Delhi based JOL, a leading travel company, this year, brings a stellar opportunity to traverse and push music tourism in potential and niche segments, starting with 5 days of relentless, immersive adventure with the Exit Festival in Serbia from 6th -10th July 2022. As an exclusive travel company, JOL rests on the mission of creating travel awareness, encouraging music enthusiasts to explore new destinations shaping a new edge in experiential travel culture. JOL has exclusively partnered with several travel boards and agencies to facilitate easy access to the EXIT Music Festival in Serbia. The travel company has curated an exclusive…
Author: Prasenjit Chakraborty
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) announced the appointment of Renjie Wong as Area Director , India & South Asia (Mumbai) on April 1. He will be based in Mumbai managing West & South India, and will work with STB’s offices and representatives to oversee the Board’s destination promotion and marketing efforts to ensure that Singapore remains the top of mind leisure and business destination among Indian visitors. Renjie takes up his appointment at a time when Singapore, as part its easing of pandemic travel restrictions, has introduced the Vaccinated Travel Framework (VTF) with effect from 1 April 2022. Under this,…
Following Indonesia’s announcement to re-open its borders to international travelers, digital travel platform Agoda has seen a surge in searches for Bali from neighbouring markets keen to return to one of the region’s most popular beach destinations. Bali ranked the top search destination in Indonesia, while the entire country ranked third as a destination in Asia, following closely behind Thailand and Philippines. In India too, Indonesia falls under top 4 countries that Indians are currently looking forward to travelling to. Agoda’s data also shows searches from Bali’s top five international origins markets, namely Australia, United States, Singapore, United Kingdom, and…
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) was the fifth-busiest airport in the world and the United States in 2021, according to preliminary figures released by Airports Council International (ACI) World. A total of 48,007,284 passengers used LAX in 2021, an increase of 67% compared with 2020. The increase in passenger traffic last year moved LAX up 10 spots among the busiest airports in the world, from No. 15 during the height of the pandemic in 2020, to No. 5 last year. A record 88.1 million passengers used LAX in 2019, when the airport was No. 3 in the world and No.…
Greece said that pandemic restrictions such as mask-wearing indoors and COVID certificates will be lifted throughout the summer tourism period and authorities will consider reinstating them in September. Coronavirus infections in Greece have eased in recent weeks, with authorities recording 15,000 infections and 64 deaths on April 12. Out of a population of 11 million, some 72% are fully vaccinated. Greece’s vital summer tourism season typically begins after the Orthodox Easter, which this year falls on April 24. Greece is expecting high numbers of visitors this year, with officials predicting revenues reaching 80% of 2019 levels, a record year before…
Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), unveiled an iconic ‘Namaste’ installation near the IGI Airport, New Delhi to welcome all its visitors. Inspired from the brand vision of Progress for Humanity, the ‘Namaste’ installation is designed to represent the sustainable future of mobility. The 30 feet tall ‘Namaste’ installation comprises of a robotic hand that symbolizes the advanced technology along with human hand in a wheel representing the integral role of humanity in Long Term Sustainability & Progress for Humanity. Hyundai is taking experiences Beyond Mobility and strongly focussing on Intelligent Technology, Sustainability & Innovation. As a part of their commitment…
AirAsia said it is resuming flights connecting India with Malaysia and Thailand from this month. After two years of coronavirus-induced suspension, India resumed regular international flights on March 27.In a press release, Malaysian carrier AirAsia said flights will gradually resume on six routes between India and Malaysia. While the flights on Bengaluru-Kuala Lumpur and Chennai-Kuala Lumpur routes began on April 1, the flight on the Tiruchirapalli-Kuala Lumpur route began on April 5, it mentioned. The flights on Kochi-Kuala Lumpur, Kolkata-Kuala Lumpur and Hyderabad-Kuala Lumpur routes will commence from April 18, April 23 and May 1, respectively, it noted. The Malaysian…
The United States has advised its citizens against travelling to Sri Lanka, pointing to the fuel and medicine shortages, as well as the COVID-19 and terror threats in the Island nation where the worst-ever economic crisis has triggered political unrest. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence from the UK in 1948. Sri Lankans have protested for weeks over lengthy power cuts and shortages of gas, food and other basic goods. The public anger has prompted nearly all Cabinet ministers to quit, and scores of lawmakers to leave President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government. “Reconsider travel to Sri…
We are committed to make our brand visible across all the major and upcoming destinations around the world. Our development pipeline in 2023 is very strong with the further expansion of our brands including Address Hotels + Resorts and Vida Hotels and Resorts, says Mark Kirby, Head of Hospitality, Emaar Hospitality Group in a conversation with Prasenjit Chakraborty. In your opinion, what are some of the important factors determining hotel industry trends in the new normal? With challenges during the pandemic, we focused more on re-inventing practices and new investments in people and products. With the new normal, we are…
flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, announced the start of flights to Pisa in Italy, becoming the first UAE carrier to operate this route from Dubai. The carrier will also resume its operations to Catania in Sicily growing its network in Italy to three points including Naples. Flights to Pisa International Airport (PSA) and Catania International Airport (CTA) start on 24 June with a three-times weekly service. Emirates will codeshare on these routes and the flights will operate from Terminal 3 at Dubai International (DXB), offering travellers more seamless connections through Dubai’s international aviation hub. Hamad Obaidalla, Chief Commercial Officer at flydubai,…
