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AIRLINES
Etihad launches online UAE visa application
service in India
The statistics
published by the DGCA office unveiled that passengers carried by domestic
airlines from January to April were 16.28 million as against 13.34 million
in the corresponding period of year 2009. This made a growth of + 22.05 per
cent. The total domestic passengers carried by the scheduled airlines of
India in the month of April were 4.19 million. The figure for the month of
March was 3.90 million. The break-up for the month of April, is as follows:
Kingfisher .90 million, Jet Airways .77 million, Air India (domestic) .76
million, IndiGo .66 million, Spice Jet .53 million, Jet Lite .31 million, Go
Air .25 million and Paramount .01 million.
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Air Arabia increases services to Goa
Air Arabia
will add two additional flights on Mondays and Fridays between June 1 and
October 30 to cater to the growing seasonal demand for low-cost services to
Goa. The two additional flights will enhance the level of convenience for
travellers from the UAE to Goa. In order to offer convenient itinerary
options, the flights will depart from Sharjah at 22:25 pm and arrive in Goa
at 03:05 am, the following day. The return flights will depart from Goa on
Tuesday and Saturday at 03:45 am and arrive in Sharjah at 05:25 am the same
day.
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Global traffic falls by 2.4% in April: IATA
International Air
Transport Association (IATA) recently released the international scheduled
air traffic results for April 2010. Iceland’s volcanic ash played spoilsport
as air traffic reduced, interrupting the industry’s recovery from the global
financial crisis. Passenger demand slumped by 2.4% as a result of massive
flight cancellations centered in Europe. In comparison, international
scheduled cargo traffic recorded a modest 25.2 per cent growth in April,
compared to 28.1 per cent growth recorded in the month of March.
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ASSOCIATION
TAFI Karnataka Chapter announces
office-bearers for 2010-2012 term
At its recent AGM
in Bengaluru, TAFI Karnataka Chapter elected a new committee for the term
2010-2012. The chapter will be headed by Seeraj S Sabharwal, proprietor,
Charter Tours & Travels as the chairman. Ajay Prakash, current national
general secretary of TAFI, was present to oversee the arrangements. Over 70
members were present at the AGM.
New Team
Seeraj S Sabharwal, chairman and
proprietor, Charter Tours & Travels
Sanjay K Gupta, secretary and
director, Simran Travels
B A Amarnath, treasurer and proprietor,
Matha Air Travels
C Ramesh, committee member and director,
K P S Holidays
Yasin Sharieff, committee member and
director, Labbaik Tours & Travels
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HOTELS
JHM Interstate signs an upscale luxury resort
at Kukas, Jaipur
JHM Interstate Hotels India, a leading
international, independent hotel management company in India, has signed
agreement to open and manage Rajasthali Resorts & Studios’ first resort
project, located at Kukas, Jaipur, India. The 62-guestroom resort, to be
managed as an independently branded property, is JHM Interstate Hotels’
second managed property and will start operation by October 2010. The
property is located at the entrance to Jaipur on National Highway 8.
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MOT
MOT sanctions Rs 2,183 cr for 761 state
tourism development projects
The Ministry of Tourism
under the Central Financial Assistance scheme extended assistance to states
for development of tourism infrastructure. According to the recent data
released by the MOT, an amount of over Rs 2,183 crore has been allocated to
761 tourism projects that have been sanctioned during the last three years,
from 2007 to 2010, under the 11th five year plan.
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NTO
Pau Pyrenees and Lourdes Tourism Offices from
France appoints representative office in India
Pau Pyrenees and Lourdes regions in
France have appointed Outbound Marketing as its tourism representative
office in India. This was announced on May 28, 2010 in New Delhi at a press
conference addressed by Didier BRISSET, member of Pau CCI Board and Sanjay
Sondhi, president, Outbound Marketing. Also present on the occasion were
senior delegate members from the Pau Pyrenees and Lourdes Tourism Offices.
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Oman Tourism appoints India representative
Blue Square Consultants
has been awarded the mandate to represent Oman Tourism in the India market.
The mandate for Oman Tourism is to develop and promote the destination in
the Indian market with emphasis on the B2B and the B2C segments. Salim Bin
Adey Al-Mamari, director general of Tourism Promotion, Sultanate of
Oman said, “We have appointed BSC as our India representative and we believe
that they have credentials to promote the unique products that Oman has to
offer the discerning Indian clientele.”
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STATES
Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development
Corporation (MPSTDC) to work with private sector for
setting over 268 wayside amenities on highways
MPSTDC is working on a
project to develop 268 wayside amenities on national, state and other
highway. In the first phase, it aims to develop 25-30 projects and is open
to weigh all options to engage private sector. Presently, there are three
models being worked by the state corporation to engage with the private
sector in our endeavour to expand our chain of highway retreats under our
umbrella.
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Rs 8.81 crore sanctioned for developing
camping sites at Surajkund and Dundahera in Haryana
The state of Haryana is further making
use of the sanctioned amount of over Rs 8 crore for developing camping sites
at Surajkund and Dundahera. These sites will serve as an alternate
accommodation during the Commonwealth Games, as camping sites are being
encouraged to give a different experience to the discerning travellers. The
Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned Rs 3.61 crore for the development of
camping sites at Surajkund area and Rs 3.20 crore for development of camping
site at Dundahera to the state of Haryana.
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