Anupriya Bishnoi To cater to growing travel demands, India would need around 2,400 aircraft in the next 20 years and around 85-90 per cent of them would be narrow-body, a senior executive of global aerospace giant Boeing said recently. Indian airlines currently have around 600 aircraft in their fleet. While …

One of Asia’s most pioneering boutique tour operators, Trails of Indochina, is bearing down on a new set of standards in immersive tailor-made travel in the region after marking its 20th anniversary. Having recently expanded from Southeast Asia into East Asian nations such as Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan, the …

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has partnered with Zomato for Zomaland Season 2, a multicity food and entertainment carnival which will be organised across ten cities: Mumbai, Bangalore, New Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Chennai. This association is an integral part of STB’s efforts to engage foodies …

Anupriya Bishnoi USA, Australia and India continue to take the top spot for the UK’s most favourite long-haul inbound tourism markets, according to research revealed at WTM London 2019. In a list of the top 30 long-haul countries and the top long-haul 50 cities, there have been some significant new …

World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL) is making its debut in India and has received over 200 participation requests for the upcoming Start-up Innovation Camp, 2019. First of its kind competition in India had open entries for start-ups focusing on culture, community, conservation and commerce in the field of travel, tourism …

Anupriya Bishnoi KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is launching services to three new destinations with the start of the winter schedule on 28 October: St Maarten, Guanacaste Liberia (Costa Rica) and Bangalore (India). KLM will continue to operate services to the new destinations of Boston, Las Vegas, Naples and Wroclaw, which …

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has launched its unified brand campaign ‘Passion Made Possible’ in 2017, and introduced the concept of ‘Passion Tribes’, which groups visitors based on their lifestyles, interests and what they travel for. STB will be focusing on this passion tribe to engage Indian travellers in the …

TAAI Uttar Pradesh and UK Chapter has successfully conducted joint session with Commissioner GST and entire team for one time settlement scheme recently introduced by the Government of India to get rid of all the pending issues.  

Sarbendra Sarkar, Managing Director & Founder, Cygnett Hotels & Resorts, talks about the group’s plan and how the future looks for the group!  Please tell us about your expansion plans in India? Cygnett is extremely ambitious in expanding hotels. In fact, we have already opened six properties this year and expect …

BLS International has announced that it has commenced operations for the Embassy of Brazil to accept visa applications in Lebanon. This addition to the already robust portfolio of Consular and Citizen Services offered by BLS International reflects the company’s focus on efficiency and continuous excellence in its operations.   Commenting …