Maya Sarovar in Bodh Gaya will be the new attraction for the tourists—domestic as well as foreigners—in the days to come. The campus will have various means of entertainment as well as eateries. Bihar state tourism department has awarded the tender to ‘New Travel In Style’, a group of individuals hailing from Bodh Gaya to […]

In a major boost to developing Himachal Pradesh as a round-the-year tourism destination, a first-of-its-kind indoor ski park will be coming up at Kufri, near Shimla. A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the state government and Nagsons Developers to come up with India’s first indoor ski park at Kufri. The project is expected […]

Manipur is planning to promote its Cherry Blossom Festival as an international event and intends to invite delegates from countries like Japan, which also celebrates the Sakura (cherry blossom) festival. This announcement was made by chief minister N Biren Singh, during a virtual inauguration of the Cherry Blossom Mao Festival. The chief minister in his […]

India’s first hot air balloon wildlife safari in a tiger reserve was launched in the world-famous Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve by Madhya Pradesh forest minister Vijay Shah. Shah said the activity will be restricted to the buffer area and people can watch tigers, leopards, Indian sloth bear and other wild animals from a height. “One more […]

Team of 10 Nepali summiteers climbed K2, setting a record as the first team ever to climb the world’s second-highest mountain in the winter season. The 28,251-foot summit of K2 has never been reached in winter due to weather and geographical difficulties. Climbing to the top requires technical skills. K2 is the second-highest peak after […]

A tigress with three cubs was spotted in the forests of Zhemgang, Bhutan after seven years. The camera traps had spotted the tigress not seen since 2014 with her three cubs. The Zhemgang Forest Division office also confirmed that another tigress with three more cubs was seen thriving in the forests of Zhemgang, said a […]

Air India’s longest direct flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru with an all-woman cockpit crew successfully landed in the southern city on Monday. The national carrier had said on Saturday that this flight would be the longest commercial flight in the world to be operated by any Indian airline and the total flight time on […]

Vistara will operate special, non-stop flights between Delhi and Frankfurt from February 18, 2021. Frankfurt is Vistara’s second destination in Europe after London, United Kingdom. The Tata-SIA carrier will fly twice a week between the two cities, on Thursdays and Saturdays, under the air bubble arrangement established between India and Germany. The airline will deploy […]

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 […]