To assist the domestic and international travellers during the Mahakumbh 2025, over 4,000 tourist guides will be trained by Department of Uttar Pradesh Tourism and Culture. UP Minister for Tourism and Culture Jaiveer Singh said that extensive preparations are underway for Mahakumbh-2025, the world’s largest religious, cultural, and spiritual gathering, set to take place in Prayagraj. In order to exhibit the best hospitality for all the visitors’ tourist guides, boatmen, etc. are also being trained. Additionally, large-scale arrangements, including tent cities, home stays, and hotels, are being developed to ensure the comfortable accommodation for over 40 crore domestic and international…
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Singapore Airlines (SIA) will increase flight frequencies and boost passenger capacity across its network in the 2025 Northern Summer operating season (March 30, 2025 to October 25, 2025), supporting the higher demand for air travel to several popular destinations. From March 2025, SIA will have a daily service to London (Gatwick), up from the current five-times weekly services. Together with its four-times daily flights to London (Heathrow), this will give the Airline five daily services to the United Kingdom’s capital. Services to Rome will increase to five times a week between 26 June 2025 and 28 August 2025, up from…
MakeMyTrip (MMT) in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has launched a campaign called ‘India: The Homecoming’ on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day, inviting Indians worldwide to reconnect with their heritage. As a central piece of the campaign, an online film is being unveiled that beautifully captures India’s transformation, brought to life through the evocative words and voice of the legendary lyricist Gulzar. Highlighting the importance of the campaign, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of Tourism and Culture, said, “In our efforts to enable Indian diaspora become Incredible India Ambassadors through the Chalo India initiative, the call…
Highlighting the success of the Tourism Innovation Incubator programme, Jamaica is positioning itself as a global centre of tourism innovation. Tourism Minister Bartlett has emphasised on the Tourism Innovation Incubator programme’s pivotal role in revolutionising Jamaica’s tourism industry. Launched by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), a public body of the Ministry of Tourism of Jamaica, in response to the challenges posed by the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, the Tourism Innovation Incubator aims to identify and nurture ground-breaking ideas that can transform Jamaica’s tourism sector. This year, the programme received an astounding 222 applications, marking a 553% increase from the 34 applications…
Starting August 15, 2024, Maldives Immigration will no longer require outbound travellers to complete the Imuga Traveller Declaration form when departing the country. This change, directed by the Controller General of Immigration, aims to enhance the travel experience by streamlining the departure process at Maldivian airports. The elimination of the Imuga Traveller Declaration, previously mandatory for all tourists leaving the Maldives (though lifted earlier for Maldivian citizens), is expected to lead to a more seamless flow of travellers. Hotels and resorts in the Maldives are encouraged to inform their guests and staff about this procedural update to ensure a smooth…
VFS Global has been appointed to manage submission and collection for Algeria visa applications in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Commencing on September 1, 2024, VFS Global will begin accepting visa applications for Algeria across categories at its application centers located in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Kathmandu, and Colombo. This development is set to significantly simplify the process for applicants in India who, until now, only had the option to submit applications through the Algeria Embassy in Delhi. Applicants benefit from a variety of submission centres and the convenience of walk-in service to turn in their applications, cover…
Kenya’s aviation union said it was calling a strike from early next week to demand the scrapping of a proposed deal with India’s Adani Airport Holdings to develop the east African country’s main airport. Any walkout could cause significant disruption to national carrier Kenya Airways and to operations at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), a key regional travel hub. The Kenya Aviation Workers Union said the proposed deal would lead to job losses and bring in non-Kenyan workers. It also described it an “unlawful intended sale of JKIA to Adani Airport Holdings of India” in its seven-day strike notice…
Travel Boutique Online (TBO Tek) reported a significant growth in its financial performance for the first quarter (Q1) of the fiscal year 2025. The company’s consolidated net profit rose by 29% to INR 60.91 crore, compared to INR 47.3 crore during the same period last year. Operating revenue also saw an increase of 21%, reaching INR 418.5 crore from INR 344.6 crore in Q1 FY24. Breaking down the revenue, TBO Tek generated the most income from its hotels and packages segment, with earnings of INR 320.7 crore. The air ticketing segment contributed INR 90.4 crore. Overall, the total revenue for…
In a first of its kind and a unique informative format, MTF hosted its first-ever completely sponsorship free event SPARK on Saturday, August 10th. The two-hour format had some of the most accomplished and seasoned achievers from the travel industry namely Nishant Kashikar, Kiran Bhandari, Sunil Kumar, Syed Sanjar, Neil Patil and Rahim Aslam. The event was aimed at educating the next gen of travel along with industry prominent owners many of whom actually took the initiative to being their successors to be part of this educational format. Sanjeet from Buzz Marketing, moderated the interaction to make it more interesting…
Air India Express has launched six new daily direct flights in a single day, further strengthening its domestic network. The new flights operate on the Chennai-Bhubaneswar, Chennai-Bagdogra, Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata-Varanasi, Kolkata-Guwahati, and Guwahati-Jaipur sectors. Five of these routes are new to the airline’s growing network. The newly introduced Guwahati-Jaipur flight is an exclusive route, served by Air India Express. To meet the increasing demand on the Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram route, previously served with two weekly flights, the airline has now introduced an additional daily service, bringing the total to nine flights a week. Scheduled from 12 August 2024 Departure Arrival Departure Time…
