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Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Civil Aviation, believes that while domestic civil aviation operations may cross pre COVID levels by first quarter of 2021, a final decision on international travel bubble arrangements up to the said period is still under consideration. Nisha Verma Government of India currently has air …

  Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) recently organised an ‘India Tourism Vision Day’  with the theme ‘For Indian tourism to thrive tomorrow, it has to survive and revive today’. The event saw in attendance Presidents of all 10 member associations of FAITH. Nisha Verma In his …

  Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the LTC cash voucher scheme, under which government and private sector employees can use their Leave Travel Concession tax-free benefit for various types of purchases subject to certain conditions. FAITH, however, has denounced the scheme and has expressed disappointment for the Indian travel …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has received a global certification for its COVID-19 prevention measures, boosting the confidence of public transport riders and tourists. The achievement, which coincided with World Tourism Day, culminates Dubai government’s efforts to combat the pandemic and start the gradual return of tourism in the …

Lally Matthews, Director, Vacations Travels & Tours, believes it would take at least a year or two more for tourism to come back to pre-COVID levels and that in the interim, the government and associations should take a cue from the Kerala model to boost business. Nisha Verma Lally Matthews …

SpiceJet has announced non-stop flights connecting Delhi and Mumbai with London’s Heathrow airport. The airline is offering an all-inclusive introductory return fare starting at `53,555, and an equally lucrative one-way price. Nisha Verma The new connection, starting December 4, 2020 under the air bubble agreement with United Kingdom, will make …

Puneet Dhawan, the newly-appointed Senior VP – Operations at Accor for India & South Asia, has huge plans for the market, but believes it is imperative to first deal with the crisis and focus on domestic guests. For Accor, the strategy in India remains unchanged, claims Puneet Dhawan. He says …

JyotiMayal, President, TAAI, has said that she is in constant touch with both MoCA and MOT for the resolution of some longstanding industry demands and pandemic-induced concerns, including creation of Special Tourism Zones (STZ). Constantly working with both Ministry of Tourism (MOT) and Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on the …

With a mission to make travel simple and flexible for its customers, Cleartrip has managed to rapidly pivot its product experience to meet changing needs of travellers, and has launched TravelSafe and Flexifly to address these needs. While the former offers a simple, comprehensive booking process, the latter insures customers …

For the quarter ending June 2020, SpiceJet reported a net loss of `593.4 crore compared to a net profit of `261.7 crore in the same period last year. However, the airline recorded the industry’s highest domestic load factor of 66.4 per cent. Ajay Singh, Managing Director, SpiceJet, shares more details… …