The South African economy has seen an initial boost in visitor spending related to the ongoing 2010 FIFA World Cup (June 11-July11, 2010), according to new cardholder spending data from Visa. ... Read more

With an aim to promote the state's luxury trains- Palace on Wheels and Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, RTDC has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) from tour operators to be appointed as GSAs and marketing agents. ... Read more

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has opened the tendering process to find the host city of the 12th Global Travel & Tourism Summit. ... Read more

The Jarawa people lived successfully on their island without contact with outsiders for probably about 55,000 years, until 1998. Today, a road runs right through their forest home, and they risk decimation by disease ... Read more

The jury is out on Spicejet's new owner Kalanithi Maran's proposal to change the name of India's second largest low-cost carrier at a later date. ... Read more

SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines (SIA), has introduced daily services between Singapore and Chennai. ... Read more

The parks, which house tigers and Asiatic elephants among others, will reopen on November 15, 2010. ... Read more

Jet Airways has entered into a code share agreement with United Airlines, providing connectivity to 38 US cities from India. ... Read more

UK is streamlining its Visa processing facility in India, which is expected to reduce the waiting period for the British Visa from present 15 days to ten days. ... Read more

The Travel Operators for Tigers (TOFT) has called for nominations for TOFT Wildlife Tourism Awards 2010, sponsored by HSBC, which will be held on September 30, 2010 in New Delhi. ... Read more