Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), in partnership with Jindal Holidays, is set to open a new Holiday Inn branded property in Corbett National Park, Ramnagar — Situated in north India, Corbett is estimated to have one of the highest tiger population in the country, thereby making it popular among leisure and adventure travellers. Besides, owing to […]

Hyatt Hotels has announced the opening of its first mountain resort property in India, Hyatt Regency Dharamshala Resort, in the scenic Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. The hotel offers 80 rooms and over 2,000 sq ft of event space. The hotel’s opening marks an important step for the growth of the Hyatt Regency brand in […]

• Marriott to launch its ‘Moxy’ brand, which is targeted at millennials, in the country • The partnership with Marriott gives Prestige an opportunity to diversify its asset base and further expand its rental portfolio Marriott International, Inc and real estate firm Prestige Group have partnered to open five new hotels in southern India, which […]

UT administration and Niti Aayog have issued the Rest for Qualification(RFQ) documents for the development of water villas in Lakshwadeep Islands as well as ecotourism resorts on the island. Lakshadweep Islands will soon become an eco-tourism hub. Lakshadweep Islands UT administration with the guidance of Niti Aayog will make these water villas to promote tourism […]

WelcomHeritage (WH) has opened WelcomHeritage Inderpura Resort, situated at Udaipurwati of Jhunjhunu District in Rajasthan. Udaipurvati is a beautiful location with a vivid historical importance. The picturesque location of the property and the cultural heritage of the city promises to give a perfect holiday experience. The property, situated at the foothill of Aravalli range, is […]

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), a tourism arm of Indian Railways, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) to market and operate the Golden Chariot Train in New Delhi in the august presence of Minister of State of Railways, Suresh C Angadi, and Minister of […]

Her Majesty the Royal Grandmother graced the consecration ceremony of the renovated Lhakhang on 15 November. The Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang (Temple), located a couple of minutes’ drive from the town of Paro, is one of the oldest temple and a popular tourist destination in Bhutan. Built about 600 years ago, it has now been restored […]

India’s first full-fledged international cruise terminal that is coming up at Ernakulam wharf in Willingdon Island will be commissioned in February 2020, Cochin Port Trust (CPT) chairperson M. Beena said recently. The ₹25.72-crore cruise terminal with facilities to handle 5,000 tourists will be spread over 12,200 sft. It will bring under one roof personnel of […]

The Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand will witness reintroduction of rhinoceros on an experimental basis to increase the diversity of fauna in both the hill state and the protected areas. The Uttarakhand Wildlife Advisory board recently approved this proposal in a meeting that was presided over by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, after emphasising […]

Aamod Resorts has strengthened its presence in Northern and Central India with 7 new locations. With new resorts across Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh, Aamod Resorts can now offer hospitality services to a wider gamut of audiences. With the recently added locations, Aamod Resorts is now offering its services to guests in […]

Hornbill Festival, one of the most important festivals of Northeast India, is celebrated in Nagaland every year during the first week of December. This year, it will be celebrated in Naga Heritage Village, which is around 12 km away from Kohima, and will be celebrated from December 1 to 10. Ahead of the 10-day long festival, the Nagaland Police has […]

Tourists visiting Chilika Lake and Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha may soon enjoy a stay in houseboats. Visitors to Puri may also get a chance to surf the waves at a planned annual event. The Tourism Advisory Committee of the state government has recently approved a slew of activities to attract visitors to the state, […]

Flyers between Delhi and Indore have now more options as Vistara doubled frequency on the Delhi-Indore route. Vistara, which is a joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, launched its operations on the Delhi-Indore domestic route on October 26, 2019. Passengers will be able to avail Vistara flights twice a day with morning and […]

India will become the third largest aviation passenger market by 2040 behind China, and US, according to 2019 World Traffic Forecasts released by the Airport Council International (ACI) World, a non-profit organization representing the world’s airports, on Wednesday China, expected to overtake the US as the largest passenger market in 2031, is likely to have […]

India is planning to open 100 additional airports by 2024, as part of a plan to revive economic growth in Asia’s third-largest economy, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The proposal, which includes starting 1,000 new routes connecting smaller towns and villages, was discussed at a meeting last week to review infrastructure needed […]

Vistara recently said that the airline is set to almost double its fleet size by the end of the current financial year ending March 2020, as compared to the start of the current fiscal. The airline also said that it has expanded its fleet and network by close to 50% each and has flown around […]

SriLankan Airlines is taking a firm step towards further increasing travel connectivity between Sri Lanka and Canada. SriLankan Airlines commences codeshared non-stop services between Toronto and New Delhi with long standing partner Air India, providing seamless connections to Colombo, from 7th November 2019 onwards. Vipula Gunatilleka, Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines said: “Air India […]

The Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) is planning to introduce Night Vihar tourism package to let tourists trek through the dense woods of Visakhapatnam in the middle of the night. For the first time ever, the Araku forests have been made reachable to trekkers willing to explore the wilderness at night. To accomplish this […]

The internationally acclaimed travel guide book publisher has kept Bhutan at the top most position in its annual publication ‘Best in Travel 2020’ that highlights the top 10 countries, cities, regions and best value destinations among near 200 countries. According to Tourism Council of Bhutan’s (TCB) director-general Dorji Dradhul, highvalue-low-volume tourism policy of the country […]

IndiGo said on Thursday it signed a one-way codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways, letting the Middle Eastern airline get more access to the fast-growing Indian market. The agreement will enable Qatar Airways to place its code on IndiGo flights between Doha and Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad, the companies said. IndiGo, owned by InterGlobe Aviation, has […]

India has been witnessing rapid growth in the aviation sector. With more airports, flyers from second-tier cities are getting better air connectivity to other parts of the country. Recently, airlines in India have added more flights on multiple routes to mitigate passengers’ demands. Apart from the addition of flights on certain routes, Delhi-NCR got a […]

Just before the festival of Deepawali, Air India gave a gift of flight to Aurangabad. The AI flight Mumbai-Aurangabad-Udaipur commenced operations from 27th September. Air Bus 320 will be operated on this route thrice a week. The days of operation as of now are Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The Air India flight leaves Mumbai at […]