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No airport development fee for Delhi and Mumbai: Supreme Court

    

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Pilots' strike cancels 80 Air India flights
   

   

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India recorded 15% growth in international visitor arrivals in Feb: PATA
   

   

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InterContinental Hotels Group to open third global sales India office in Bengaluru by May
   

    

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Royal Orchid Hotels launches the 108-room Royal Orchid Central in Shimoga, Karnataka 

   

    

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Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister promises to support conservation initiatives in the state
   

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No airport development fee for Delhi and Mumbai: Supreme Court
  
 Travel agents and travellers have welcomed the decision of Supreme Court order stopping the collection of airport development fees. The court had asked the operator of Mumbai airport not to levy passengers a fee till the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority passes an order. Spokesperson from the airport said the levy had been approved by the civil aviation ministry before the regulator was set up.Operators however are concerned about the cash flows while air travellers can fly cheaper with this latest move.
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 Pilots' strike cancels 80 Air India flights
 
 About 650 Air India pilots out of the total 1500 are on strike since April 26 midnight. AI has banned the union and has dismissed six pilots. However AI has appointed an expert committee to look into the wage disparity and other issues raised post the merger of AI and Indian Airlines(IA). According to AI spokesperson 1600 pilots take away Rs 800 crore as salary out of AI's total wage bill of Rs 3000 crore. AI services were disrupted on several routes while a few private carriers have raised fare on the metro routes upto 60 per cent. Union leaders wanted to know why AI's 32 profitable routes were given to private carriers and keen on seeing AI's turn around plan.
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ASSOCIATION


India recorded 15% growth in international visitor arrivals in Feb: PATA
 
 According to Pacific Asia Travel Association, international visitor arrivals into Asia and the Pacific for the month of February 2011 grew by 5 per cent year-on-year. South Asia recorded the strongest arrivals growth with a gain of 15 per cent. Two ICC World Cup Hosting destinations India and Sri Lanka, recorded the fastest arrivals growth of 15 per cent for the month.
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HOTELS


InterContinental Hotels Group to open third global sales India office in Bengaluru by May
 
 In line with the bullish sentiments of the Indian market, after having established two global sales offices in Delhi and Mumbai, the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is all set to open third such office in Bengaluru. The Indian market is one of the fastest growing economy in Asia, which all the leading hotel chains have on their strategic expansion roadmap. IHG also gives great importance to the Indian market and is keen on building further its leadership position in India. India is the second most important emerging market for IHG in Asia. The group has 45 properties presently in the pipeline. These all properties will be operational by 2015-16.
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Royal Orchid Hotels launches the 108-room Royal Orchid Central in Shimoga, Karnataka
 
 Expanding its footprint in tier II and tier III cities, leading hospitality chain, Royal Orchid Hotels has announced the launch of Royal Orchid Central in Karnataka’s ‘rice bowl’ Shimoga. Presently, the group operates nine hotels in Karnataka. The hotel provides premium accommodation and state of the art facilities like business centre, foreign exchange and top-of-the-line recreation facilities among others, and has 108 elegantly decorated rooms equipped with the most modern and contemporary amenities.
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STATES

 
 Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister promises to support conservation initiatives in the state
 
 At the recent workshop, the sixth in the series for Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI), Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir vouched to support all conservation initiatives in the state. Jammu and Kashmir holds a rich repository of pristine freshwater systems, and unique flora and fauna. He said that the State government is fully supportive of conservation initiatives like the workshop arranged by Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI) in partnership with WWF-India and the support of Jammu and Kashmir Tourism and the PATA India Chapter, which will eventually benefit the state in the long run.
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