Outbound News

Carnival Cruise Lines tightened its cancellation policy so that the penalty increases closer to the sailing.

This frequency increase from five flights per week to daily came as a response to the growing demand that the market is witnessing for more flights to and from the Indian sub- continent.

In the wake of Monday's Manila hostage crisis, which left eight Hong Kong tourists killed and several others injured, the Philippines has become a "condemned" country for tourists, the travel business has plummeted as a result.

The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) has announced India as its primary source market in the Asia region and is targeting 100,000 Indian arrivals in a few years’ time.

The political unrest in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and frequent landslides in Himachal Pradesh have seen a steady diversion of tourists to Thailand in the past few months.

Malaysia Airlines has announced the launch of five additional flights from Delhi and two from Bengaluru to Kuala Lumpur and other Malaysian cities from this month.

Government of Sri Lanka will lease out around 5,500 acres spread across 12 islands, to potential investors who want to invest in setting up hotels and resorts in the country.

A delegation of 20 representatives are scheduled to visit Mumbai and New Delhi to promote increased travel to the United States and conduct meetings with tour operators, airline representatives, travel agents and media.

Qatar Airways has announced frequency increases on flights from Delhi, Amritsar and Kochi to be phased in over a two-month period, effective September 1, 2010.

Royal Caribbean International has unveiled its 2010/2011 sailings for another year-round deployment in Asia on Legend of the Seas.