In its bid to strengthen regional connectivity, IndiGo will bring Pantnagar in Uttarakhand as its next destination on the 6E network. The airline will operate ATR aircraft for 6E exclusive direct flights from Pantnagar to Dehradun, and new flights to Delhi as part of its summer 2022 schedule, w.e.f March 27, 2022. These new flights will strengthen connectivity between Pantnagar and the national and the state capital cities. Pantnagar will be the airline’s second destination in the state. Sanjay Kumar, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer, IndiGo, said, “We are pleased to announce Pantnagar as our 72nd domestic destination and 96th…
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Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Monday launched the Aarmaar Dive Boat at Tarkarli MTDC (Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation), Sindhurdurg, making it the state’s first scuba dive boat. Aditya Thackeray, during the launch, said, “I was truly amazed to see how the Scuba Diving Center in Tarkarli, Sindhudurg, is geared to provide an adrenaline rush for the tourists and job opportunities for the locals.” (Source: ANI)
Passenger traffic at Dubai international airport, the world’s busiest, will not recover to pre-Covid levels before 2024, its CEO told AFP on Tuesday. remains “nowhere near pre-pandemic levels” despite rising to 29.1 million passengers last year, Dubai Airports chief Paul Griffiths said in an interview. The figures announced on Tuesday, up 12.7 percent from 2020, mean that Dubai remains the world’s busiest airport for the eighth consecutive year. However, it is still a long way from the 86 million passengers seen in 2019, before the pandemic ravaged the air industry. “We are nowhere near the pre-pandemic levels,” said Griffiths, adding…
Bulgaria plans to lift the obligatory Covid-19 “green certificate” for entry to restaurants, shopping malls and other public venues from March 20 as coronavirus infections ease, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Monday, reports Reuters. The health pass – a digital or paper certificate showing someone has been vaccinated, tested negative or recently recovered from the virus – was made obligatory for most indoor spaces in Bulgaria last October. Its introduction has prompted a series of protests in the European Union’s least vaccinated member state, angering bar and restaurant owners and anti-vaccine activists. A massive new protest is scheduled for…
AirAsia India has unveiled its new ancillary service, ‘FlyAhead’. With the ‘FlyAhead’ service, guests wishing to take an earlier flight will be able to seamlessly opt for this facility. The ‘FlyAhead’ service has been launched for a nominal fee of INR 1,500 for guests booked on standard fares and INR 500 for guests booked on Corporate and SME fares. Guests who reach the airport six hours or more prior to their scheduled flight departure, can opt for the FlyAhead service at the AirAsia Airport Counter. Change fees, which are typically INR 3,000 would be waived for all guests opting for…
Business travel between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to change after the two countries agreed to a liberalised visa regime as part of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed last week. Commerce Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam told Mint that the liberalised visa regime includes a three-year visa provision for intra-corporate transfers, a 90-day visa for business visitors, and a 90-days plus extendable visa contractual service suppliers. “As for visa liberalisation, there are three or four categories of people such as business visitors, contractual service providers, and intra-corporate transferees. There are provisions where the visa regime has…
For the 10th time, the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) is giving impetus to how the international travel industry can meet the growing demand for ‘Travel for All’ with its “Barrier-Free Tourism Day”. The Barrier-Free Tourism Day will take place on the so-called ‘ITB Friday’, on March 11, 2022 from 10.30 to 14.30 (CET). Participation is free of charge. Registrations for the online event are possible at www.germany.travel/tdbt Registered participants will then receive the access data. The GNTB will focus on best practices for barrier-free planning and implementation of tourism facilities and events, the barrier-free experience of tourist attractions and…
Turkey has launched a learning platform titled “All in Türkiye” to offer online courses on the country’s touristic assets. Designed to provide easy access to the most accurate and up-to-date information on Turkey from anywhere in the world and available to all tourism professionals, ‘All In Türkiye’ offers online destination training at no cost. Upon successful completion of the courses, industry professionals will be issued a “Türkiye Specialist” certificate. The programme has been designed for international travel agencies, tour operators, and tourism professionals. All in Türkiye offers online courses on Turkey’s history, culture, nature, and tourism destinations, providing the opportunity…
The Ministry of Home Affair (MHA) will verify the background of Air India’s newly appointed CEO Ilker Ayci, officials said. This is routine procedure when a foreign national is appointed CEO of any Indian company, officials added, reports IANS. Ayci, a Turkish citizen, was recently appointed as the CEO and MD of Air India. The officials said that the process will be initiated once the MHA gets official communication on Ayci from the Tata group or the Ministry of Civil Aviation, which is a nodal Ministry. The Union Home Ministry is likely to take help from the Research and Analysis…
Tourism Australia has started welcoming back travellers from India with borders now open for quarantine-free travel, for fully vaccinated visa holders. Pre-Covid, India was Australia’s fastest growing inbound tourism market for three years. In 2019, Australia welcomed almost 400,000 visitors from India and was the sixth most valuable market for spend, contributing over AUD 1.8 billion. Nishant Kashikar, Country Manager – India, added, “Our research has consistently shown that there is a huge pent-up demand for travel to Australia amongst Indian travellers. Through our campaign activities, engaging Public Relations (PR) and Advocacy initiatives, collaborations with Key Distribution Partners (KDPs) and…
