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Air Mauritius has started second direct flight between India and Mauritius. The bi-weekly flight on Airbus A330 from Delhi will further boost air connectivity between the two destinations. Suhani Sood Air Mauritius, the national carrier of Mauritius, recently started direct flights from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi …

The rapidly evolving competition structure in India’s aviation landscape is likely to give rise to a duopoly scenario with IndiGo and the combined Air India entity emerging as the dominant players in domestic market, says Manvi Hooda, Practice Lead, Consulting and Research, CAPA India. With the privatisation of Air India, …

India moves to become the sixth-largest source market for South Africa, thanks to the post-pandemic robust recovery measures taken by South African Tourism. The destination witnessed more than 200 per cent surge in travellers from India in 2022, welcoming more than 50,000 Indian tourists to the Rainbow Nation. Hazel Jain …

The UK is favoured destinations for Indian travellers this summer and the ease in visa process during peak travel season is fantastic, says Shuja Bin Mehdi, B2B Manager, VisitBritain. Nisha Verma Shuja Bin Mehdi, B2B Manager- India, VisitBritain, is ecstatic about summer travel to the UK this year from India. …

FCM Consulting has revealed Asia has had highest seat growth of 12.2% and India witnessed 13% rise in domestic air traffic from January to March 2023 against the same period in 2020. TT Bureau FCM Consulting’s latest Global Trends Report has revealed the first quarter of FY2023, in line with …

Start-up firm SeniorWorld designs customized and assisted tours for senior citizens. They are among the first few to cater to this segment, says MP Deepu, Founder, SeniorWorld. Hazel Jain Founders MP Deepu and Rahul Gupta started SeniorWorld in 2016 keeping in mind that a much-ignored segment of senior citizens could …

Saltire Executive Travel, a Scottish DMC, recently organized a whiskey tasting session for the travel trade in New Delhi to promote Scotland as a destination for whiskey connoisseurs. Nisha Verma The event saw a presentation from VisitBritain, where they highlighted the offerings in Scotland and a whiskey tasting session was …

Keeping in view the demand from Indians, who are keen to explore the world for M!CE and leisure travel, the international hospitality industry is adapting to their demands. The key to success is to anticipate their requirements and provide them services to suit their needs. The leisure travellers segment is …

In addition to Seoul, Korea Tourism Organization is keen to promote regional destinations such as Busan, Gangwon province and Jeollanam-do province in the Indian market. Keeping this in mind, it became the first NTO recently to launch an incentive scheme for leisure packages in the country. Hazel Jain This year …

New Delhi: On the celebration of the Golden Year of the Department of Tourism (DOT), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr., along with Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco unveiled a tourism campaign, ‘Love the Philippines’, on the department’s 50th Foundation Year. Addressing the event, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., expressed his …