata. With these new flights, travellers from from Guwahati, Aizawl and Shillong will get multiple options for onward connectivity to […]

United Airlines has announced that its new daily year-round nonstop service between Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru and its hub at San Fransico will begin will begin from May 28, 2022 (subject to government approval). The new route is United’s first-ever nonstop service between Bengaluru and the US and builds on the airline’s existing services from […]

In a major decision to boost inbound tourism to India, the Indian government has taken a decision on issuing tourist visa to foreign travellers as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will start issuing tourists visa from October 15. Those travelling through chartered flights will be allowed to enter India from October 15 while other […]

One of the world’s famous monumental structures Charminar completed 430 years of its existence on October 9, 2021. The construction of the monument was completed on October 9, 1591 by the then ruler Sultan Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah. However, there is no clarity on the reason for the construction of the monument. Different reasons have […]

After reviewing the current situation of Covid-19 pandemic and looking at the growth of domestic air travel in the country, the government has announced to restore scheduled domestic air operations in the country without any capacity restrictions from October 18. With this, airlines can operate flights of their pre-Covid domestic services. Airlines are currently operating […]

Mark Willis, CEO – India, Middle East and Africa, Accor, has said that after Raffles Udaipur, India is soon to get its second Raffles property in Jaipur. “It’s wonderful to see India recovering. We recently opened the first Raffles there and we have a second raffles coming up as well, which is also interesting as […]

Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels has announced the signing of Zone Connect Darjeeling in West Bengal. Zone Connect brand falls under Zone by The Park portfolio. Currently, the hotel is undergoing phased upgradation and is being primed to open its doors to welcome guests in the coming winter season. The 65-rooms hotel is a perfect fusion […]

Tata Sons has been selected as the winning bidder for the debt-laden national-carrier Air India, government announced in New Delhi during a press conference. Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) informed the decision and said that a panel of union ministers accepted a proposal from officials recommending the offer […]

The Delhi airport will resume flight operations at its T1 terminal from October 31 onwards after almost 18 months of closure, said its operator DIAL on Friday. The T3 terminal and the T2 terminal of the Delhi airport resumed handling flight operations from May 25, 2020, and July 22, 2021, respectively, the GMR group-led DIAL […]

Sri Lankan authorities said that foreign nationals and dual citizens holding foreign passports would no longer be required to obtain approval from the local Civil Aviation Authority and the Foreign Ministry to arrive in the country following the easing of the Covid-19 pandemic. Xinhua news agency, reported that in a new circular amending the quarantine […]

With the nationwide vaccination drive and increase in passenger confidence in air travel, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) is reopening its Terminal 1 (T1) for domestic flight operations starting October 20. The Terminal 1 will cater to approximately 156 flights daily, while close to 396 flights will fly from Terminal 2. After brief […]

French hospitality major Accor has announced the launch of its full-service 120-room Novotel property in Chandigarh. Of the existing portfolio of brands, Novotel, the company said, forms the largest network of mid-scale hotels in the country with 20 properties operational. Puneet Dhawan, senior vice president of operations – India & South Asia, Accor, said “India […]

Pride Group of Hotels announced that it will expand its portfolio in India to 50 hotels by 2022. The group presently has a presence in around 34 locations and boasts of over 3200 keys. Once the new openings are complete Pride Hotels will have 50 properties and over 5000 keys offering unique guest experiences across […]

Aiming to provide a boost to tourism in the Himalayan nation, Nepal has resumed the on-arrival visa facility for fully vaccinated international travellers. In another significant move to increase the number of tourists, the Nepal government has also removed the mandatory seven days quarantine requirement for such visitors. Travellers should have received their last dose […]

Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has launched “Su-Swagatam (Visit India)” App to facilitate Foreign Visitors intending to Visit India. The main objective of the app is to facilitate Visitors seeking Indian Visa abroad and obtaining visa related services within India while their stay. The app will ease out the Indian Visa related information […]

International charter flights will be hitting the runways at the Dabolim international airport in Goa soon, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. Speaking to reporters after a government function in North Goa district, Sawant also said that domestic and international tourists will be confident of travelling to Goa after the state is 100 per cent vaccinated […]

Jammu & Kashmir is set to get onto the international aviation map with the Ministry of Civil Aviation okaying the launch of the first commercial flight between Srinagar and Sharjah in the UAE in about a month. “This is a historic step both for J&K and its people. Foreign travellers will soon be able to […]

The Kolkata airport is now geared to roll out the Biometric Boarding System (BBS) with technicians completing installation of all equipment and testing of hardware. The system that will allow paperless and seamless travel experience is expected to be commissioned sometime in November after the software platform is tested and receives the go-ahead from the […]

Full-service carrier Vistara has announced the launch of non-stop flights between Delhi and Paris CDG (Charles de Gaulle) from November 7 under the bilateral ‘transport bubble’ agreement between India and France. The airline will fly twice a week between the two cities – on Wednesdays and Sundays. Vistara will accept all eligible customers meeting visa […]

Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has reached the milestone of 100 hotels operational in India with the opening of the Bhopal property. Operating in India for the last 20 years, Radisson is one of the leading international hotel companies in India with presence in over 60 locations in the country spread over leisure, business and gateway […]

American Airlines, which will start nonstop flights between Delhi and New York from October 31, and between Bengaluru and Seattle from January 4, 2022, has entered into a codeshare agreement with IndiGo. American will put its code on 29 of IndiGo’s domestic routes in India, providing an option for its customers arriving on the carrier’s […]