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Thomas Cook India targets Middle India’s high growth

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IBNS): Thomas Cook (India) Ltd., a travel and travel related financial Services Company, has recently launched a unique group tours portfolio, ‘Romantic Getaways’, to tap into Middle India’s high growth honeymoon travel segment.

Cruise tourism in India has huge potential to generate employment and revenue, says Union shipping minister

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IBNS): A special event titled 'The Dawn of Cruise Tourism in India' was inaugurated in Mumbai on Tuesday in the presence of Union Minister for Shipping, Nitin Gadkari, and Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Rashmi Verma.

Civil Aviation minister says tax rate on economy class passenger tickets has come down from six to five per cent

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): Under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, the applicable tax rate on passenger tickets for economy class has been reduced from 6 per cent to 5 per cent (non-creditable for goods).

Minister Jayant Sinha informs Rajya Sabha about AAI's airport development and modernisation activities

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is developing Guwahati Airport as an inter-regional hub, while Agartala, Dibrugarh and Imphal airports are being developed as intra-regional hubs in the North eastern region.

Dubai records 10.6 pct increase in tourist volumes

Dubai, UAE, July 31 (IBNS): A record total of 8.06 million international overnight tourists arrived in Dubai during the first six months of 2017, reflecting a stellar 10.6 per cent increase over the same period last year.

Jet Airways announces fixed, one-stop return fares for travel to Amsterdam, Paris

Mumbai, July 29 (IBNS): Jet Airways, an airline, on Saturday announced special fares for its services to Amsterdam and Paris for guests travelling to Europe from across its domestic network.

SriLankan Airlines global network expands to highest number of destinations

Colombo, July 21 (IBNS): SriLankan Airlines on Friday said it recorded an exciting milestone last Sunday as it launched a new four-times-a-week service to Coimbatore.

Ban on passengers carrying laptops on US bound flights from certain countries ends

Dubai, Jul 20 (IBNS): United States ended the ban on passengers carrying laptops on-board US bound flights from certain airports in the Middle East and North Africa, according to media reports.

East-India Travel Award 2017 ceremonial function to be held on July 26 in Guwahati

Guwahati, July 19 (IBNS) : Tourism and hospitality professionals from East India will soon gather under one roof to recognise and honour the best talents from the industry at the East-India Travel Awards 2017.

South African Tourism targets Kolkata's HNI market as growth area

Kolkata, Jul 19 (IBNS): Kolkata is the only city where she was asked about South African literature, about major art galleries and museums, on her multi-city tour in India, said Hanneli Slabber, Country Manager India, South African Tourism, at a recent meeting in Kolkata.

OYO announces Monsoon offers across Punjab

New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): OYO, India’s largest hospitality company, has launched a special monsoon offer for people travelling to Ludhiana, Amritsar and Jalandhar.

Enjoy NYC's open spaces during the Citi Summer Streets Festival in August

New York, Jul 18 (IBNS): Every year, in summer, New York CIty (NYC) holds an annual celebration that throws open its public spaces, namely the streets, for people to play, run, walk and bike.

SpiceJet to operate daily direct flight on Hyderabad-Pondicherry-Hyderabad UDAN route

Gurgaon, Jul 18 (IBNS):Effective August 16, 2017, Spice Jet will operate a daily direct flight on the UDAN route of Hyderabad-Pondicherry-Hyderabad, according to media reports on Tuesday.

Rambagh Palace rated among world's best hotel

Kolkata / Mumbai, July 17 (IBNS): Rambagh Palace, Jaipur has been ranked amongst the top 50 in ‘The Top 100 Hotels in the World’ by Travel + Leisure 2017.

Parks connect us with their heritage, teach us the need to protect them for future, says Parks Canada

Ottawa, Jul 15 (IBNS): Parks Day is being celebrated in Canada on Jul 15 and offers a great opportunity for all to discover Canada's natural beauty and connect with their heritage, Parks Canada said.