Bhutan Airlines started flying to Bodh Gaya in order to cater to the Buddhist pilgrims that come into India and hop over to Bhutan. Effective 4 December 2016, the airline started flying from Bangkok and Paro to the UNESCO-listed heritage site in Bihar. This is where Lord Buddha gained enlightenment. Flights will operate twice a […]

According to e-commerce website, Booking.com, the financial and entertainment capital of India, will witness an increase in domestic and international tourist footfalls in 2017. Mumbai has been trending as one of the most popular destinations in the world. This is great news given that India has seen a slight lull post recession and Brexit. The […]

Loa cost airline, Spice Jet will commence its daily direct flight on the Hyderabad–Jabalpur circuit from December 23, 2016. Delhi and Mumbai are already connected. Hyderabad is the third metro that Spice Jet will be serving a daily direct flight connecting Jabalpur. The fares for the Hyderabad-Jabalpur route will start from Rs 3500 plus whereas […]

The hotel chain has recently signed its 26th property in Bharuch, in the state of Gujarat. The hotel will be branded under the Lords Eco Inn banner, and will commence operations from December 2016. This makes Lords Hotels & Resorts the largest hotel chain in the state- this is the 26th address of the hotel. […]

Premier Inn hotels in India, located in New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune and Goa, are being offered for sale through an international tender process with JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group. The bid is scheduled for December 19 to 23, 2016. Premier Inn’s India portfolio of five hotels in prime locations in the nation’s best performing […]

The Lemon Tree Hotel, Candolim in Goa and the Lemon Tree Wildlife Resort, Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh are the two new ventures of the group, that will be launched in the coming year. After seeing the success of the first property, this will be Lemon Tree’s second hotel in Goa. The hotel offers 34 rooms, […]

Goa Tourism has launched amphibious bus service for tourists in the form of duck boats. Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar launched these at the beginning of the tourism season in the state. The duck boats are bound to be a commercial success given the footfall of family bookings in the state. The duck boats are […]

Vistara inaugurated operations to Port Blair, as its flight UK 747 took off from Delhi for Port Blair via Kolkata on Sept 30. Vistara now serves 18  destinations across the country. The new service to Port Blair offers a daily flight from Delhi and Kolkata (same aircraft service via Kolkata), with arrival and departure timings […]

The Indian hospitality space will see three new addresses from the ITC Group in 2017. “ITC is a rapidly growing chain and we are building new hotels. In 2017, we’ll have a second hotel in Hyderabad— ITC Kohinoor. We  will also be coming up with a hotel in Coimbatore as well as in Amritsar. In […]

IndiGo is set to introduce its first daily return flights connecting Bengaluru to Patna, Varanasi and Imphal from the end of October. The airline is introducing 47 new  flights on its existing route network. With this the airline’s frequency will increase to an impressive 883 flights on a daily basis. Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bhubaneswar, Lucknow, […]

Wildlife enthusiasts can rejoice as the Government of Assam, Tourism Department has declared to open the Kaziranga National Park from the first week of October this year till middle of May 2017. Earlier, it was from November 1 to April 30 every year. The BJP-led government is taking steps to keep the Park open for […]

Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces has opened doors of its latest property in Rajasthan — The Gateway Resort Pushkar Bypass Ajmer. The hotel has 81 rooms and suites and is built in the Rajasthani aesthetics with a royal touch. It is ideal for leisure and business travellers both. “Ajmer and Pushkar are two secret jewels […]

India and Greece have signed an open skies agreement which will allow airlines from India to operate unlimited number of flights to Greece while Greek carriers have been granted unlimited traffic rights to six Indian metro cities which are Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata and  Chennai. This means that the Indian traveller and the Greek […]

India based airline brand IndiGo has introduced new daily non-stop flights to Port Blair from Kolkata and Chennai from September 28 and September 30, 2016, respectively. Port Blair will also be connected to Delhi (via Kolkata) and Hyderabad (via Chennai) for better connectivity. The airline will also launch additional frequencies with daily non-stop flight  between […]

World renowned hotel, Hyatt is ready to have a total of 27 properties in India by the end of this year., Vice President, Sales Operations, South Asia – Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Harleen Mehta addressed the media and said, “Currently we have a portfolio of 24 hotels in India, representing five brands (Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, […]

The Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) is all set to hold its 32nd annual convention from September 18-21, 2016, at ITC Grand Chola in Chennai. Pronab Sarkar President, IATO, said, “We were planning to have our convention in Chennai for last couple of years as IATO never had its annual convention in Tamil Nadu […]

As one of the most popular hospitality experts of the country, Hyatt sees a heartening scenario in India. The hotel chain plans to notch the number to 27 properties by the end of the year 2016. That’s an addition of 3 more, as the chain stands at 24 right now. This is considered extremely rapid […]

Air India, India’s International carrier, has announced its plan to double its direct non-stop flights between Delhi and San Francisco (USA) from three times a week to daily during the winters. According to a news report, a senior Air India official said, “This flight has clearly proved that it does not take years to develop […]

Airplane company, Boeing forecasts a whopping number for the planes that might be needed by India. The number stands at 1850 new planes that will cost around $265 billion. Dinesh Keskar, senior VP, Asia Pacific and India Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes released the company’s annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) for India in Mumbai, and said, […]

As many as 68,487 tourists arrived in July 2016 on e-Tourist Visa (eTV) as compared to 21,476 during the month of July 2015 commanding a growth of 218.9 per cent. International tourists visiting India last year in 2015 has been surpassed in the first six months of the current calendar year 2016. During January- July […]

This to inform you that Yala national park will be closed from 1st  September -15th October 2016  due to restoration of the  habitats & the natural behavior patterns of the Animals. So kindly request from you,  not to  promote  Yala national park safaris during this period.

It gives us great pleasure to share with you that Indo Asia has been conferred with the National Tourism Award (3rd position), for outstanding performance as ‘Best Inbound Tour Operator in Category III’ for the year 2014-15. This is a reflection of our constant endeavour to offer innovative travel ideas and see them executed to […]