In a boost to international connectivity of Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, Malaysia Airlines has increased its flight frequency between Kuala Lumpur from four weekly flights to daily services, since August 1. Sameep Singh Gumtala, Global Convener, FlyAmritsar Initiative, and Yogesh Kamra, Convener for India, have lauded the airlines move. “The increased flights by Malaysia Airlines, along with the existing four weekly flights by Air Asia X and three weekly flights by Batik Air, have significantly boosted seat capacity between Kuala Lumpur and Amritsar. In addition to travellers from Punjab, these 28 weekly flights will also cater to…
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IndiGo is set to operate daily direct flights between Hyderabad and Rajkot from September 16. Flight 6E 6823 will depart from Hyderabad at 12:10 PM, arriving in Rajkot at 1:55 PM. On the return leg, Flight 6E 6824 will leave Rajkot at 2:25 PM, reaching Hyderabad by 4:05 PM. Vinay Malhotra, Head of Global Sales, IndiGo, said, “We are pleased to announce the expansion of our direct flights to and from Telangana and Gujarat. These new routes and frequencies will provide customers with even more options, streamline accessibility, and revitalize the demand for travel within the region and beyond.”
Travelport, a global technology company that powers travel bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, and Finnair, the flag carrier of Finland, have enhanced their long-term relationship with a multi-source content agreement that includes both New Distribution Capability (NDC) content and traditional content. The agreement confirms that Travelport’s agency customers will have access to robust multi-source content from Finnair, including ancillary services. The companies are currently collaborating on the delivery of Finnair’s NDC content and servicing capabilities through the Travelport+ platform. “Our agreement with Travelport underscores our shared focus on providing more value and better experiences for travelers…
Collinson, a global provider of airport experiences, loyalty and customer engagement solutions, and owner and operator of Priority Pass, sees the strong return and growth of travel in Asia Pacific across most markets, and continues expanding its network of airport lounges and travel experiences to cater to the increasing number of travellers. In the first seven months of 2023 (from January to July), Collinson saw a 44% increase in airport lounge visits across Asia Pacific, with the strongest performing markets being located within South and South-East Asia. Additionally, a 32% increase can be seen when pre-pandemic July 2019 lounge visit…
Rising domestic tourism and increasing propensity to travel overseas will expand revenue of India’s tour and travel operators by a robust 15-17% this fiscal, says Crisil Ratings. Improving infrastructure, rising disposable incomes, a behavioural shift in travel patterns, and the government’s increasing focus on boosting domestic tourism will further support the sector’s revenue growth. To be sure, the growth in revenue will be on a high base of last fiscal, when revenue jumped ~40% on-year to about INR 14,500 crore, surpassing the pre-pandemic peak by ~20%. The credit profiles of travel operators, too, are expected to remain healthy, supported by…
At the Vietnam-India Business Forum in New Delhi, Vietjet announced the launch flights from Ahmedabad to Da Nang in Vietnam. The new route will commence operations in October 2024. Additionally, the Vietnamese Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, along with the business community of the two countries, congratulated Vietjet on reaching the 200 million passenger milestone. The 200 millionth passenger of Vietjet was Sandeep Mehta, an Indian businessman who received a gift of one year of free international flights operated by Vietjet. To celebrate this milestone, the airline is launching a week-long promotion from August 2 to August 8, 2024, offering…
IndiGo is set to commence direct daily flights connecting Chennai and Jaffna from September 1. With this development, Jaffna will be the second destination in Sri Lanka after Colombo. Vinay Malhotra, Head of Global Sales at IndiGo, said that in addition to these daily flights to Jaffna, the airline offers 30 weekly frequencies from 4 points in India to Colombo.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has approved Port Blair Seaport in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as an authorised Integrated Check Posts (ICP) for entry of foreign nationals holding e-visa, an official said. The decision would not only draw foreign tourists as there are many beaches and lagoons which Andaman and Nicobar Islands offer for adventure tourism, the official said. Vishwendra, Tourism Secretary, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, told PTI that “Ideally, October to May would be the best time for yacht chartering in the archipelago because of its tropical climate. The sea is calm during these months, which will make it…
Air India has cancelled its flights to and from Tel Aviv on Thursday amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran which have led to several global airlines suspending operations to the Ben Gurion Airport. United Airlines, Delta Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, Brussels Airlines and ITA Airways suspended their operations to Israel. The decision came in the wake of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination in Iran’s capital after he attended the swearing-in ceremony of the country’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian. Iran has blamed Israel for the strike. Air India said passengers with confirmed bookings on the two flights would be provided…
Indian tourism consultancy firm Auxilia Networks has been appointed as exclusive India Representative for the iconic global hop-on hop-off bus tour brand, Big Bus Tours Group. Auxilia will promote the Big Bus portfolio of open-top sightseeing bus tours in over 25 of the world’s most popular cities across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. They will also promote the company’s other multi-national brands including leading UAE travel company Tour Dubai. Alexi Tabrizi, Executive VP, Global Sales, Big Bus Tours, said, “India has become a key source market for our global tours across all 4 continents that we operate…
