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 […]

The Ministry of External Affairs will organize the country’s first SAARC Tourism Summit in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, in the second week of  October. The FDI under Make in India and Make in Maharashtra schemes, are also being looked at an opportunity to tap during this two-day summit. The chosen destination Aurangabad makes the fit, since it […]

Representation and marketing company, RARE has added four new hotel partners in 2016. “We are thrilled to introduce these fresh off the boat properties for the year 2016. Call us RARE 50 as we endeavor to be a curated collection of 50 of the most unique concept oriented properties,” says Sowmya R Vijaymohan, Partner, RARE […]

Given that fuel charges and taxes have been on the rise, economizing flying costs is something that all airlines think of. Homegrown brand, Jet Airways has imposed a new cost structure for cabin baggage. Starting July 15, the airlines will be charging Rs 900 for extra cabin bag for passengers flying from the six metros […]

Effective August 1 , 2016, all airlines will have to pay up to Rs 10,000 per flyer for cancelling/delaying a flight beyond two hours. Previously, the compensation under both circumstances amounted to Rs 4000. Naturally, there are some caveats to this rule, but the news comes as a respite for passengers who have to suffer […]

As compared to FTAs (Foreign Tourist Arrivals) of 5.12 lakh during the month of June 2015, FTAs during the month of June 2016 were 5.50 lakh, registering a growth of 7.3 per cent. FTAs during the period January-June 2016 were 41.86 lakh with a growth of 8.9 per cent as compared to the FTAs of […]

There has been a proposed fee hike for all the Archeological Survey of India managed monuments in the last few months. The decision has been made on this and the hike has been curbed. The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) has decided that the increase in ASI monument fees will only be 50 per cent of […]

Three new hotels mark the expansion plan for Keys Hotels – Keys Hotels in Vishakhapatnam, Keys Hotels Malabar Gate in Calicut and Keys Lite Om Niwas in Jaipur will be the three new addresses. The company also plans to open 8-10 new management contract hotels in the next 12-18 months by adopting assets light strategy. […]

The Fern Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of The Fern Hillside Resort at Bhimtal. This is pegged as a premium resort located in the hills of Bhimtal and overlooking the central lake of the town. The resort offers 30 spacious rooms with a contemporary aesthetic. The room rates start from Rs 2250 plus taxes. […]