The number of visas issued by Vietnam to Indians has grown 24 times compared to pre-pandemic levels. Addressing the Outbound Tourism Summit organised by FICCI, H.E. Pham Sanh Chau, Ambassador, Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, said, “Vietnam issued around 250 visas per day before that pandemic,” adding, “Yesterday, the immigration authority told me that India came first in the world with 6000 visas issued per day.” Highlighting the reasons behind the increase, the Ambassador cited “proximity” and “opening of direct flights“ as possible reasons and said, “now there will be 17 direct flights between major cities of India…
Author: Disha Ghosh
In the first six months of 2022 there has been a surge in visitors travelling to Singapore with Indians being the second highest nationality to arrive in the island nation after Indonesia. In the first six months of this year, Singapore saw a surge in inbound visitors with Indians being the second highest nationality to arrive in the city state after Indonesia. After Singapore reopened its borders in April to all vaccinated travellers, it received over 1.5 million visitors for the first half of 2022 which included over 219,000 Indian visitors. The largest group of visitors is from neighbour…
Qatar is gearing up to host the Football World Cup this year. Philip Dickinson, Vice President International Markets, Qatar Tourism, in an interaction with TravelBiz Monitor, talks about the upcoming global spectacle, and the preparedness of the destination to grab eyeballs. Q. Qatar is set to host the Football World Cup, the biggest sporting event, this year. How are you trying to gain enough traction from the Indian market? In recent years, Qatar Tourism has taken a proactive approach to the Indian market. Following the restrictions being lifted and the World Cup, we are going to implement a comprehensive strategy.…
Jet Airways will start the process of hiring pilots for Airbus’ A320 aircraft, Boeing’s 737NG and 737Max planes as the airline is planning to resume its commercial operations in September. This comes after Jet Airways’ commercial operations were suspended on April 17, 2019, due to financial distress. “Good things come to those that wait – Jet Airways will be flying again soon! Inviting pilots who are current and type-rated on the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737NG or MAX aircraft, to apply to join us in creating history as we prepare to relaunch India’s classiest airline,” the airline wrote on its…
Akasa Air on Tuesday said it will start operating flights on the Bengaluru-Mumbai route from August 19, reports PTI. The new carrier will launch commercial flight operations on August 7 by running its first service on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. On August 13, the airline will start operations on the Bengaluru-Kochi route. “With this, Akasa Air will have completed the inaugural phase of its network development across key cities like Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kochi and Bengaluru, making a total of 82 weekly flights available within the first few weeks of its operations,” the airline said in a statement. While the Mumbai-Ahmedabad flights…
Bird Academy (Bird Group) signs MoU with the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) for imparting soft skills training to IITTM students as part of the Incredible India Tourist Facilitator Certification (IITFC) programme. As part of Bird Group’s CSR initiative, Bird Academy, the educational arm of Bird Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) for imparting Soft Skills Training Program to 3000 IITTM students as part of the Incredible India Tourist Facilitator Certification (IITFC)…
The Government of Telangana would set up testing centres at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, in an effort to check the spread of monkeypox in the wake of cases being reported from the individuals with travel history, reports The Hans India. Telangana Health Minister T Harish Rao said that there was no need for panic because the case reported in the state was just a suspect one. The sample of the individual was sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. The results are expected to come today. The Health Minister along with the Panchayat Raj Minister E…
Amid strict health screening at ports and airports to check the spread of monkeypox, the Delhi airport will refer international arrivals exhibiting symptoms of the viral infection to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital, PTI reported quoting sources, reports India Today. The sources said travellers having symptoms like high fever, back pain and joint pain at Delhi’s IGI Airport will be sent to the isolation ward at LNJP Hospital, which has a special 20-member team to deal with such patients. The samples of suspected patients will be sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, while the district administration will…
Kenya-based TrippyGO Tours & Travel has appointed TRAC Representations (India) Pvt. Ltd. as Marketing & Sales Representative in India. In the initial phase, TRAC will be launching packages promoting Indian outbound to Kenya. Moving forward, under this business association, packages will be introduced to more destinations in Africa. TrippyGO Tours & Travel is one of the leading tour operators in Kenya, with over a decade of experience in handling inbound and outbound incentive tours and conferences. TrippyGO Tours & Travel provide customised services and their team of experienced professionals is fully equipped to cater to all travel requirements. They have…
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) has started ticket sales for flights to Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Baku from New Delhi. The first flight will take off on August 10, 2022. According to the schedule, the frequency of flights will be twice a week: flights from Baku will be operated on Tuesdays and Fridays, and from New Delhi – on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It should be noted that AZAL performs the flight program en route Baku-New Delhi-Baku in partnership with Zeal Global Group. Tickets for these flights can be booked on the official website of the Airline (www.azal.az), as well as at the…
