Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport is all ready to become the 3rd international airport in the north-eastern area after a Rs. 438 crore project under construction is completed in March 2021, Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials stated on 04 Jan. An AAI official had said that all the construction work has been completed […]

Budget carrier GoAir on 31st Dec announced the expansion of its services to the UAE with the launch of new flights to Sharjah from Mumbai, Delhi, Kochi and Kannur. These flights will start from Friday. Currently, flights to the UAE are operated under an Air Bubble Agreement since international commercial flights to and from India […]

The Union Cabinet on 23rd Dec has given its approval for the signing of the revised air services agreement between India and Philippines, as well as between India and Afghanistan. According to an official statement issued by the Indian government, the revised air services agreement signifies an important landmark in the civil aviation relations between […]

The Taj city with three world heritage monuments could soon be air connected with major Indian cities. The Kheria airport officials confirmed some airlines had sought permission to begin flights. Tourism circles in the Taj city welcomed fresh initiatives to air connect Agra with Goa, Mumbai, Lucknow, Bhopal. Air India is already in the line […]

With Air India scheduled to operate the first-ever non-stop flight between Bengaluru and San Francisco, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) celebrates this direct air connectivity between the two cities. Air India will be operating the state-of-the-art Boeing 777-200LR long-range aircraft, equipped with 238 seats, comprising 8 first class, 35 business class, and 195 economy class […]

Considering the demands of the private industry associations like Confederation of Kerala Tourism Industry (CKTI) and Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), the state government has granted permission to open spas and Ayurvedic centres which are a part of hotels in Kerala. Such facilities can now operate with strict compliance of the […]

Hilton had tied up with Embassy Group to add two more hotels in Bengaluru – a Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Hilton Garden Inn in the same complex at the tech park near Marathahalli. Scheduled for opening in October 2021, the opening may now push to 2022, but Navjit Ahluwalia, says that right now they […]

India Tourism Mart (ITM) will have both virtual and physical shows this year. According to a statement by Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH), the collective body of the travel trade and hospitality associations, which executes the B2B tourism showcase for the Ministry of Tourism, a Virtual ITM will be hosted between […]

Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) Society has started preparations for a Virtual Kerala Travel Mart in March this year. The dates of the Virtual Travel Mart are expected to be announced soon by the Kerala Tourism department and KTM. The 5-day-long virtual exhibition will have B2B meetings and seminars on different topics. There will be seminars […]

The world’s best cities have just been revealed, and national capital of India features in it! Delhi features, albeit at the 62nd position, in this list of the world’s best cities for 2021. The ranking has been done by Resonance Consultancy Ltd. While travellers were compelled to embrace the new normal with the COVID pandemic, […]

Two years after Uttarakhand became the first state in the country to ban angling — catching fish using hooks and releasing them back into rivers and ponds in forests — the decision has been reversed. An order to this effect, dated November 18, signed by the chief wildlife warden JS Suhag has been sent to […]

Vistara, an Indian full-service airline owned by Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, is eyeing direct flights to the United States as the COVID-19 pandemic pushes demand for non-stop travel, a senior executive said. While the specific timeframe and aircraft requirements are yet to be finalised, Vistara is studying various scenarios for starting direct flights, Vinod […]

From December onwards the capital of Meghalaya – Shillong will share direct air connectivity with Delhi. As the state opens to domestic tourists, this direct connectivity has been a long-pending demand of the northeastern state. In a meeting between the chief minister of Meghalaya, Conrad Sangma and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) minister, Jitendra […]

Vistara on 19 November launched its services between Delhi and Doha under the air bubble arrangement between India and Qatar. The inaugural flight departed yesterday from Delhi at 2000 hrs (IST) and landed in Doha at 2145 hrs (AST). The flight returned from Doha at 2245 hrs (AST) yesterday, landing in Delhi (DEL) at 0510 […]

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has established a separate bilateral air bubble arrangement with Ethiopia for operation of special international passenger flights between the two countries. “Attention travellers! An air travel arrangement has been established between India and Ethiopia. Designated carriers of both countries are permitted to operate flights between the two countries. Please […]

Union Culture & Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel has announced that all monuments under the ASI, except the 27 World Heritage Monuments, will be opened for photography, videography and film shooting free of cost starting from December 25, 2020, the birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee. This facility will be available […]

Ramada by Wyndham has signed a franchise agreement with a hotel in Jaisalmer, owned by JAH Developers Private Limited. Jaisalmer, a popular tourist destination in the northwestern state of Rajasthan in India, is also known as the ‘golden city’ due to its bounteous golden dunes and castles clad in golden honey sandstone is famous for […]

Hilton today announced the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Weerawila Rajawarna Resort, a new three-story, 78-room modern resort in Weerawila, Sri Lanka. The newly-built resort is owned by KDU Adventures (Private) Limited and joins Hilton Colombo and Hilton Colombo Residences as the third hotel to be managed by Hilton in the country. Located amongst lush […]

The domestic airlines recently announced resuming Mountain View flights after eight months of closure, as economic activities have started to pick-up again and return to normal, including all tourism-related activities in Nepal. The two big private sector companies and mountain flight operators in Nepal, Buddha Air, and Yeti Airlines, have already set a schedule for […]

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has simplified the institutional quarantine norms for international travellers. With the new guidelines, international travellers can travel to India with a self-declaration on the online portal at least 72 hours before the scheduled travel or physically after arrival at the respective health counters. While the government prefers international […]

Adventurers looking to scale Nepal’s Himalayan peaks and trek its mountain trails can finally do so for the first time in seven months, as the country reopens to foreigners even as the coronavirus pandemic has left it short of hospital beds. For now, the reopening will come with restrictions and mainly be limited to those […]

With the objective of increasing distribution and making the sales process seamless, India’s leading low-cost carrier (LCC), IndiGo, has started IATA – Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) acceptance in Overseas Point of sales. To begin with, this facility is being offered at Point of Sales at United Arab Emirates, Qatar & United Kingdom and soon […]