The Centre on Thursday said domestic tour operator is now not required to collect tax on sale of overseas tour packages to non-resident individuals visiting India. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has relaxed the provision of Tax Collected at Source of 5% under section 206C(1G) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 206C (1G) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 provides for the collection of tax by a seller of an overseas tour program package from a buyer, being a person purchasing such a package, at the rate of 5% of the amount of the package. The CBDT…
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With an aim for recovery, the Summit will see teen activist Melati Wijsen take to the stage to address delegates The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has unveiled its speakers for its upcoming Global Summit in Manila, which includes Indonesian/Dutch activist Melati Wijsen. At just 19 years old, activist Melati Wijsen founded Bye Bye Plastics – a global movement powered by youths around the world to end the use of plastic bags, and in 2018 alongside her sister, was named one of the “World’s most influential teens” by Time magazine. Taking place in Manila, Philippines from April 20 to…
Travel technology innovator Fareportal, the company behind online travel agencies CheapOair and OneTravel was presented with a in the Most Valuable Response by a Customer Service Team category in the 16th annual Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service. The award was achieved in recognition of the company’s customer-focused response to the challenges faced by the traveling public caused by the Covid-19 crisis. “Our Technology, Operations, and Product teams moved at amazing speed to create consumer-friendly solutions to the many issues triggered by the pandemic. The air travel industry virtually shut down at one point, and ongoing schedules changes, flight…
The Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has suggested that the Central government should devise mechanisms to build infrastructure with the assistance of states for the holistic development of all tourists destinations on par with world standards. In its 320th report on ‘Development of Tourism Infrastructure in the country’, the Committee noted that “the holistic development of tourism infrastructure at all tourist destinations through Central Financial Assistance to the states and Union Territories (UTs) may require convergence of resources, expertise and experience for maintenance and management after development since many of them are under the…
Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said he has mandated that each airport in India must conduct a carbon-mapping exercise to get an idea about its direct and indirect emissions, reports PTI. Commercial aviation is responsible for about two to three per cent of the global carbon emissions. In his speech at an event of industry body CII, Scindia said, “I have very clearly mandated that we need to do a carbon-mapping exercise to understand what are our emissions — both direct and indirect.” Direct emissions would be the amount of electricity used at the airport, the emissions of…
The fleet of insolvent Genting Hong Kong, ships that sailed for Crystal Cruises, Dream Cruises and Star Cruises — will likely go to auction soon, reports Anne Kalosh for Seatrade Cruise News. Auctions are required as part of the legal liquidation process to clear any maritime liens (necessities like fuel, crew wages, supplies, etc.) with priority that rank before mortgages. Upon sale at auction, the ships would be purchased free and clear of any liens. If there are no adequate bids, the mortgage holder could take a ship in exchange for their lien and try to sell it on their…
In order to give a local experience of the state, the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) has launched a series of heritage cycling tours where enthusiasts can spend time cycling around various landmarks, reports The Hindu. The trail is designed in a way that it rediscovers Chennai’s rich historical past. TTDC has launched cycling trail through collaboration with Chennai-based cycling group – Cycling Yogis. “TTDC introduced cycling heritage trails for the first time to create awareness about the history behind various historical monuments and buildings in the city. The trails are designed country-wise to understand the history behind their…
The Kashmir Valley has received over 1.63 lakh visitors, including foreigners, in the first two months of this year, cheering tourism stakeholders who are expecting a bumper season this year. The footfall is much higher than the same period in 2021, when only 45,000 tourists had visited, reports Fayaz Wani in The New Indian Express. The opening of Asia’s largest tulip garden in Srinagar, which signals the arrivals of spring, is an additional attraction. Other destinations like Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Sonamarg are also attracting a large number of tourists. According to official statistics, the 1,62,664 domestic travellers and 490 foreigners…
Nepal’s Department of Tourism announced that it has issued the first climbing permit for Mt. Everest for this spring season. A nine-member team comprising US, Australian and Canadian climbers received the permit on Sunday for climbing the 8848.86-metre-high mountain, Xinhua news agency quoted the Department as saying on Monday. April to May is the main season to summit the Himalayan mountains, inside Nepal, in particular Everest. “Two more teams are expected to receive climbing permits on Tuesday,” Bhisma Raj Bhattarai, a section officer at the mountaineering section of the Department, told Xinhua. The Department was expecting over 300 climbers to…
Azerbaijan has unveiled a new e-visa portal https://azerbaijan.vfsevisa.com/ that went live. The portal was developed as a part of a cooperation agreement signed between VFS Global and the E-GOV Development Center (EGDC) in the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Currently travellers from 70 nationalities are eligible to travel to Azerbaijan with travel restriction likely to open for other markets. Fariz Jafarov, Director, EGDC, said, “We are delighted to partner with VFS Global in our endeavour to encourage seamless travel to Azerbaijan. We are confident that travellers across the globe…
