The hotel brand Louvre Hotels Groups has announced the signing of a new property in Nepal as it looks to expand the global footprint of its luxury brand. Company’s luxury brand – Royal Tulip, managed by leading hotel management company Sarovar Hotels will be Louvre Hotels Group’s fourth signed hotel in Nepal after Sarovar Premiere, […]

The holy city of Varanasi showcasing India’s culture and traditions over the ages will be declared the first “Cultural and Tourism Capital” of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Secretary General of the bloc Zhang Ming said. The Beijing-headquartered Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is an eight-member economic and security alliance comprising China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, […]

Radisson Hotel Group, one of the world’s largest hotel groups, is delighted to announce the opening of Radisson Resort Goa Baga strengthening its presence in India’s vibrant beach city of Goa. Located in the heart of North Goa, travelers and locals can find their balance in this newly opened resort that flows with relaxing natural […]

Usha Padhee, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt of India stated that the government is working to increase the number of airports in the country to 200 by 2024 from the current 140 airports. She further stated that aviation and tourism are complimenting sectors. “Air connectivity needs to be in tandem with what the […]

Akasa Air, the newest airline in India backed by investor Rakesh JhunJhunwala, has received the nod from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to start operations. The airline today informed that is has been granted the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the civil aviation regulator in the country. “We are pleased to announce the receipt […]

Bhutan-based Drukair, after almost a gap of two years, has resumed scheduled flight services between Paro and Bangkok via Bagdogra in West Bengal, officials said on 05th July. The airline had suspended its operations on the route due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheduled flights on the Paro-Bagdogra-Bangkok sector restarted on 04th July, Drukair Senior […]

India has been elected a member of the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage for the 2022-2026 cycle. In a series of tweets, Culture Minister GK Reddy said this is yet another opportunity for India to reinstate the values of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’. The elections for the Intergovernmental […]

You can make your next trip to Ladakh even more exciting. How, you ask? Now there are helicopter services made available for tourists to travel across the Union Territory of Ladakh. This is a happy addition as now travel within the Union Territory will be much easier for those who may find the roads a […]

Hyatt Hotels has announced the opening of Hyatt Regency Jaipur Mansarovar. The 245-room property underlines the group’s focus on strengthening its brand presence across urban and resort destinations in India. The opening marks the third Hyatt hotel in one of India’s most sought-after tourist destinations. Spread across an area of approximately five acres, Hyatt Regency […]

The Delhi Airport has moved to green energy and uses only hydro and solar power for all its energy needs since June 1. With this, the Delhi Airport became the first airport in India to run entirely on hydro and solar power. This is a major step by the airport toward achieving the ambitious goal […]

Africa’s largest carrier Ethiopian airlines has launched direct flight connectivity between Chennai and Addis Ababa. The flight services will be operated three times a week, Chennai would be the fourth destination for the airline to connect after New Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, a top official said on July 3. “It is the fourth destination for […]

Vietnam based airline, Vietjet, is aiming to connect five different cities in India – New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Bengaluru – with Da Nang, Vietnam’s coastal city. The airline currently connects India and Vietnam via New Delhi/Mumbai to Hanoi and New Delhi/Mumbai to Ho Chi Minh City. The services for other new cities will […]

Artificial Intelligence-based robots have been introduced at the Coimbatore airport aimed at providing a better experience to flyers by the Airport Authority of India (AAI). Passengers will be able to avail many airport services through them, according to AAI. The robots move within the airport terminal building and approach passengers to greet them and ask […]

The Gujarat government, under the Prime Minister’s Gati Shakti Scheme, has proposed a new 1,630-kilometre-long coastal corridor, from Umargam in the south to Narayan Sarovar in Kutch. Under this proposal, the government has said that a buffer area must be allotted along the highway so that it can be used for industrial activities. The government […]

IHCL announced that it is stepping into Manali, Himachal Pradesh with the signing of a new SeleQtions hotel. Located at Kullu-Manali Marg, the current Baragarh Resort and Spa will be converted to an IHCL SeleQtions resort post upgradation. The resort is a management contract with the Khullar’s. The 33-room SeleQtions resort is located in the […]

The Kingdom of Bhutan will be reopening its borders to tourists from 23rd September 2022. But it will do so with a renewed focus on the sustainability of the sector. The tourism sector will be undergoing a revamp, which will focus on three key areas. They are infrastructure and services, the travel experiences of tourists, […]

New airline Akasa Air has received its first aircraft, a Boeing 737 Max in Seattle. The airline released pictures of the brand new bird in its livery. Akasa Air has ordered a total of 72 planes and aims to get 18 planes by March 2023. It has already signed up 154 pilots,115 cabin attendants and […]

City based domestic airline Go First announced its plans to resume scheduled direct flights between Srinagar and Sharjah by the end of this month. The airline said it has recently received the bilateral rights to operate five flights per week on the Srinagar-Sharjah-Srinagar route and is awaiting the final approval. The airline had commenced the […]

Tata Group-owned Air India is considering buying more than 200 new planes with 70 per cent of them being narrow-bodied aircraft, aviation industry sources said. While Air India has zeroed in on Airbus’s A350 wide-bodied aircraft for the procurement, the talks with Airbus and Boeing for narrow-bodied aircraft is still on, they said. A wide-bodied […]

Ahead of the International Day of Yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed the need to sync Mysuru’s growth with tourism and wellness. Listing some projects the Centre has initiated for Mysuru’s development, he said yoga will create a brand for Mysuru globally. At a public meeting after launching a slew of development projects, he said […]

Ministry of Civil Aviation celebrated the International Day of Yoga by organising a massive Yoga demonstration of more than 2,000 people at Gwalior Fort. The event was inaugurated and led by Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M Scindia. This year International Day of Yoga is falling in the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” year for […]

With the vision of making India, top sports destination by 2030 by providing a safe, affordable, accessible, enjoyable and sustainable air sports ecosystem, the country launched National Air Sports Policy (NASP) 2022. “It is time for India to take its rightful place and become global capital of air sports. We want to create an environment […]