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Emirates will operate its A380 aircraft to and from Amman between 01 June and 26 October 2019, in response to increased demand for travel during the summer period. This adjustment will see the airline operate one of its three daily flights on the route (EK 903/904) with its flagship A380. This will be the first time that Emirates will operate a scheduled A380 service to Amman, following the historic one-off A380 flight operated in September 2016. “Jordan has been a strategically important market in this region for Emirates for a long time. The upgrade to an A380 service to Amman ... Read more

The South Asian Tourism and Travel Exhibition (SATTE) witnessed a huge footfall, which was marked by 1,000 exhibitors and representation from over 50 countries and 90 cities from across India. In its 26th edition, the three-day event bagged an excellent response with market leaders increasing their stand size followed by participation from the cross section of global and Indian travel and tourism markets. The expo was inaugurated by Chief Guest Dr Mahesh Sharma, Union Minister for State for Culture (I/C), Government of India, along with key dignitaries: John Amaratunga, Minister of Tourism Development, Christian Affairs and Wildlife, Government of Sri Lanka; YB ... Read more

Ranoh Island, Batam Indonesian Tourism has identified Singapore as a tourism hub for the year 2019, as it seeks to benefit from 7,200 flights a week from and through the island state. It was revealed by Arief Yahya, the Tourism Minister. “I am saying that it is easier to fish in the neighbor’s pond that has already has a lot of fish. There are 11 million potential tourists, who we can encourage to come to Indonesia,” said Arief in Jakarta on Thursday. The initiative is stated in the Tourism Ministry’s program as part of the effort to achieve the targeted ... Read more

Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran has promised to consider the Kadamakudy tourism project in the next tourism working group meeting. He was talking to the media after visiting Pizhala, a part of Kadamakudy on Thursday, to review the proposed project. “Kadamakkudy has immense potential to attract tourists. The visitors from abroad like to experience the life in these islands.  Kadamakkudy can be developed as a prime tourism destination in the state,” said the Tourism Minister. Kadamakudy tourism project propose to development of tourism activities, connecting 14 islands. The Tourism Department has prepared a master plan for the project similar to the ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: Tickety Boo Training Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS) has invited applications for its MBA in Travel and Tourism. The course is affiliated to University of Kerala and approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) The two year full-time MBA (Travel & Tourism) equip the students with management skills and professionalism to suit the requirements of tourism industry and the service sector. The programme consists of four semesters of six months each, spread across two years. The course integrates an academic knowledge of management studies with its applications in the travel, tourism and hospitality ... Read more

Happy news for the residents of Croydon in Greater London! An authentic Ayurvedic Medical Center is opening at 505 London Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 6AR on 20th January 21018. Bernadette Khan, Croydon City Mayor, will inaugurate Ayurmedics. Ayurmedics, the authentic Ayurvedic center, is promoted by Vinod C S and Venkulam Rajan, both from Kerala, the southern state of India. Vinod and Rajan have been in the healthcare and wellness industry for more than two decades. “The doctors and therapists are from Kerala, who have prior experience in Ayurvedic treatment. The medicines and all the equipment used for the treatments are also ... Read more

China has issued a travel advisory to its citizens, urging them to “fully assess the risks of travel” to Canada after a Chinese executive was arrested in the North American country. China’s Foreign Ministry said Canada recently “arbitrarily detained” a Chinese national, a reference to Chinese executive Meng Wanzhou. Meng, the chief financial officer at Huawei, a global telecommunications conglomerate, was arrested on December 1 at the request of the United States. Similarly, two Canadian citizens were detained in China after Meng’s arrest. However, China has denied the trials are linked to Meng’s situation. The travel advisory can be seen as one ... Read more

Poland’s state-owned airline, LOT is all set to launch a service from Warsaw to New Delhi in September. The carrier plans plans to fly five times a week beginning September 17, 2019. The flight is expected to take 7 hours to reach Warsaw from New Delhi. The new service will enhance tourist footfalls and, will also help the business travellers. India is the second-largest market for direct investment by Polish businesses in Asia, after Singapore. LOT carried 8.8 million passengers last year, 2 million more than in 2017. This year, the airline is eyeing a new record of 10 million passengers, ... Read more

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced extension of the visa-on-arrival fee waiver for citizens of 20 countries until 30 April 2019. The decision was announced in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on 11 January, reasoning it as a measure to stimulate and promote tourism as well as to enhance the kingdom’s attractiveness among foreign visitors during the high travel season. “The extension of the stimulus visa-on-arrival measure came at a perfect time as Thailand is set to celebrate Chinese New Year in February and the Thai New Year (Songkran) in April,” said Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of the Tourism ... Read more

Aditya, the first solar powered ferry in the country, has completed two years of operation today. It was a major step from the part of the state government in public transport. With the introduction of Aditya, The Department of Water Transport has accomplished the concept of utilizing modern ideas in a beneficial way. It was announced by the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in his Facebook post. Aditya could reduce the problem of environmental pollution and the consumption of fuel. Aditya has already traversed a distance of 38,000 km carrying around 6.5 lakh passengers so far. A typical boat requires around ... Read more

Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has stopped physical stamping of boarding passes by security personnel for domestic passengers. Passengers travelling within the country from Terminal 2 can authenticate their boarding pass at the pre-embarkation security check points by scanning its barcode or QR code with their mobile phones at the e-gates reader, using Live Passenger Dataset. This makes the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport the first in the country to introduce the latest technology, proposed by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). This authentication will eliminate the responsibility of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel to stamp ... Read more

The Prayagraj Kumbh mela, the grand congregation of Hindu devotees that takes place four times over a course of 12 years, begins today. The festivities commenced with the ‘shahi snan’ or the holy dip with sadhus from 13 akhadas (tent) taking a dip in the rivers along where the mela takes place. The ritual of Shahi Snan dates back to centuries. It is believed that the tradition of a Shahi Snan meaning a royal dip, began during the 14th-16th century. Today, millions of pilgrims, plunged themselves into the cold waters during the first Shahi Snan, that began at around 4am. ... Read more

SATTE – photo from 2018 event Kashmir Tourism department is participating in a number of promotional events and exhibitions within and outside the country with a view to promote the tourism products of the state. As per a statement issued by the department on Monday, the department will showcase its tourism products at SATTE (South Asia Travel and Tourism Exchange),  South Asia’s largest travel and tourism event, to be held from January 16- 18 at Greater Noida. The event will be followed by another Road Show at Pune on January 21, where the department will be interacting with the media ... Read more

Almost all of us have multiple Instagram accounts – one for self and one for business. Managing those accounts have been a headache all these times. But, now Instagram, with an aim to simplify the lives for multi-Instagram account owners, has begun rolling out a new feature that lets users post their pics to multiple accounts simultaneously. The ‘self regram’ feature is available and can be accessed at the last stage of posting a photo or video. Users will now be able to choose accounts they wish to publish their post simultaneously on. However, the new feature will not allow ... Read more

Japan-based All Nippon Airways (ANA) is planning to launch its direct daily flight from Tokyo to Chennai starting from October. “We are focused on building the relationship between India and Japan. For this, ANA is planning to launch its operations from Tokyo to Chennai. Though this is the initial phase of discussion, but if it materialises, it will be a daily flight,” said Suman Billa, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism at the reception of 3rd Meeting of India- Japan Tourism Council. All Nippon Airways operates in Delhi and Mumbai. Chennai is the third line in India. If the plan is ... Read more