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AIRLINES
'flydubai' to start services on Dubai-Lucknow
route
In a bid to tap
the expatriate traffic from India to the Gulf, flydubai, Dubai’s low cost
carrier, has announced the launch of its maiden flight to India. Beginning
June 2, the airline will connect Dubai to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. It would
operate thrice a week with one-way fare (including all taxes and one piece
of hand luggage) for travel between Lucknow and Dubai being Rs 6,300.
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ASSOCIATION
IATO's annual convention to be held from Sept
2-5
The Indian
Association of Tour Operators’ (IATO) annual convention would be held from
September 2-5. The venue and the chairman for the Convention Committee are
yet to be decided. IATO’s executive committee has also recently visited
Maharashtra and explored option of holding the convention in the state,
however, Vijay Thakur, president, IATO confirmed that the association is yet
to decide on the venue.
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MOT
India registers positive growth of 1.7% in FTAs in April
Despite closure
of airspace for more than a week in Europe due to volcanic eruption in
Iceland, India registered a positive growth of 1.7 per cent in Foreign
Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in April 2010. FTAs during the month of April 2010
were 3.54 lakh as compared to 3.48 lakh during the month of April
2009. Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) in US$ terms during the month of April
2010 were US$ 1013 million as compared to FEE of US$ 811 million during the
month of April 2009.
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NTO
Macau Tourism to hold mini-mart for agents in
Mumbai and Delhi
The Macau Government
Tourist Office (MGTO) is holding a mini-mart for travel agents in Mumbai and
Delhi. The mini-mart is being held on May 18 and Mumbai and May 20 at
Delhi. At the mini-mart, agents will be able to interact with the Macau
trade and explore opportunities of enhancing business in the MICE segment.
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RAILWAYS
IRCTC launches train tour package to Kashmir
Indian Railway
Catering and Tourism Corporation, a Public Sector Undertaking under the
Ministry of Railways, launched a train tour package to Kashmir on 7 May. In
this endeavour, IRCTC office in Mumbai has launched an exclusive 7 night and
8 days package to Kashmir at a price of Rs 13,799 per person. This
comprehensive tour package will start from Mumbai on the 17th of May, 2010
and includes confirmed train ticket, hotel accommodation, stay in house
boat, meals, and sight seeing.
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VISA
Cabinet committee on external affairs
approves 'Immigration, Visa and Foreigner's Registration & Tracking' project
to strengthen security
The cabinet committee on economic affairs
approved modernisation and up gradation of immigration services as one of
the mission mode projects (MMP) to be undertaken by the ministry of home
affairs. The core objective of this MMP titled, ‘Immigration, Visa and
Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT)’ project is to develop and
implement a secure and integrated service delivery framework that
facilitates legitimate travellers while strengthening security.
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