Anil Singh

Say hello to Scotland, says trade

VisitScotland in collaboration with Etihad Airways conducted its five-city sales mission 2017, where it focused on generating awareness about the various products on offer in Scotland amongst travel agents and promoted Scotland as a standalone destination to visit in the coming year.

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9,700 companies at FITUR 2017

The King and Queen of Spain, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia, inaugurated the 37th International Tourism Trade Fair, FITUR 2017, organised by IFEMA which brought together 9,672 tourism companies, institutions and bodies from 165 countries and regions. Vinod Zutshi, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, inaugurated the Indian pavilion …

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1st UDAN flight to take off in Feb

The government’s ambitious Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) Regional Connectivity Scheme has attracted a total of 43 initial proposals from 11 bidders to cover 190 routes, reveals Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation. As the first round of bidding closed for MoCA’s UDAN scheme, Sinha announced that …

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AI’s plan to rule the skies

After starting four international flights last year, Air India is all set to start six new international routes in 2017, the first one being Delhi-Kochi-Dubai. Amidst negative media reports on its ‘On time Performance’ (OTP), Air India has announced a number of new international and domestic flights, which will start …

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Mumbai says dank je to Holland

After a successful show in Delhi, the Holland Club Meeting was held in Mumbai by NBTC in association with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Jet Airways and showcased the best of the country’s tourism offerings to the Mumbai travel trade.

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India’s show of strength @ WTM

As many as 42 exhibitors, including state and union territory tourism departments, tour operators, hoteliers, resort owners, Air India, IRCTC, ITDC, and other stakeholders were present at the India Stand at WTM London. Ask anyone who had visited the WTM London 2016 event about the standout feature of the event …

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Tier II on Thai Smile’s radar

Thai Smile Airways is exclusively focusing on Tier-II cities in India, which according to them has huge potential. Thai Smile Airways has introduced its new connections from Bangkok to a total of four Tier-II cities in India. While the Bangkok to Gaya and Varanasi route started operating on October 1, …

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Mega Maldives’ swift flight

Mega Maldives Airlines has forayed into India with its thrice a week flight between Delhi and Male, and aims to boost its presence through its GSA, the Bird Group. Announcing the new flight in Delhi, George Weinmann, CEO, Mega Maldives Airlines, said, “We are really excited that the ticket sales …

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