As more and more women are travelling solo and in groups of their own, Kerala Tourism has decided to launch a mobile application listing women-friendly tourism packages, women tourist operators and guides, as well as suitable amenities, to make the visit to the state more pleasant and hassle-free for women travellers. The State Responsible Tourism Mission (RT Mission), the nodal agency for implementing the ‘Women-Friendly Tourism’ project, has been asked to prepare the content of the app, which will have all location-specific information and images including the socio-cultural features of various places of Kerala, the tourism department said. In a…
Author: Prasenjit Chakraborty
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) has revealed the preliminary results of ‘Get More’, its brand-new digital-first campaign to position the Emirate as an attractive summer destination for domestic and international travellers. Launched in April and running until the end of September 2023, ‘Get More’ has already seen exceptional results at the start of summer, especially in key markets India, Kazakhstan, Germany and KSA. Exceeding industry benchmarks, the summer campaign has generated more than 336 million impressions and seen high engagement with 1.2 million clicks to date as well as above 85% Video Completion Rates (VCR) in KSA and…
In the last decade, there has been a significant improvement in infrastructure development in India and the number of 5-star hotels in the country has grown by 3 fold. In addition, India is hosting the G-20 summits in a grand way, will also encourage many global players to consider India as a great destination for MICE, says Shylender Jindal, Founding Chairman & CEO, Skil Travel, while speaking with Prasenjit Chakraborty. Q.1. Brief us about your journey. It’s started with a passion to give people the best in travel services. 20 years ago I was fearless and committed to give the…
Aviation safety regulator DGCA has granted permission to IndiGo to operate its flight services to Nairobi in Kenya, a DGCA official said. This would be the Gurugram-based airline’s first foray into the vast African region. IndiGo had in February this year announced its plans to launch air services to Nairobi, Jakarta and some Central Asian countries as part of its international expansion plans amid increasing competition due to a rejuvenated Air India under Tata Group. “IndiGo operations to Nairobi with effect from July 24 has been approved,” the official said. Early this month, the airline said it will connect Nairobi…
According to a report in The ET, the government said airfares have dropped significantly on peak routes this week and ruled out capping fares, saying such a move will distort competition and hurt the benefit that competition provides. A civil aviation ministry official said the ministry’s intervention has resulted in a decrease in airfares by almost 60% over the last one week. Also, the Director general of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is not empowered with the economic regulation of civil aviation and air transport, the official said. Airfares skyrocketed in the country in the busy summer season with passenger demand outstripping…
Airfares in key markets in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East rose sharply even as airport charges have remained steady since the pandemic. A study conducted by Airports Council International Asia-Pacific in collaboration with Flare Aviation Consulting on airfare trends in the region found highest airfare increase was in India (41 per cent), followed by the United Arab Emirates (34 per cent), Singapore (30 per cent) and Australia (23 per cent). The study found domestic airfares have continued to increase in several of these markets, including India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Japan in the first quarter of 2023 and…
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), completed major re-carpeting project for its secondary runway – Runway 14/32. With meticulous planning , CSMIA has successfully achieved this crucial infrastructure enhancement as per schedule. This is a step forward in enhancing operational efficiency and maintaining the highest safety standards for air travel. CSMIA operates one of the busiest single-crossover runways in the world with an average of 950 flights. Thus, making it imperative that the runways are kept in optimal conditions to maintain continuous and safe aircraft operations during landing and take-off. The recarpeting initiative, which commenced on December 9, 2022, has…
In order to target the high potential regional market of India, and cater to the evolving digital savvy language segments, SOTC Travel, a leading omnichannel Travel and Tourism company launched its website in three regional languages – Hindi, Gujarati and Tamil, in addition to English. This initiative enables the company to enhance its regional connect by offering customers their language of choice as a content interface for its range of products and services. The company’s recent India Holiday Report – May 2023, indicates that 60% of its customers from India’s tier 2-3 markets are displaying significant travel desire. Strong travel…
BLS International has been awarded a contract to provide visa and legalisation services in Senegal beginning in July 2023. Under the contract, BLS International will provide services for visas and legalizations in six major countries under the jurisdiction of the Italian Embassy in Dakar that are Senegal, The Gambia, Cabo Verde, the Republic of Guinea, Guinea Bissau, and Mali. With this development, BLS International has expanded its presence in Africa and nearby regions. The agreement covers a wide range of services, including the collection and processing of visa applications, document legalization. BLS International will ensure a seamless and hassle-free experience…
The Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) is renovating 10 of its hotels, in an effort to give a new lease of life to its properties facing stiff competition from private hotels. The Corporation will also be giving 34 hotels and motels to private players under the operation and management (O&M) model A strategy has been chalked out by the Corporation to make its properties attractive and on par with the private hotels, which have outshined them in due course of time. “We have a total of 74 properties, out of which we are renovating 10 hotels, which will be run…
