Domestic News

» Government to soon take decision on FDI in aviation

Accepting a major demand of the cash-strapped aviation industry, the government had on January 17 decided to launch the process to allow foreign airlines 49 per cent stake in Indian carriers ... Read more

» Rural tourism interest growing in metros

Rural or farm tourism is a relatively new concept in India, allowing urban Indians and foreign tourists get a taste of rustic life ... Read more

» Flights back to normal in Bengaluru International Airport

Ends the month-long seven-hour closure of the runway for maintenance work; in the 2nd phase of maintenance work the runway will now be closed for two 30-minute slots at non-peak hours  ... Read more

» Kolkata based Hotel Hindustan to launch of a new property in Pune

This is the fifth property from the HHI Group; A hotel in Goa is also in the pipeline ... Read more

» Railways plans pan-India card to be used in any metro

The aim is to make usage of the cards inter-operable on all railway services in future ... Read more

» APTDC plans to boost temple tourism in the state

Coming up with grand plans to promote temple tourism in East Godavari, and are on the look out for temple lands to promote amenities for tourists ... Read more

» Tourism sector aims to generate 2.5 crore jobs: Sahai

Hospitality industry needs about 2 lakh trained persons every year but the supply is just about 18,000 persons; Minister urges the institutes to make "earnest effort to raise their standards" ... Read more

» Interstate Hotels & Resorts expands India Hotel Portfolio to 13

JHM Interstate Hotels India is a 50/50 joint venture between Interstate Hotels & Resorts and JHM Hotels  ... Read more

» Accor plans to have 90 hotels in the country by 2015

Three of the 11 hotels planned for this year are already operational ... Read more

» TripAdvisor unviels 2012 Travellers’ Choice Hotels for Families

14 Indian hotels make it to the Asia List Daman and Diu’s Radhika Beach Resort shines in the world list ... Read more

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