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AIRLINES
Nasair launches India operation
Saudi-based
low-cost carrier, Nasair has launched India operations with four weekly
flights to Mumbai from April onwards. It will gradually expand operations to
Kochi, Kozhikode and Delhi in the coming months. Nasair is offering a
special fare to celebrate the Mumbai launch with prices starting from $66.6.
It will fly Riyadh to Mumbai on Saturdays, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays, while on return, the carrier will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
Fridays and Sundays.
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Dragonair reinstates daily flights to
Bengaluru
After cutting its
flights to four-a-week in January 2009, Drangon Air, a member of the Cathay
Pacific group, reinstated daily flights between Honk Kong and Bengaluru from
last month. This is the only route in India where Dragon Air has operations.
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AIRPORT
Mumbai airport opens new domestic terminal 1C
On April 17 Mumbai
International Airport Ltd. (MIAL) unveiled the new domestic passenger
terminal 1C at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) in
Mumbai. The terminal has six new passenger boarding bridges and offers
seamless connectivity between terminals 1A and 1B. Spread over 2,97,194 sq.
ft. across three levels, Terminal 1C will increase the passenger handling
capacity of the domestic terminals while enhancing the overall passenger
comfort and convenience.
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ASSOCIATION
ESOI to conduct 4th workshop on ecotourism in
Bhopal on April 30- May 1
In pursuit of its
objective of ‘Conserving Nature for future generations’, The Ecotourism
Society of India (ESOI) has announced its fourth workshop on “Environmental
Law & Responsible Tourism” on April 30-May 1, 2010 at Hotel Jehan Numa
Place, Bhopal. During the two-day workshop, ESOI will discuss major issues
related to wildlife and architectural norms. For the same, ESOI will bring
in architects and lawyers to speak about eco-friendly architecture as well
as environmental law.
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HOTEL
Lalit K Panwar takes charge as CMD of ITDC
Lalit K Panwar,
an IAS officer of the 1979 batch, has been appointed chairman and managing
director (CMD) of Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC). He brings
forth rich experience in tourism and hospitality industry. Prior to taking
over, he was the principal secretary, education, Rajasthan. Panwar has been
instrumental in launch of many innovative tourism products like the luxury
train Palace on Wheels, Heritage Hotels and much more. Making optimum use of
his experience, Panwar now wishes to make ITDC into a premier hospitality
organisation.
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The Oberioi, Mumbai to reopen on April 24
after renovation and restoration
The Oberoi
Group’s luxury hotel located at Marine Drive, The Oberoi, Mumbai will be
reopening its doors after extensive renovation and restoration on April 24,
2010. The property has been transformed into a swanky and next generation
hotels, offering a contemporary, luxurious ambience. Its 287 spacious
guestrooms and suites have been elegantly-appointed with the latest
technology. Its dining options including three restaurants, a lounge and a
bar have been tastefully redesigned.
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Premier Inn acquires India Joint Venture
Whitbread PLC confirms that Premier Inn
has completed the acquisition of the 50.1 per cent stake it did not already
own in its joint venture with real estate developer Emaar-MGF. The joint
venture was created in June 2007 to develop Premier Inn in the emerging
Indian business hotel market. After two and a half years the joint venture
has already opened its first hotel in Bangalore and has two further hotels
under development in Delhi and Pune. Premier Inn will continue to operate
the existing hotel and take forward the development of new properties
independently.
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MOT
MOT to press MHA to lower fee on
visa-on-arrival
The Ministry of Tourism will take
instance of higher fee on tourists’ visa-on-arrival with the Ministry of
Home Affairs, as the visa-on-arrival scheme launched by the ministry of home
affairs on a pilot basis in the month of January for five strategic source
markets has started becoming popular with the inbound travellers in these
countries. In the first three months since its launch, 1793 visas have been
issued. During this period, visas issued were highest for Singapore in
February (281), Finland in March (259), New Zealand in February (181),
Luxembourg in March (6) and Japan in March (119).
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STATE
Uttarakhand Tourism & RTDC sign MoU to
mutually promote tourism
Uttarakhand has
signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Rajasthan Tourism
Development Corporation (RTDC) to sell each other's tourism products and
ensure the visits of foreign and domestic travellers in both states all the
year round. The MoU was signed by Rakesh Sharma, principal secretary,
Tourism, Government of Uttarakhand & CEO, Uttarakhand Tourism Development
Board (UTDB) and Manjit Singh, chairman & managing director, RTDC in Jaipur.
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Jharkhand to set up 10 resorts near key water
bodies
The Jharkhand tourism has
laid out an elaborate plan to attract large numbers of inbound visitors by
creating a blend of luxury near its key water bodies. Barely a few
kilometers from the capital city Ranchi, Jharkhand has been blessed with
numerous water bodies that are the best in the world. While the overall aim
of gradually building resorts near all key water bodies, Jharkhand has
Initially decided to develop 10 such resorts at key locations at an expense
of about 2-2.5 crore on each project.
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TECHNOLOGY
TripAdvisor join hands with Yatra.com
TripAdvisor and Yatra.com have formed an
alliance, which will see content collaboration in the Indian online travel
space. The alliance will allow Yatra.com clients access to the unbiased
hotel reviews posted by travellers on TripAdvisor, including those posted on
its India website. This will enable them to make the best possible choice of
hotels based on their needs.
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