Reigniting its travel recovery efforts in India, South African Tourism has launched its ‘More & More’ campaign today. Localised for Indian audiences, this campaign aims to highlight the variety and diversity of experiences that South Africa has to offer, ranging from over 3,000 adventure activities to exciting culinary experiences and more, across its 9 provinces. The campaign – that will be live until March 31, 2022 – is slated to have multiple roll-out legs to it, starting with OOH advertising in Mumbai and Delhi. This will be complimented by digital activations across Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, as well as on-ground…
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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – Goa has said that the state needs a comprehensive roadmap focusing on infrastructure creation, skill development, employment generation and standardisation in nautical tourism. CII-Goa, in a report submitted to the outgoing government, said that the state also needs sustainable environment policies to govern nautical tourism. The CII-Goa panel on tourism listed a set of recommendations that could help diversify its tourism and harness the revenue and employment potential of nautical tourism. Hemant Arondekar, Convener, CII’s panel on tourism briefed Tourism Secretary J Ashok Kumar who agreed with the panel’s recommendations. “The report presented…
The Indian Embassy in Kiev has instructed all Indians to leave Ukraine amid the looming Russian attack on the country, reports ANI. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration has warned Russia of severe consequences in case its forces invade Ukraine and insisted on a diplomatic solution to the issue. We are actively working to reach a diplomatic solution to de-escalate the crisis. Over the weekend, as you all know, the President spoke with President Putin, and we remain engaged with the Russian government in full coordination with our allies and partners, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. The…
In a bid to promote tourism in Odisha, five lighthouses in four districts of the state have been identified for development on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode, said Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. The Government has initiated action for the development of tourism at these five lighthouses in Odisha: 1. Gopalpur Lighthouse –Ganjam District 2. Puri Lighthouse –Puri District 3. Chandrabhaga Lighthouse –Puri District 4. Paradip Lighthouse –Jagatsinghpur District 5. False Point Lighthouse –Kendrapara District “The project components for the above Lighthouses have been finalised and necessary clearances from…
Kalanithi Maran, former promoter of SpiceJet, and his firm KAL Airways have declined the offer by the airline to end share transfer dispute among them. Appearing before a Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, Senior Advocate Maninder Singh, for MMaran, informed the court that his client had refused SpiceJet’s offer of a total INR 600 crore in cash to settle the dispute with no room for further litigation. Singh, on the court’s query, clarified that his client had also declined an alternative offer made by the airline to disburse a certain amount, INR 100 crore, from the…
Yatra Online, Inc. has partnered with Cleartrip, owned by the Flipkart Group (part of the Walmart Group) to offer the latter access to its inventory of 94,000 hotels and homestays in various kinds categories ranging from 5-star luxury properties to alternate accommodations such as villas, guesthouses, and service apartments amongst others in over 1,400 cities and towns. The addition of Yatra’s inventory with real-time pricing on Cleartrip, will enable both domestic and international travellers to have access to a wider selection of relevant and ideal accommodations to meet their travel needs. Additionally, it will expand and increase opportunities and business…
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and other airport developers have targeted capital outlay of approximately INR 91,000 crore in the next five years for expansion and modification of existing terminals, new terminals and strengthening of runways, among other activities, the Parliament was informed. “Upgradation, modernisation of airports is a continuous process and is undertaken by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and other airport developers from time to time depending on the availability of land, commercial viability, socio-economic considerations, traffic demand and willingness of airlines to operate to and from such airports,” Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia said…
VisitBritain has launched a new multi-million pound global campaign to drive back inbound tourism, as Britain gears up for a landmark year of events. The GBP 10-million international Great Britain marketing campaign ‘Welcome to Another Side of Britain’ was formally launched by The Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) at a VisitBritain reception in Dubai, last week. The event, hosted by British Tourist Authority chair Dame Judith Macgregor and including top travel trade and tourism industry representatives from the GCC and India, was in support of the wider programme for UK…
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has said that Umrah arriving pilgrims must present either a negative Covid-19 PCR test result or a negative rapid antigen test result taken within 48 hours from the date of departure. The new ruling has come into effect from February 9, Saudi Press Agency reported. The directive applies to all pilgrims, irrespective of their immunisation status.
Despite announcing plans to reopen in phases, Australia has yet again extended its cruise ban, this time to April 17, adding two months to a rolling prohibition that had been scheduled to expire on February 17, reports Travel Weekly. Australia Minister for Health Greg Hunt attributed the extension to concerns over the omicron variant and the current wave of Covid-19 cases in Australia. The return to tourism plan announced last week has left cruises out of its ambit frustrating CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association), which pointed to “extensive discussions between the industry and government” prior to the announcement. Despite active…
