Denmark to resume air traffic with UAE starting from Sunday
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:26 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Denmark will resume incoming flights from the United Arab Emirates starting from February 7, the Arab country's embassy said on Saturday.
Hotel business regaining momentum but long way from where we left in 2019: ITC Hotels' Nakul Anand
Jan 28, 2021, at 02:21 am
Tourism and the hotel industry were the worst affected sectors due to Covid-19. While the infections are steadily declining in India, and people are getting back close to their normal lives, ITC board of Hotels executive director, Nakul Anand narrates how his company survived the pandemic and what's to look forward, at Ek Mulakat Vishesh organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh reports
Etihad Airways updates travel rules for passengers departing UK
Dec 22, 2020, at 11:30 pm
Abu Dhabi/IBNS: Following an announcement by the National Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, effective 24 December 2020, Etihad Airways requires all guests flying from the United Kingdom to present a negative PCR test within 72 hours validity of their flight departure time.
Airlines can fly 80 per cent passengers of pre-Covid levels in domestic flights
Dec 04, 2020, at 08:08 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Airlines in the country can board up to 80 per cent of their pre-Covid capacity on domestic flights-- from 70 per cent now-- in their domestic flights.
Jammu and Kashmir: Two-day Autumn Festival in Pahalgam concludes
Oct 19, 2020, at 10:37 pm
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department organized a two-day Autumn Festival in Pahalgam ended on Sunday.
Heads of UNWTO and OECD press for coordinated action to restart tourism and save livelihoods
Oct 08, 2020, at 03:18 am
Madrid/IBNS: The pandemic crisis has undoubtedly devastated the tourism economy but it has also created an opportunity to rethink tourism development.
IndiGo operated 50,000 flights during COVID-19 lockdown
Sep 12, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Mumbai/UNI: IndiGo airlines, marked the completion of 50,000 flights since the lockdown began in March on Saturday, the company said in a statement.
Etihad Airways keeps guests protected with global COVID-19 insurance
Sep 07, 2020, at 10:01 pm
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is introducing COVID-19 global wellness insurance cover as part of Etihad Wellness, the airlines new health and hygiene programme.
DGCA extends ban on international flights till Sept 30
Aug 31, 2020, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday extended the ban on international flights, barring exceptions mentioned by the government, till September 30.
Flight operations from Kolkata to remain suspended on complete lockdown days
Jul 30, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Flight operations at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport will remain suspended on complete anti-Covid-19 lockdown days, announced by the West Bengal government.
Over 8,000 foreigners leave Nepal since March amid nationwide lockdown: immigration dept
Jul 29, 2020, at 05:35 pm
Kathmandu/Xinhua: Over 15,000 people including 8,004 foreigners have left Nepal by air since Nepal enforced a nationwide lockdown on March 24, Nepal's Department of Immigration said.
SpiceJet to operate scheduled flights to the UAE from July 12 to 26
Jul 11, 2020, at 11:27 pm
Gurugram: SpiceJet, the country’s favourite airline and the biggest air cargo operator, will operate flights from across four stations in India to Ras Al-Khaimah (Dubai) between 12th and 26th July, 2020 for eligible ‘Identity and Citizenship (ICA) approved UAE residents’.
Private Travelling: How It Is the Need of The Hour?
Jun 30, 2020, at 07:17 pm
The outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic set into motion several changes in our lives. Social distancing and lockdown altered our daily routines. While the lockdown is lifted, social distancing will continue to be the norm until a definite cure for the virus is discovered. As the illness gets contracted with coming in touch with infected people or surfaces, it is vital to take all safety precautions. While travelling, you must continue to follow distancing as a norm. The day to day travelling, involving going to the airport should not be made using public transport. There are car rental services providing airport drop Bangalore option with the self-driving alternative.
India keeps all international passenger flights suspended till Jul 15
Jun 26, 2020, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Friday extended the suspension of all international passenger flights till Jul 15 in a bid to curb the spread of the pandemic Covid-19.
Etihad Airways partners with Medicus AI to launch Covid-19 risk assessment tool
Jun 22, 2020, at 09:16 pm
Abu Dhabi/IBNS: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is partnering with Austrian-based healthcare technology company Medicus AI to launch a Covid-19 risk-assessment tool that will empower guests to make informed decisions about travelling.
Hospitality in the time of a pandemic
Jun 09, 2020, at 12:25 pm
Amid the Covid-19 scare and continued lockdown, travel and tourism is the industry hardest hit across the globe. Young journalists from USA's University of Missouri and India Blooms News Service report on the crisis in the hospitality sector from two sides of the world
World slowly starts travelling again: UN Tourism Organization
Jun 02, 2020, at 09:15 am
New York/IBNS: After months of lockdowns, countries are cautiously starting to ease travel restrictions put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19, according to research published Monday by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, stressed "the need for vigilance, responsibility and international cooperation as the world slowly opens up again."
Japan's tourist attractions receive QR codes to track visitors with COVID-19 - reports
May 30, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik/UNI: City attractions in Japan's Osaka have introduced a new tracking system for people with the coronavirus disease using a QR code, the NHK broadcaster reported.
World Tourism comes to a halt as 100% of countries impose travel restrictions
May 11, 2020, at 12:30 pm
Madrid: COVID-19 has placed the whole world on lockdown, with new research from the World Tourism Organization showing that 100% of global destinations continue to have restrictions on travel in place, and 72% have completely closed their borders to international tourism.
Learn six Indonesian dances from home in quarantine times
May 04, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Jakarta/Bali/IBNS: Even being in quarantine to combat the deadly Covid-19, millions of people can certainly learn six types of Indonesian dances staying indoors.
Indian tourism body appeals for state specific tourism revival packages, tax benefits
May 02, 2020, at 01:46 pm
Delhi/IBNS: Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) has come up with some pertinent data that reveals the dire situation facing the sector owing to to the Covid-19 crisis and requested the chief ministers to come up with state-specific tourism recovery packages.
Etihad Airways to distribute Ramadan boxes to those affected by Covid-19
May 01, 2020, at 01:01 pm
Abu Dhabi/IBNS: Etihad Airways has launched the Etihad Ramadan Box initiative to bring Iftar meals to homes across the UAE.
Turkish Airlines extends suspension of all flights over COVID-19 concerns
Apr 29, 2020, at 01:16 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) on Tuesday announced that it extended the suspension of all its domestic and international flights until May 28 over COVID-19 concerns.
Vistara offers customer flexibility of picking alternate date of travel
Apr 20, 2020, at 08:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Airline Vistara has offered its customers the flexibility of picking an alternate date of travel as the country is going through an anti-COVID-19 lockdown.
Tough times for tourism, but UN travel organization predicts holiday traffic will return
Apr 18, 2020, at 10:49 am
New York/IBNS: Tourism may have been brought to a near-standstill by COVID-19, but the industry – which accounts for 10 per cent of global GDP – finds itself in a unique position to help put the global economy back on its feet, once the pandemic has passed.
GoAir announces measures to protect staff and flyers as it prepares to resume flights from May 4
Apr 15, 2020, at 06:40 pm
New Delhi: Indian private carrier GoAir has announced a slew of measures to protect its staff, crew, and passengers in preparation for a phase-wise commencement of flights from May 4.
British Airways special flight to touch down at Kolkata airport after 11 years
Apr 13, 2020, at 04:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Eleven years after ceasing direct flight operations between Kolkata and London's Heathrow airport, a special evacuation flight of the United Kingdom (UK)'s flag carrier airline, British Airways, will touch down at Netaji Subhas Chandra International (NSCBI-CCU) airport here on next Sunday (Apr 19) to transit UK nationals stranded in West Bengal and its neighbouring states due to the nationwide Coronavirus lockdown, officials said.
IndiGo operates relief flight from Delhi to Jodhpur
Mar 29, 2020, at 05:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In-line with its commitment to provide support to the nation in the current scenario, IndiGo operated a relief flight from Delhi to Jodhpur on Mar 29, 2020.
Amid lockdown over COVID-19, SpiceJet offers to fly migrant workers from Delhi, Mumbai to Bihar
Mar 28, 2020, at 12:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the nationwide lockdown called by the government to stop the spread of COVID-19, airline SpiceJet has offered to fly migrant workers from Delhi and Mumbai to the eastern state of Bihar, media reports said.
Turkey suspends air travel with other countries over coronavirus
Mar 28, 2020, at 11:45 am
Ankara/Sputnik/UNI: Turkey is suspending air travel with other countries amid the COVID-19 epidemic, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday.