IndiGo is set to connect Delhi with the temple town to Tirupati from October 5, 2024. This will be the tenth city that IndiGo will directly connect to Tirupati, following Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolhapur, Madurai, and five other cities. The introduction of the Delhi-Tirupati route reflects the increasing demand for religious travel, offering customers an efficient and on-time travel solution. Meanwhile the airline is doubling its frequency on the Delhi-Aizawl route, increasing from 5 to 10 weekly flights, while frequency on the Delhi-Dimapur route is increasing from 5 to 7 weekly flights providing greater convenience and flexibility for customers travelling to…
Author: Disha Ghosh
With a strategic intent to capitalise on the strong and growing demand from Kolkata, Thomas Cook (India) Limited has inaugurated a new branch in the high potential market of New Town and its surrounding catchments. In addition to the customers from the city of Kolkata, the new branch will also service customers from the surrounding catchments of Action Area 1, 2 and 3 and Rajarhat. The new outlet expands Thomas Cook India’s network to 8 locations in the city and state. New Town’s position as an important market offers a range of valuable consumer segments including – business professionals, families,…
Thailand will implement a new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system for visa-exempt travellers beginning December 1, 2024. This initiative, announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, aims to simplify immigration procedures and enhance the tracking of foreign nationals. The system will affect visitors from 93 countries, including India, who currently do not require a visa to enter Thailand. The ETA will be mandatory for these travellers, while nationals from Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia will be exempt. Each approved ETA will allow a single entry and be valid for up to 60 days per visit, with an option to extend by…
Sabre Corporation has said that Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia’s national carrier, has selected PRISM to power and optimise its corporate travel segment. By using automated, real-time data insights and trends, PRISM offers advanced data analytics, enabling a more customised travel solution for business customers. A truly global tool with international customers and data sources, PRISM ingests data from more than 5,000 sources internationally with more than 200m individual corporate flight bookings in 2023. PRISM provides uniquely valuable insights and analytics, including robust contract profit modelling and performance reporting, along with more than 350 preformatted reports containing thousands of different data configurations. In…
Carissa Nimah, Chief Marketing Officer, Bhutan Tourism, has said that there will be no cap on the number of tourists visiting the country, addressing concerns over potential limits on visitor numbers. With resurgence in international tourism following the reopening of its borders, this announcement highlights the country’s openness to welcoming tourists from around the world. Nimah emphasised that while Bhutan remains dedicated to its celebrated “high-value, low-impact” tourism model, there will be no restrictions on how many visitors can experience the country’s stunning landscapes and rich cultural heritage. Instead, Bhutan will focus on managing tourism sustainably, ensuring that each visitor…
Air India has inaugurated its daily, non-stop flights between Delhi and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). The inaugural flight, operated by Airbus A320neo aircraft, landed at Kuala Lumpur at 2043 Hrs local time on September 15, 2024. Kuala Lumpur makes Air India’s sixth destination in Southeast Asia, further strengthening its presence in the region and a steadily expanding global route network. Air India’s service to Kuala Lumpur offers a new flight option to an increasing number of travellers between India and Malaysia, and it opens new connections for Malaysian travellers to access Air India’s worldwide network that spans five continents. Nipun Aggarwal,…
With a 40 per cent rise in cruise passengers in FY 2023-24, the Mormugao Port Authority expects to grow it further with the construction of the International and Domestic Cruise Terminal in Goa by March 2025, an official said. The development of the International and Domestic Cruise Terminal and allied facilities is expected to boost tourism and local economy while fostering sustainable practices and infrastructure improvements, thereby enhancing the region’s competitiveness in the global cruise market, the senior MPA official told PTI. He was speaking on the sidelines of the Maritime States Development Council meeting held in Goa on September…
The Tuticorin Airport in Tamil Nadu is undergoing major upgradation, which includes extending the runway for operation of A-321 type aircraft, building a new apron, terminal building, technical block-cum-control tower, and fire station at a cost of INR 381 crore. M. Suresh, Chairman, AAI, visited the Tuticorin airport project site on Saturday and reviewed the ongoing upgradation works. He said the terminal and runway extension work will be completed by December. Spread over an area of 17,500 sq m, the airport’s new terminal building will serve 1,440 passengers during peak hours and 20 lakh passengers annually. The new building will…
With just three days to go for the first edition of Melange, a two-day trade-show that is making its debut at the Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai, exciting seems to be building up among the trade community. With Melange, MTF Events, the organisers behind the Mumbai Travel Fraternity Cricket League, is foraying into the exhibitions space. The event space was completely sold out nearly 15 days prior to its launch, and Melange is set to witness participation of buyers from across India. It is anticipated that a sizeable portion of buyers are expected to visit Melange to engage and…
EaseMyTrip.com has unveiled its marketplace, ScanMyTrip.com. With this, it also becomes the first OTA to sell travel services on ONDC Network and buy from it. The new product, ScanMyTrip.com is a marketplace designed to enable OTAs, MSMEs, travel agents and homestays to list their offering – Flights, Hotels and Homestay on ONDC Network, providing them access to a broader digital marketplace. EaseMyTrip’s integration with ONDC Network will allow businesses in the travel and tourism sector to leverage the digital infrastructure that ONDC provides, empowering even the smallest of service providers to tap into a wide customer base. ScanMyTrip.com simplifies the…
