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IndiGo Launches Direct Service Between Delhi And Deoghar
The Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Minister of State for Civil Aviation (Gen)Dr V.K Singh (Retd) virtually inaugurated the direct flight between Delhi and Deoghar by Indigo.
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Macau to reopen after Covid outbreak; bars, gyms, dining-in services to resume
Macau’s casinos suffered their worst month ever, with gaming revenue in July plunging to the lowest on record as the city cautiously eases Covid-19 curbs that have hammered the gambling hub.
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New Zealand fully reopens its borders
New Zealand fully opened its borders Monday, for the first time since March 2020 when they were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The final phase of its borders reopening began at midnight local time (1300 GMT) Sunday with the maritime border and all overseas visitors allowed to submit visa applications. The country had started reopening in February, beginning with its own citizens.
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National Mountain Climbing Day
While mountain climbing has always been a thing of fascination for adventure enthusiasts, thousands of people register themselves to scale mountain peaks every year.
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10.26 million tourists visited Mexico in the first half of 2022
International Tourism in Mexico has finally surpassed pre-pandemic levels, after 10.26 million visitors came to the country in the first half of 2022, Mexico’s Tourism Department reported.
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Malaysia Airlines launches MHPay to provide an alternative method of payment to its customers
Malaysia Airlines launched MHPay, a new alternative payment method for consumers to purchase air tickets, ancillary products and services via malaysiaairlines.com. MHPay , in collaboration with International Air Transport Association (IATA) through IATApay offers Malaysia Airlines’ customers a secure way of making online payments.
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Amarnath Yatra resumes from Pahalgam route
As reported earlier, Amarnath Yatra was temporarily suspended due to inclement weather, and no pilgrims were allowed to move towards the revered cave from both Baltal and Pahalgam camps. Officials added that the authorities had to suspend the yatra due to heavy rains, and informed that it will resume only after the weather improves.
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Ladakh to promote sustainable tourism
The Green Ambassador of the Union Territory of Ladakh has undertaken an initiative to promote sustainable development in domestic Yak preservation.
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TAAI to hold its 66th Cruising Convention in Singapore in August
Office Bearers and Managing Committee Members at both National and Regional levels of TAAI informed and invited their members to the 66th Cruising Convention from 22nd – 25th August 2022.
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Dubai becomes the most preferred destination for Indians
The Covid-19 pandemic dramatically impacted the global aviation sector putting everything on hold. In May 2019, two of the top 20 international air travel routes from India were to Dubai according to the data. However, it has now increased multifold as in May 2022, 7 of 20 international air travel routes were to Dubai from India according to data provided by aviation analytics company Cirium.
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Assam cabinet approves Tourism Policy 2022 to boost tourism infrastructure in the state
The Assam Cabinet recently approved Tourism Policy, 2022 which is aimed at developing adequate infrastructure at places of tourist interest, taking into consideration ecological and cultural sensitivities.
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BCG: VisitBritain to host top travel buyers & tour operators from India on educational visits
With the Commonwealth Games 2022, taking place from July 28 to August 8 in Birmingham, British Tourist Board Visit Britain has ramped up its international activities to drive visits to the Games and beyond from key international markets.
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Uttarakhand opens 30 new peaks & 10 trails for climbers
n a bid to boost adventure tourism in Uttarakhand, the state government has opened 30 unscaled peaks and 10 high-altitude trekking routes for mountaineers and trekkers. Most of these peaks are at a height of over 6,000 m.
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Chalet Hotels to develop and operate hotel at Terminal 3 of IGI Airport in New Delhi
Chalet Hotels (CHL), owner, developer, and asset manager of high-end hotels in key metro cities of India, has been awarded the contract by Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) to develop a Hotel at the Terminal three of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).
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Budapest Airport welcomes winter sun route to Madeira
Building on the latest positive traffic results for June 2022, which saw 1.2 million passengers and a return to 82% of 2019 figures, Budapest Airport is announcing another important new route. From the beginning of the W22 season home-based carrier Wizz Air will operate a twice-weekly service between Budapest and Madeira. Sales start this week with the inaugural flight to take place on 30 October.
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Thailand’s latest offerings to revive tourism industry—casinos and cannabis
After going through a tough pandemic phase, Thailand is taking all the required measures to lure tourists and foreign currency. Recently, the country was in news for decriminalising cannabis and is now set to open casinos to rescue its economy.
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South African Tourism eyes to become ‘affordable destination’ for Indian travellers
South African Tourism has announced the launch of an exclusive India airfare campaign in partnership with Air Seychelles. The campaign will run for a month between July 25 to August 25, 2022, offering return tickets on the Mumbai to Johannesburg route for INR 38,148. Travel will be valid between July 25 to January 31, 2023.
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Alliance Air plans to resume flights between Chennai and Jaffna
Alliance Air plans to resume flights between Chennai and Jaffna after the situation in Sri Lanka improves. The airline holds the slot for the route at Chennai airport. The route was popular in pre-Covid times among tourists, Lankan Tamils, traders and pilgrims.
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Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa Province welcomes over 9 million visitors
According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thanh Hoa Province, in the first 7 months of 2022, the province welcomed 9,063,000 visitor arrivals, which increased 2.9 times compared to the same period of 2021, obtaining 90.6% of the plan in 2022. The total of tourist receipts reached VND 16,394 billion, up 3.6 times compared to the same period in 2021, obtaining 91.5% of the plan in 2022.
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Emirates to Operate Double Daily Flights Between Dubai and Israel
Just over one month since Emirates inaugurated its first flight to Tel Aviv, the Dubai-based airline has unveiled plans to go double daily on flights between the two cities, starting 30 October 2022.
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