Akasa Air has announced two new routes as it looks for pan-India connectivity. The airline will launch its commercial operations from August 7. Akasa Air on Tuesday said that it will soon fly flights on Ahmedabad-Bengaluru and Chennai-Mumbai routes. The Ahmedabad-Bengaluru flight will start from August 23 while the Chennai-Mumbai route will be activated from next month. “Introducing new routes: Bengaluru – Ahmedabad from August 23 and Mumbai – Chennai from September 15,” Akasa Air tweeted on Tuesday. The company has also announced to increase the frequency of the flights on the already existing Bengaluru-Mumbai route from August 30. “More…
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Alterna Aircraft Ltd, located in Ireland, has urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to de-register its aircraft operated by SpiceJet, reports Mint. In its appeal to India’s aviation regulator, Alterna did not state why one of its Boeing 737-800 planes should be deregistered. Recently, SpiceJet has been in the news due to a number of events involving technical difficulties on its flights. Additionally, the Indian aviation authority was asked to deregister three of SpiceJet’s aircraft by one of its lessors with a base in Dubai. “This aircraft is part of early termination agreement executed with the lessor way…
Qatar Tourism conducted its first set of two-city roadshow in India since the pandemic. The events in Delhi and Mumbai were attended by participants from the Indian travel industry, including trade partners, associates, and travel affiliates. Around 120 travel industry companies from Delhi and Mumbai attended the event, which aimed to connect local travel agents with destination management companies, hotels, and attraction operators in Qatar. The unique interactive platform with pre-scheduled meetings allowed Indian trade partners and travel agents to interact and learn more about the diverse product offerings and experiences that Qatar has to offer. The roadshow was well…
India leads the Asia-Pacific region in its intent to travel in the second half of 2022 with 50% Indians expressing the desire to spend more money on booking a vacation in the world’s largest survey of travel intentions from Travel Lifestyle Network (TLN) in a post-pandemic setting. While international travel still remains a point of contention among many, with only 15% respondents willing to travel abroad, 29% people are planning to vacation in India. India emerged as the global leader in domestic travel with 24% people undertaking at least one vacation every month, for which the global average stands at…
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet Ltd said on Tuesday it had cleared all its outstanding principal dues with the state-run airport operator Airports Authority of India (AAI), sending its shares up nearly 5 per cent. The airline will revert to advance payment mechanism for its daily operations, and AAI will release INR 500 million (USD 6.33 million) bank guarantee, the company added. The airline has been under the spotlight lately after a slew of incidents of technical snags on its flights and one of its Dubai-based lessors asked the regulator to deregister three of SpiceJet’s planes. Adding to its troubles, the…
The Lonavla city police between July 29 and July 31 have booked ten villa owners under Section 188 of IPC for renting out their property to tourists without requisite permission, reports Jigar Hindocha for Hindustan Times. The Lonavla Municipal Council has appealed to owners to not rent villas without checking safety measures. Two recent incidents of death in swimming pool have caused the administration to take preventive measures. Owners need Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) licence to rent their property. Authorities said that it has become a trend in the hill station to give villas and bungalows for rent to…
Collinson, a global provider of customer loyalty and benefits, and pioneer of the Priority Pass loyalty programme is upbeat about opportunities in India with rebound of travel. Todd Handcock, President, Asia Pacific, Collinson speaks to Disha Shah Ghosh about their new partnerships and investment in India. Q. What kind of opportunity has the post-Covid world brought in for airport lounges? Airport lounges play a key role in aiding the travel recovery, with a recent Collinson study of over 5,400 frequent travellers across seven Asia Pacific markets – 1,063 India based – revealing that 49% of Indian travellers ‘feel safer at…
Qatar Tourism has launched ‘Qatar Host’ tourism training programme. The first online tourism training programme in the country provides frontline professionals, such as hotel concierge staff, mall security and restaurant waiters, with the relevant skills and knowledge to deliver service excellence to international and domestic visitors. As part of its Service Excellence Academy, Qatar Tourism has worked with a consortium of global industry experts to develop the ‘Qatar Host’ tourism training programme. An engaging online learning platform, it offers users the possibility to learn at their own pace on any device. The platform demonstrates how such frontline staff who engage…
Oman’s Ministry of Heritage and Tourism has embarked on an ambitious plan for development in the governorates of Muscat, Al Dakhiliyah, South Al Sharqiyah, Dhofar and Musandam, and is also devising plans for the rest of the governorates, reports Zawya. As part of the plan, it is targeted to attract investments of about OMR3 billion (USD 7.8 billion) between 2021 and 2023. Out of this, planned investments of OMR1.7 have already been achieved. The plan includes establishing a system of governance and updating the legal framework by reviewing and updating the tourism law and its executive regulations, reviewing and updating…
The Union Health Ministry is all set to launch ‘Heal in India and Heal by India’ – a new portal which is likely to be announced by the Prime Minister (PM) on August 15 that aims to give impetus to medical tourism. Developed under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, the portal will have a repository of healthcare professionals, hospitals services to help overseas patients seeking medical help in India. With the two top-of-the-line health initiatives, the government’s immediate focus is to push medical tourism in India via its upcoming one-stop tech-heavy portal Heal in India. Through another project, Heal by…
