Red Dot Representations, a brand of destination and event management company Tamarind Global, has been appointed as India Representative of the Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection by Hilton, in the United Arab Emirates. The Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection by Hilton comprises three distinct hotel products: Hilton Dubai Al Habtoor City, V Hotel Dubai – Curio Collection by Hilton and Habtoor Palace Dubai – LXR Hotels & Resorts. Red Dot Representations will facilitate awareness of the Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection by Hilton in the Indian market, as well as provide consulting on experiential marketing activities, culinary offerings and amenities…
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As per various reports in the international media, Crystal Cruises is closing down its offices in the US and has let its employees go. Workers were terminated last week on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported, citing the person who requested anonymity as the information hasn’t been announced to the public. The report did not specify how many employees were let go. The closure comes just days after two of its ships — Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity — were seized by authorities in the Bahamas over unpaid fuel bills, Cruise Law News reported. Crystal Cruises is headquartered in Miami. The Crystal Symphony…
IndiGo has reported a profit after nearly years due to increase in passenger traffic and yields in the December quarter. IndiGo reported a consolidated net profit of INR129.80 crore in the December quarter against a loss of INR 620.14 crore in the year earlier. “IndiGo’s Q3FY22 (October-December period) yields were higher because of pent-up demand,” Motilal Oswal said in a 6 February report. “That said, as per our airfare tracker, 30-day forward prices dropped sharply, -29% month-on-month (m-o-m) in January, and 15-day forward prices dipped 35% m-o-m due to the same reason but a reversal is likely as demand improves…
SpiceJet has offered to pay INR.600 crore in cash in the share transfer case with its former promoter, Kalanithi Maran and his firm KAL Airways for a full and final settlement of all disputes. The offer was made during the hearing in the Supreme Court yesterday. Out of the principal amount of INR 578 crore awarded in arbitration, SpiceJet has already paid INR 308 crore in cash and deposited a bank guarantee of INR 270 crore. Mukul Rohatgi, Senior Counsel appearing for SpiceJet proposed to pay the bank guarantee equivalent amount of INR 270 crore in cash and top it…
In order to encourage entrepreneurship among the youth of the state, OYO has partnered with the Government of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K to launch a state-wide initiative – ‘Crown of Incredible India’. As part of this, OYO will also partner with the government’s ‘Mission Youth’ programme to open home stays across 75 villages to promote entrepreneurship and create self-employment opportunities. The Mission Youth initiative of the J&K Government provides a platform to local youth under multiple schemes. It offers financial assistance, last-mile infrastructure and accessibility to promote sustainable livelihood. This initiative includes supporting the provision of Livelihood Generation, Skill Development,…
Oman witnessed a decline of 25.4% in number of visitors in 2021 compared to the year ago period. This drop is attributed to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), as many as 652,000 people visited the Sultanate of Oman last year. Oman saw 874,444 visitors in 2020, 3,506,441 in 2019, which was 8.2 per cent more than the 2018 figure of 3,241,757. According to the latest figures by NCSI, GCC citizens were among the top nationalities that visited the Sultanate in the 12 months of 2021. They were followed by Indian, Yemeni,…
Bahrain is preparing for a tourism boom with new developments and five-star hotels joining its leisure landscape, reports as a “game-changing” project, island developments and five-star properties promise to transform its leisure landscape, reports Nick Webster for The National News. “It was important Bahrain was ready in a new transformative way to push a new tourism agenda in the market,” said Dr Nasser Al Qaedi, Chief Executive, Bahrain Tourism & Exhibitions Authority. “In a global environment where tourism has changed, we are focused on 2022 being a year where we can transform the landscape of what is on offer here.…
In its revised guidelines, the Ministry of Health has scrapped the mandatory seven-day home quarantine requirement effective February 14. The new guidelines say, passengers are required to self-monitor their health for 14 days after arrival and isolate in case they develop symptoms of Covid-19. Terming the government’s decision as morale booster, Jyoti Mayal, President, TAAI, said, “A much-awaited move that will certainly boost the morale of travellers planning to visit India, and open up employment and business opportunities for the travel trade fraternity which is on the verge of collapse due to the pandemic.” She added that TAAI’s efforts finally…
In its revised guidelines, the Ministry of Health has scrapped the mandatory seven-day home quarantine requirement effective February 14. As per the new guidelines, passengers are required to self-monitor their health for 14 days after arrival and isolate in case they develop symptoms of Covid-19. All passengers will undergo thermal screening on arrival and be isolated at a medical facility if found symptomatic. If they test positive, their contacts will be identified as per protocol. The ‘at-risk’ tag for countries has also been removed. Moreover, passengers from 82 countries are allowed to upload a certificate of full vaccination instead of…
Malaysia must hold fast to its decision to transit to the endemic phase, said Defence Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, reports The Straits Times. “The final decision (on dates) will be made by the Covid-19 pandemic management special committee, which is chaired by Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and involves members of the opposition as well as health experts. “We must not sway from our decision to move to the endemic phase. We must move forward,” he told reporters after attending a ministers’ meeting. Hishammuddin said the government was aware that many were worried over the surge in cases of…
