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» Domestic air traffic in India falls by 2.1 percent in 2012: IATA

Weak economic growth and exorbitant operational costs, including high taxes to blame;  IATA forecasts slower air travel demand growth in 2013 globally ... Read more

» Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi meets Secretary General of UNWTO

Discussions emphasized on the proactive approach to make tourism an important global political and economic agenda ... Read more

» All Nippon Airways in talks with GoAir, SpiceJet for India entry

ANA also had discussions with Kingfisher Airlines but made no substantive progress ... Read more

» Centre grants Chandigarh Rs 250 crore for tourism projects

The ongoing projects include extension of Kalagram in Manimajra, setting up of a Regional Tourist Information Centre, the Paryatan Bhawan at Sector 17 ... Read more

» Jet Airways may offer 50 per cent board representation to Etihad Airways

Etihad is expected to invest $300 million in Jet for the 24% stake, valuing the Indian carrier at $1.2 billion, or 6,380 crore, which is 19% higher than the current market cap of 5,371 crore ... Read more

» MTDC to train taxi drivers to make Mumbai tourist-friendly

The focus will largely be on deploying audio visual tools to make the drivers sensitive; Cleanliness and hygiene will also be included in the training ... Read more

» Air India to restart Amritsar-Sharjah flight

The airline had suspended this flight for 10 days on December 22 due to fog ... Read more

» Chiranjeevi holds Bilateral Discussions with Spanish Tourism Minister

Both countries to set up tourism promotion forum; Spanish side showed keen interest to invest in Hotel sector in India which has 100% Foreign Direct Investment ... Read more

» PATA Launches Crisis Rapid Recovery Taskforce

The objective is to help destinations return to ‘normal' as quickly as possible following crisis like SARS, floods, tsunamis, disease outbreaks and terrorist incidents  ... Read more

» Film Federation of India to hold India International Film Tourism Conclave

Scheduled to take place on 2nd, 4th and 6th February in Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai respectively ... Read more

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