Mahindra Holidays & Resorts (MHRIL) India’s leading vacation ownership and leisure hospitality company under the flagship brand Club Mahindra has signed an MOU with the Government of Uttarakhand (UK) to invest INR 1000 crores and build 4-5 large marquee resorts over the next few years in Uttarakhand. Mahindra Holidays aims to become a strategic partner of the state and will support the Government of UK in all its tourism endeavours through the development of these resorts to play their part in growing the prosperity of the state including providing direct employment opportunities. This would be the biggest investment by MHRIL…
Author: Prasenjit Chakraborty
The Department of Tourism, Goa, launched the “Goa Taxi App” at the distinguished hands of the Chief Minister of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant, and the Minister of Tourism, ITE&C, Printing & Stationery, Goa, Rohan A Khaunte, in the august presence of Ganesh Gaonkar, Chairman GTDC, Sanjay Goel, IAS, Secretary of Tourism, Goa and Suneel Anchipaka, IAS, Director of Tourism, Goa. This app has been introduced to ensure hassle-free commuting and an enhanced travelling experience for residents and visitors across the state. Additionally, it will provide the Goan Taxi Drivers an opportunity to increase their revenue within the state and offer…
Air India has introduced an integrated self-baggage drop and self-kiosk check-in service at Terminal 3 of Delhi airport for domestic and international flights, becoming the first Indian carrier to do so. The service is currently available for all Australia-bound flights as well as all for all flights within India. Air India guests are now able to enjoy a seamless digital process to print boarding passes and baggage tags, and drop bags on their own, obviating the need to check-in over the counters. The kiosks also allow travellers to easily customise their trips by selecting available preferred seats, updating frequent flyer…
myBiz, a leading corporate travel solutions brand from MakeMyTrip, and leading cloud based integrated Human Resource (HR) platform, Darwinbox, announced their strategic alliance aimed at seamlessly integrating travel solutions and HR processes for corporates. This partnership will create an automated throughline across travel reservations, HR protocol compliance, expense management, and GST resolution on a single self-serve platform. “We attempt to automate the travel booking experience to make it seamless for business travel users. We are excited to partner with Darwinbox to further simplify new technology uptake for enterprises country-wide,” said Raj Rishi Singh, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Business Officer –…
IndiGo has announced the introduction of new domestic flights. These new flight options have been introduced in response to the surging demand for travel during the approaching festive and holiday season. IndiGo has introduced additional flights on the Chennai-Pune route, starting from September 05, 2023. The airline has also introduced flights between Pune-Rajkot, w.e.f. September 06, 2023. Additionally, flights between Pune-Hirasar will be introduced from October 02, 2023. Moreover, IndiGo has re-scheduled Pune-Mangaluru and Pune-Vishakhapatnam red-eye flights to a leisure friendly schedule and has commenced operations on routes such as Pune-Vadodara, Mangaluru-Bengaluru, and Bengaluru-Raipur, w.e.f. September 05, 2023. The addition…
The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) recently unveiled its latest statistics for the period of January to June 2023, showcasing remarkable growth in their tourism sector. According to the latest BTEA data, Bahrain welcomed a staggering 5.9 million visitors during the first six months of 2023, representing a remarkable 51% increase from the same period in the previous year when 3.9 million tourists visited the country. This substantial surge in arrivals emphasizes Bahrain’s growing attraction as a premier tourist destination. Bahrain, an island nation situated in the heart of the Arabian Gulf, has become a favourite choice for tourists…
Cleartrip, a Flipkart company, has fortified its commitment to an elevated customer experience with the launch of ‘Cancel for No Reason’. This industry-first feature will enable users to cancel their hotel bookings until check-in and still get instant full refunds, giving them unprecedented control over their travel experience. According to the release, ‘Cancel for No Reason’ enables customers to cancel their hotel bookings irrespective of the reason and enjoy full refunds up to INR.25000 per booking. It is applicable to every domestic and international property listed on the Cleartrip platform. This unique offering is poised to address key customer points…
India emerges as number three international market for 2022 Against the backdrop of a fresh advertising campaign, Destination DC (DDC), the official destination marketing organization for Washington, DC, announced visitation is trending towards a return to pre-pandemic levels. In 2022, the city welcomed 21.9 million visitors, including 1.2 million international visitors. That means domestic visitation has rebounded to 91 percent of pre-pandemic figures, while international visitation has rebounded to 60 percent. Elliott L. Ferguson, II, president and CEO of DDC, revealed the tourism industry’s continued recovery during the organization’s annual Marketing Outlook Meeting, held at the Warner Theatre. City leaders,…
The 38th IATO Annual Convention is going to take place from 29th September – 2nd October 2023 in Chhattrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), Maharashtra and the theme of the convention is: Inbound Tourism and Emerging sustainable trends, informed Rajiv Mehra, President, Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO). WelcomHotel by ITC Hotels Rama International will be the venue hotel and all the activities on all the three days i.e. registration for the convention, inaugural function, business sessions and evening programmes will be held at Rama International. Mehra also said that Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde have confirmed to inaugurate the inaugural function.…
flydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, announced the launch of flights to Cairo. The daily flight to Cairo’s Sphinx International Airport (SPX) starts from 28 October 2023 and will support the growing demand for travel between Cairo and Dubai. With the launch of daily flights to Cairo, the carrier will serve the Egyptian market with a total of 17 weekly flights, including the daily operations to Alexandria Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE). flydubai’s network in Africa has grown to 12 destinations with the latest addition of Cairo as well as Mombasa to its expanding network. Commenting on the launch, Hamad Obaidalla,…
