Thomas Cook India has reiterated that there is no impact due to Thomas Cook PLC collapse in the UK. Thomas Cook India has issued a clarification saying, Thomas Cook UK has had no stake in Thomas Cook (India) Limited since its acquisition of a 77% stake in 2012 by Canada …
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The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opened Harvey Milk Terminal 1, the first airport terminal in the world named after a member of the LGBTQ+ community. USD$2.4 billion facility sets a new standard for an extraordinary travel experience. Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected public official in California. …
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Dubai-based carrier flydubai has announced that flights to seven destinations will move from their current operating base of Terminal 2 and relocate to Terminal 3 at Dubai International (DXB). Other flydubai services will continue to operate from Terminal 2. From 27 October 2019, flights to Almaty, Basra, Dar es Salaam, …
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Anupriya Bishnoi Qatar Airways has announced services to Osaka, Japan starting from 6 April 2020. Osaka will be the airline’s third gateway into the country. Qatar Airways began direct services to Tokyo Narita in 2010 and launched its Tokyo Haneda service in 2014 from Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA). The …
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Virgin Atlantic’s first Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, G-VLUX, Red Velvet has taken to skies for the first time on September 10, from London Heathrow to New York JFK on the VS153 and the VS138 on the return. The aircraft has a totally redesigned upper class cabin complete with loft area as well …
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Belson Coutinho has joined VFS Global as Chief Marketing Officer and will be responsible for driving the company’s global Marketing & Branding strategy across its vast network of 147 countries spanning 5 continents. Prior to VFS Global, Belson Coutinho was Sr. Vice President at Jet Airways, heading the airline’s global …
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Etihad Airways celebrated the deployment of its first Airbus A380 ‘super jumbo’ on its scheduled daily services to Seoul, Korea. The occasion was marked in style with a spectacular ‘Abu Dhabi Night’ evening reception at The Shilla, Seoul’s most iconic landmark hotel, with the venue hosting a unique opportunity to …
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The 2nd Travel Wedding Show, held at Jaipur Marriott Hotel, brought together exhibitors and buyers in a B2B speed-meeting format to transact business and promote the destination wedding market from India. Ankita Saxena The second edition of the Travel Wedding Show saw a total of nearly 2000 meetings conducted among …
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Rashmi Verma (IAS), of 1982 batch from Bihar Cadre, has joined as the new Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. Before this, Verma was serving as the Secretary in Ministry of Textiles. Not new to tourism, she has previously served as the Chairman & MD of Bihar Tourism Department …
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Whether it’s Oktoberfest in Munich, Dubai Shopping Festival, La Tomatina in Buñol (Spain), or Tomorrowland, Indian travellers are experiencing it all. While there is no exact number of Indians travelling abroad to be a part of this jamboree, the travel industry points out an increase in demand among Indians for …
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