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SriLankan Airlines thanks India for reviewing travel advisory

Jun 18, 2019, at 12:54 pm

Colombo, Jun 18 (IBNS): Weeks after the Easter Sunday attack, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) have now issued a statement to say the Sri Lanka is getting back to normalcy, prompting SriLankan Airlines to thank India. 

Chardham Yatra: Kedarnath opens doors to public

May 09, 2019, at 12:34 pm

Kedarnath, May 9 (UNI): The holy portals of the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district were thrown open for the public on Thursday.

IndiGo to increase flights from Mumbai, Delhi

Apr 16, 2019, at 07:29 pm

New Delhi, Apr 16 (UNI): Private airline IndiGo on Tuesday decided to enhance its connectivity to and from Mumbai and the national capital in order to make it easier for customers to find affordable fares during the busy season.

India becomes 2nd highest source market for tourism to the Sultanate of Oman, with an increase of 12.37% in tourist arrivals

Feb 25, 2019, at 04:13 pm

Mumbai, Feb 25 (IBNS): The Sultanate of Oman has recorded a 12.37% growth in Indian tourist arrivals with 357,147 travellers visiting the country from January to December 2018 vis-à-vis 317,844 in 2017 making India the second highest source market for Oman.

India tops Travelport’s global ranking of digital travelers

Nov 20, 2018, at 04:55 pm

Kolkata / New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Travelers in India are increasingly using digital technology and platforms such as voice search, digital payments, e-tickets, social media etc to plan, manage and enhance their travel experiences.  

Etihad Airways celebrates Diwali with guests travelling to India

Nov 05, 2018, at 07:29 pm

Ahmedabad, Nov 5 (IBNS): This Diwali, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, welcomed its guests travelling to India with various celebrations to mark the week-long festive season. Guests travelling from Abu Dhabi to Ahmedabad were presented with specially designed boarding passes to mark the festival.

Air Italy announces India entry with direct flights from New Delhi and Mumbai to Milan this year

Oct 29, 2018, at 04:43 pm

Kolkata / Mumbai, Oct 29 (IBNS): Air Italy on Monday announced its entry into the Indian market, offering services from New Delhi and Mumbai to Milan effective December 7th and December 14th, 2018 respectively. Connecting Italy to two of the main business destinations in Asia, India will be the 4th international addition to the Air Italy network after the successful launch of its operations to New York (JFK), Miami (MIA) and Bangkok (BKK) from its new hub in Milan-Malpensa (MXP). 

Jet Airways launches new offers to celebrate India's Asia Cup win in Dubai

Sep 29, 2018, at 12:21 pm

Mumbai, Sept 29 (IBNS): Celebrating the India men's cricket team's Asia Cup win in Dubai on Friday, Jet Airways is offering seven lucky passengers a free upgrade to Premiere and another seven passenegers a 50 percent discount on Economy tickets to destinations within India and on select international routes, an official release said.

Jet Airways enhances Fare Choices for economy passengers on its domestic network

Sep 19, 2018, at 01:09 pm

Mumbai, Sept 19 (IBNS): Two years after the introduction of Fare Choices, Jet Airways has announced further enhancements, an official release stated.

Top 10 Most Beautiful Travel Hotspots in India

Sep 11, 2018, at 12:56 am

India is a place of great beauty. If you were to list every beautiful spot in the country it would take you many years of writing to do the subject justice.

Emirates revamps its premium offering in First and Business Class

Aug 10, 2018, at 06:57 pm

Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS): Airlines major Emirates has refreshed its premium offering with new luxury products in First and Business Class for a more comfortable travel experience.

Jet Airways to connect Mumbai and Manchester with non-stop service from November 2018

May 18, 2018, at 05:49 pm

Mumbai, May 18 (IBNS): Indian airline company Jet Airways has announced on Friday that beginning Nov 5, 2018, it will launch its first non-stop service between Mumbai and Manchester, thus further strengthening its connect to the United Kingdom (UK).

Jet Airways and Aeromexico connect India and Mexico

Apr 24, 2018, at 04:28 am

Mumbai, Apr 23 (IBNS): Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline and AeroMexico, Mexico’s global airline, will enable codeshare sales effective on Monday for travel commencing May 1, 2018 between Delhi and Mumbai in India and Mexico City via the Heathrow Airport in London.

Jet Airways to celebrate King's Day in Amsterdam, announces new offers

Apr 04, 2018, at 04:56 pm

Mumbai, Apr 04 (IBNS): Jet Airways along with its codeshare partners, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, announced new offers on its direct flights, facilitating passengers with substantial savings on bookings for travel to Amsterdam from Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai.

Catherine Zeta-Jones-Michael Douglas reveal their Taj Mahal love in India

Dec 22, 2017, at 05:34 pm

Agra, Dec 22 (IBNS): Hollywood couple Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas visited seventh wonder of the world, Taj Mahal, as they are on India visit this Christmas.

TripShelf partners with Abu Dhabi to promote tourism

Oct 11, 2017, at 06:39 pm

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IBNS): TripShelf on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with Abu Dhabi to encourage outbound tourism in the city, an official release stated.

Israel Ministry of Tourism conducts six-city roadshow in India

Aug 25, 2017, at 12:30 am

Kolkata, Aug 24 (IBNS): In continuation of its plan to increase the number of Indian arrivals to the country, the Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT), conducted their second roadshow for 2017 in India.

India emerges among high growth tourist markets for Vienna

Aug 23, 2017, at 01:16 am

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): The Austrian capital recorded almost 7 million visitor bednights--an all-time new high for Vienna--between January-June 2017 – 4.2% more than for the same period the previous year.

India becomes top source market for Sri Lanka

Jul 07, 2017, at 04:00 am

Kolkata, July 6 (IBNS): Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organised a travel-trade interaction in Kolkata on Thursday.

Mahesh Sharma launches implementation of ‘National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India’

Jun 18, 2017, at 06:59 pm

Mathura, June 18 (IBNS): Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent charge) for Culture & Tourism launched the implementation of the ‘'National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India' at Goverdhan Block, Mathura District, Uttar Pradesh in a day long, Block level mega talent hunt programme (Sanskritik Pratibha Khoj Samaroh) on Saturday.

India issues travel advisory for Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims

Jun 07, 2017, at 11:16 pm

New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS): The Indian government has issued advisory for those nationals who will be travelling to Kailash Mansarovar through Nepal in the upcoming days.

Cabinet approves signing of MoU between India and Kyrgystan for cooperation in tourism

Dec 15, 2016, at 03:07 am

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Tourism, Government of the Republic of India and Ministry of Cultural, Information & Tourism of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic for strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism.

Destination Germany continues to witness stable growth from India

Dec 01, 2016, at 02:50 am

Kolkata, Nov 30 (IBNS): The German National Tourist Office, India (GNTO) successfully concluded the 3rd of its 4 city roadshow in Kolkata. The event witnessed great interest from the travel trade in the city and saw the participation of 8 German partners.

MTDC to assist JICA team for the Ajanta Ellora conservation

Nov 08, 2016, at 08:11 pm

Mumbai, Nov 8 (IBNS): Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) is set to assist the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) team for the Ajanta Ellora conservation and Tourism Development Project Phase II.

Jet Airways enhances connectivity between India and SAARC

Oct 19, 2016, at 12:50 am

Mumbai, Oct 18 (IBNS): Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, is set to enhance connectivity between India and SAARC as well as Gulf.

Andhra Pradesh attracts 9.78 Cr tourists in the first 8 months in 2016

Oct 10, 2016, at 07:28 pm

Vijayawada, Oct 10 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh, which is blessed with some of the most spectacular tourist destinations in the country, has registered a 20 percent growth in tourist arrivals in the first 8 months of 2016 over the corresponding period last year, an official release stated.

Secretary tourism visits China to attract Chinese investment in Indian tourism sector

Aug 28, 2016, at 08:18 pm

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): In a bid to attract Chinese investment in India's Tourism sector, Vinod Zutshi, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism visited Shanghai on Saturday.

Tourist flow between India and America on record high, more air connectivity needed : US Ambssador

Jun 29, 2016, at 11:26 pm

New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS) Stressing that tourism could be a key economic driver for India, US Ambassador Richar R Verma on Wednesday called for increasing air connectivity and improvement of infrastructure.

Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to India-Maldives' MoU on tourism

May 26, 2016, at 01:10 am

New Delhi, May 25 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday granted ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and the Ministry of Tourism, Government of Maldives for strengthening cooperation in the field of tourism.

Government enables E-Tourist Visa facility

May 22, 2016, at 06:59 pm

New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): The Ministry of Tourism has been working very closely with Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of External Affairs for easing of the Visa Regime in the country over a period of time.