Travel News

» Japan and Brazil the focuses for WTM Origin Markets Programme

ETOA will unveil results from specially-commissioned research looking at how Europe can return to being the number one destination for Japanese and Brazalian tourists ... Read more

» Marriott Launches Free Mobile Travel Game

Xplorlets virtual adventurers hone travel skills while visiting New York City, Paris, Beijing, Dubai, and São Paulo ... Read more

» New Zealand Maori Tourism to host Pacific Asia Indigenous Tourism Conference 2014

The objective of the PAITC is to promote awareness, enhance and protect the increasingly important tourism role of Asia Pacific's Indigenous peoples such as hill tribes and forest dwellers ... Read more

» Tourism dept mulls safety badges to instill confidence amongst women travellers

A badge proclaiming I respect women would be distributed to professionals in the field and even to taxi drivers and porters to be worn on voluntary basis ... Read more

» Spicejet to allow pax to book adjacent empty seat for an extra charge

Also introduces the multiple booking option (MBO) which allows the fliers to hold the confirmed availability on additional flights of their choice ... Read more

» Goa Tourism dept conducts raids to check encroachment on its beaches

The department's executive magistrates conducted three raids this week on the beach stretches of Baga and Calangute and confiscated over 50 chairs, tables and dismantled deck beds put by shack operators ... Read more

» Qatar Aiways introduces 787 Dreamliner service on Delhi and Bangalore routes

Its  Business Class is configured 1–2–1 with 22 seats, while Economy has a 232 seating capacity in a 3–3–3 layout ... Read more

» Hotels in Manali face low occupancy due to flood fears

The entire Kullu valley so far had a safe and pleasant monsoon season with no flood or major landslides in any part of the district ... Read more

» Goa to focus on health and wellness tourism

While medical tourism is growing in Goa, the government is keen to attract investments in new facilities and draw more medical tourists to Goa for high-end and complicated procedures ... Read more

» Budget hospitality companies likely to bid for setting up hotels near railway stations

Ircon International, a company under Railways, is offering multi-functional complexes (MFCs) that feature hotel rooms, designatted space for fnb at key railway stations across India ... Read more

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