Kuwait to resume direct commercial flights with India from today, the Gulf country’s civil aviation authority said on September 6. The decision to resume flights was first announced last month but without giving a time frame for implementation, reports Reuters. The Gulf state had suspended commercial flights from several countries including India on the advice of health authorities amid Covid surge. Last month, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lifted ban on entry of passengers from India and five other countries from 5 August. While restrictions on travel from India to UAE are still in place, those Indians who have a…
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Domestic air passenger traffic continued on the growth trajectory in August with volumes growing up to 31 per cent to 66 lakh over the previous month, helped by higher capacity deployment and a downward trend in the pandemic, credit ratings agency ICRA said on September 6. The domestic passenger traffic in July 2021 was 51 lakh, ICRA said in a release. Domestic passenger traffic on a year-on-year basis, however, spiked around 131 per cent over August 2020 traffic of 28.3 lakh, it said. The ratings agency said despite the continued recovery in the previous month, there is continued stress on…
The Philippines decided to welcome travellers from India and nine other countries from September 6, according to a Presidential Palace announcement. The announcement came even as the country recorded its second highest number of COVID-19 cases with 20,310 infections on September 3, pushing the national tally to 2.04 million, The Manila Times newspaper reported. President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to lift the current travel restrictions on India and nine other countries starting September 6, Presidential Palace spokesperson Harry Roque was quoted as saying by the newspaper. The other countries are Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri…
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched the ‘Shri Ramayana Yatra’ through the Deluxe AC Tourists train to promote religious tourism. This tour will commence from the Delhi Safdarjang Railway Station on 7th November and cover all places of prominence associated with the life of Bhagwan Shri Ram. The entire tour will last for 17 days and its first stop will be at Ayodhya. Devotees can visit the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, the Hanuman Temple and also the Bharat Mandir at Nandigram at this stoppage. The visitors will subsequently halt at Sitamarhi and the tourists will be…
The Rajasthan Tourism Department has joined hands with Incredible India, the Centre’s official tourism handle, to promote tourism in the state. This is a one-of-a-kind collaboration that seeks to promote a state on a large scale and reach out to maximum people. The collaboration will emphasise domestic tourism and align it to various aspects of Rajasthan. Incredible India uploaded the first collaborative post that highlighted Rajasthan’s scenic destinations, including the monsoon destinations in south Rajasthan such as Banswara, Udaipur, and Mount Abu. The next collaborative posts will offer details of lesser-known destinations, Rajasthani cuisine, dance forms, and spiritual journeys/circuit. The…
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched the Jammu and Kashmir Tourist Village Network under Mission Youth, aimed at transforming 75 villages of the union territory known for historical, picturesque beauty, and cultural significance into tourist villages. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt governor said the youth-led sustainable tourism initiative will strengthen rural economy and community entrepreneurship, empowering youth and the women by providing direct and indirect employment opportunities. Highlighting the objective behind the initiative, Sinha said the UT Government is adopting best practices recognising the uniqueness of each village and showcasing the landscapes, indigenous knowledge systems, cultural diversity and heritage, local…
A new tourism policy in the pipeline The Tamil Nadu government on September 04 announced a slew of measures to boost tourism, including a master plan to improve infrastructure at 300 tourist sites and a tourism policy. Making the announcements in the Assembly, Tourism Minister M. Mathiventhan said a tourism destination development scheme would be formulated for the development of various sites, and adventure and eco-camping sites would be created. Helipads would be established to encourage helicopter services between Rameswaram, Madurai and Kodaikanal. Various heritage sites at Poompuhar would be developed. Steps would be taken to highlight the hospitality services…
Turkey has announced that fully vaccinated travellers from India will no longer be subjected to a mandatory 14-day quarantine rule, with effect from September 4, 2021.The announcement will ease the travel restrictions for fully vaccinated passengers of 12 years of age and older, travelling from India or those who stayed in India in the last 14 days. The vaccines that have been approved by WHO or the Turkish Government are covered under this exemption. In addition to WHO-approved vaccines, the vaccines approved by the Turkish Government are Pfizer Biontech, Sputnik V and Sinovac. For the same, a traveller must have…
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) is venturing into the international and domestic cruise business for the first time targeting the domestic market including potential outbound guests. IRCTC has signed an agreement with Cordelia Cruises for the same. Starting from September, the cruise service will remain available to tourists who want to explore India’s coastline can book their tickets for the month of October, November and December from irctctourism.com, the official website for booking tourism packages offered by IRCTC. People can now enjoy travelling on a cruise from Mumbai to places like Goa, Diu, Lakshadweep, Kochi this…
Langkawi, in the state of Kedah, will open to locals under a travel bubble plan from Sept. 16, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in a statement. Other destinations will be allowed to operate when the locality’s vaccination rate hits 80%, he said. Malaysia is preparing for life with Covid even as daily cases remain elevated, mirroring Thailand’s tourism-reopening plan based on a pilot project in the popular resort island of Phuket. Covid-19 will be treated as endemic and it is time for Malaysians to learn to live with the virus, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said at a briefing on…
