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» UP transport dept. creates online facility for payment of road taxes

Tax collection barriers on the State borders of UP have been causing inconvenience to tourists, MoT wanted them to be shifted to interiors in UP to have freedom of movement for tourists in NCR ... Read more

» Mumbai to soon have a unified smart card for travel across the city

The card can be used to buy tickets for metro, mono and suburban rail and buses, besides paying auto and taxi fares, parking charges and toll ... Read more

» Air India calls all major travel portals to discuss air ticket pricing

To sort out a variety of problems relating to sharing of revenue and pricing of tickets ... Read more

» Jet Airways, IndiGo withdraw from MakeMyTrip to protest against opaque fares scheme

The move came even as the portal claimed that it had absolved itself from such practices, after the government disallowed airlines from participating in such schemes ... Read more

» Expedia aims to be among top 3 players in India by year-end

Plans to invest $20 million across Asia-Pacific region, of which more than half will come to India over next 3 years; Invested Rs. 25 crore in marketing last year which will increase to Rs. 60 crore this year ... Read more

» MakeMyTrip scouts for more acquisitions

Launched a new social networking application 'Tripalong' that integrates a user's travel itinerary with his/her social networking platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn ... Read more

» US based promotions portal Travelzoo looking to sell itself

The company has a market value of $336.1 million ... Read more

» Expedia plans to increase its share in Indian travel market

Of the $22 billion India's travel market, transactions worth $7 billion (Rs 35,000 crore) happen online at present; To invest $20 million (Rs 100 crore) in India by 2013 ... Read more

» Tripadvisor Launches $1.5 Million Creative Ad Challenge

All travel brands and advertising agencies from the respective countries are entitled to participate in the challenge ... Read more

» IRCTC ties up with directly with airlines for flight bookings

To maintain its lead position, it wants to make the portal a one-stop shop for planning tours and introduce innovative facilities such as branded card and booking through SMS ... Read more

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