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» US agency urges to ease ban on use of electronics during flight takeoffs and landings

A 2006 FAA study had found that there was no evidence saying these devices can interfere with a planes system ... Read more

» 48 per cent Asia-Pacific tourists still prefer travel agents to book their holidays

57% are influenced by travel television programmes on deciding the destination of their choice as per a survey ... Read more

» Hotels.com Welcome Rewards gains Global membership base more than 5 million

Welcome Rewards is celebrating its 1st anniversary in India ... Read more

» India emerges as the 4th Most Vacation Deprived Nation

Asia has the least vacation days, lead by Korea and Taiwan employees with 10 days (median) a year ... Read more

» Airline websites look for ancillary revenue through hotel, cab bookings and other charges

Leading global LCCs like AirAsia, Aer Lingus, easyJet, Ryanair and Spirit Airlines earn almost 20% from sale of other items ... Read more

» Online Booking of Air Tickets Register 31 per cent Growth over last year

Air tickets booked online in October 2012 were 1.58 million as compared to 1.21 million in October 2011 ... Read more

» Etihad Airways launches inflight Wi-Fly connectivity

Offers high-speed broadband Internet connectivity as well as data and mobile phone services at a cost of USD13.95 for one hour or USD 24.95 for 24 hours ... Read more

» ASEAN Tourism Goes Digital and Social

Cambodia to Host Next ASEAN Tourism Investment Forum; A roundup of tourism news from the Association of Southeast Asian Nation's Tourism Office ... Read more

» 98 per cent Indians like to comment about their travel online: Study

At least 61 per cent of Asia-Pacific travellers said they like to use social media more if they had access to free WiFi at their destinations ... Read more

» Online car rental portal cabs24x7.com launched

Aims to aggregate the car rental operators across the country on a single platform and enable the customers to book their car rental requirements online at over 50 cities across India ... Read more

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