Tag: Domestic

The Airline Industry of India is currently seeing a dip of a 15% drop in domestic flight bookings due to the implementation of the new rules by local governments and authorities in various destinations that require travelers from certain states to carry Covid-19 negative test reports. The decision had an adverse impact on bookings in the past one week for travel one month out. Various states and local governments have made it mandatory for passengers, especially from Maharashtra and Kerala currently topping the highest number of Covid-19 positive cases, to carry negative results of RT-PCR tests conducted within 72 hours ... Read more

The surge in the inflow of domestic tourists to Kerala during the Christmas-New Year festive season brought some cheer to Kerala tourism stakeholders, even as quarantine norms are keeping away guests who generally stay put in the State for 2 weeks. The pandemic has not just hit the hospitality stakeholders but also the Ayurveda and wellness sectors, which combined together contribute a major chunk of income from tourism. Most guests hence prefer short vacations lasting less than a week. The Ayurveda Promotion Society (APMS) has recently submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister of Kerala, explaining the present situation of ... Read more