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» International tourism hits one billion

The figure cements tourism’s position as one of the world’s largest economic sectors, accounting for 9% of global GDP, 1 in every 12 jobs and up to 8% of the total exports of world’s Least Developed Countries ... Read more

» Foreign holidays sees a drop of 14 percent compared to last year

However, travellers continue to be bullish about their holiday plans for 2013 as per a survey ... Read more

» Mumbai – Aurangabad – Shirdi identified as Sufi Circuit by National Level Consultant

The Ministry of Tourism has appointed State Level Project Management Agency (SLPMA) for Maharashtra for preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of circuits identified by NLC ... Read more

» Cathay Pacific cabin crew to serve without smiles, alcohol due to pay dispute

The airline has offered a 2 percent pay increase for next year, but the union wants 5 percent ... Read more

» ITB Berlin Convention Programme 2013 now online

The event features leading speakers and discussions on key themes concerning tourism, politics and society; Free admission for visitors to the show ... Read more

» Emirates renews its partnership with Jet Airways

Now all Emirates passengers will be able to travel on Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to Dubai and back ... Read more

» MoT has appointed NLC to develop action plans for setting up of Tourism Parks

The projects to be funded by the Ministry of Tourism (MOT) are decided in the prioritization meeting with the States/UTs ... Read more

» UAE Exchange Launches Six-currency Prepaid Travel Card Gocash in Dubai

Customers can load up to six currencies out of a bouquet of 15; Card can be used across 34.3 million MasterCard-enabled merchant locations ... Read more

» Civil aviation ministry to ask airlines to reduce fares and increase passenger load factor

While the traffic on domestic routes has fallen, that on global ones has been growing at around eight per cent ... Read more

» Visa on Arrival Scheme Registers A Growth of 25 Percent

A total number of 13,903 VoAs were issued during the period January-November 2012 as compared to 11,121 VoAs issued during the corresponding period of 2011 ... Read more

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