In continuation of its efforts to highlight the issues and concerns of the outbound industry to those in the office of power, Riaz Munshi, President, Outbound Tour Operators of India (OTOAI), yesterday met the Tourism Minister, Prahlad Singh Patel to discuss the woes of the tourism sector. At a detailed meeting held in the Ministry … Read more
Accor, a global hospitality leader, has begun the process of reopening some of its hotels that temporarily closed in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. With restrictions now easing across many destinations, and the number of reopened hotels in the Accor network projected to climb steadily over the coming months, Accor is investing in the … Read more
TAAI APPEALS AIR INDIA FOR REFUNDS / RE-INSTATEMENT OF COMMISSION AND THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM FOR RECONSIDERING IMPORTANCE OF THE TRAVEL TRADE In a letter addressed to Rajiv Bansal, Chairman and Managing Director, Air India, Jyoti Mayal President- TAAI (Travel Agents Association of India) highlighted the issues related to ticket refund and commission for agents. … Read more
Saudi Arabia is gearing up to resume domestic flights, beginning on May 31, as it eases coronavirus lockdown measures, said a report. Resumption of domestic flights will be in a phased manner and will include all domestic destinations within two weeks, a local media reported citing a statement from the kingdom’s General Authority of Civil … Read more
Last October, Dream Cruises and Maurer Rides announced the world’s longest roller coaster at sea onboard the new Global Class cruise ship, Global Dream. The “Spike®-Coaster” type roller coaster – called Space Cruiser by Dream Cruises – will be the highlight of the “Dream Park at the Pier”, the very first theme park at sea. … Read more
With the June flight schedule, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group are significantly expanding their services compared with the previous weeks operation. Lufthansa, SWISS and Eurowings are again adding numerous leisure and summer destinations to their flight schedules in June, as well as more long-haul destinations. With over 106 destinations in Germany and Europe and … Read more
Arabian Travel Market (ATM) has confirmed aviation industry veteran Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airlines, and CEO of budget airline Wizz Air, Jozsef Varadi, will speak at the inaugural ATM Virtual, which takes place from June 1-3. According to the latest analysis from the International Air Travel Association (Iata), the Covid-19 crisis will … Read more
Boeing has appointed Mike Delaney to lead the company’s Confident Travel Initiative, which aims to develop new solutions to help minimize air travel health risks amid the Covid-19 pandemic and drive awareness of health safeguards. Delaney brings 31 years of Boeing experience to the role, including previous executive leadership positions in airplane development and engineering, … Read more
In order to give a boost to the MICE tourism and attract more Events and Conventions to the country, the Government of India has decided to extend the benefits to the meetings / conference organisers under Champion Sector in Services Scheme (CSSS), administered by the Ministry of Tourism (MOT). For this purpose, a MICE fund has … Read more
KTO aims to touch base with over 2500 travel agents in 2020 Reputed for all the wrong reasons, the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has greatly affected the tourism industry, globally. With no international flight operations, it has brought the entire travel industry to a standstill. The actual impact of Coronavirus can only be realized once the … Read more