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European river cruising is gradually gaining traction among Indian outbound travellers seeking slower, immersive, and experience-led holidays beyond traditional ocean cruise itineraries.
Sarovar Hotels has announced the opening of Bamus Sarovar Portico Kampala, strengthening its numbers in Africa and reinforcing its expansion strategy across key global markets. Located in the heart of Kampala’s central business district, the upscale hotel offers access to major commercial hubs, cultural landmarks and lifestyle destinations.
Airports tariff regulator AERA has fixed the user development fee for the Noida International Airport at Rs 490 for departing domestic passengers and Rs 980 for departing international passengers.
ITA Airways welcomes Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s decision to acquire an additional 49% stake in the Company, for a value of €325 million, thereby increasing its shareholding to 90% of ITA Airways.
The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines successfully concluded its India Mega Familiarization Tour from 7 to 14 April, hosting Indian travel agents in an immersive program designed to position the Philippines as a top-of-mind leisure and MICE destination for the Indian market.
Ram Seethepalli, CEO, Europ Assistance (India & Middle East Region), sees the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as positive tailwind and win for travel agents, not a threat in the current stage.
In its latest global report, WTTC has sent a powerful message to governments, investors, and travellers worldwide: tourism always recovers.
FAITH Secretary General Rajiv Mehra called for various measures, including easing visa restrictions, improving connectivity, and significantly strengthening India’s tourism promotion abroad, to attract foreign tourists.
The Indian traveller has changed, and the industry can no longer operate the same old way. As expectations shift firmly towards premium, experience-led journeys, this evolution
Germany-based CruiseHost Solutions that provides cruise distribution technology, has announced two new features on CruiSEA. While Offer360 expands the creation of offers, Customer360 introduces initial CRM functions for managing and viewing customer- and booking-related data. Both features can be purchased independently in the CruiseHost Shop.
The executive committee of the Varanasi Nagar Nigam has granted in-principle and conditional consent to allocate two acres of land at Samne Ghat to the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), for constructing a cruise terminal, said Varanasi Nagar Nigam public relations officer Sandeep Srivastava.
As in April and May, SWISS is continuing to increase its flight offering between Switzerland and India in June and until and including 11 July 2026. In addition to its daily service from Zurich to Delhi, SWISS is operating a second connection using an Airbus A330.
