The new Voice Search feature is very simple to use, with one simply tap on the microphone icon appearing at the top right of the mobile phone and speaking out the travel details, e.g. ‘I want a …
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Booking.com finds travel to be the secret to true happiness
However, a global research commissioned by Booking.com has revealed that travel gives us such an emotional boost, we consider planning and going away on holiday more vital for our happiness than other…
Global airline industry to rake in $67.4 billion in 2016
The above statistics have been put forward by IdeaWorks, which is an airline revenue consultancy, as well as an online car rental booking organisation known as CarTrawler, and includes as many as 178 …
TAAI and D Y Patil University sign MoU to enhance Academia and Industry partnership
Vandana Mishra Chaturvedi, Director, signed the MoU with TAAI which was represented by Tourism Council Chairman & Treasurer Jay Bhatia.D Y Patil University was established in 2002 with a vision to…
Kerala Tourism Minister greets visitors at virtual reality kiosk in Delhi airport
The minister spent the entire day at the kiosk set up by Kerala Tourism at the Indira Gandhi International airport greeting passengers drawn to the novelty of a life-size ‘kettuvallam’ (ho…
Garuda Indonesia to connect Indonesia to India for first time
Garuda Indonesia will provide the first direct link between Indonesia and India by operating a new route from Jakarta to the Indian metropolis Mumbai, starting December 12th.The new service will be se…
Dominican Republic gets the title of Caribbean’s Best Golf Destination
Dominican Republic has been named ‘Caribbean’s Best Golf Destination 2016’ by the World Golf Organisation. This is the third time that the country has been recognised by the internat…
ARK Travels strengthens its ties with Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings
Meanwhile, NCL Star and Oceania Nautica made their way to Mumbai Port for the first time in 13 years. The Port also welcomed Seven Seas Voyager, a first cruise-ship of Regent Seven Seas brand to be do…
UAE theme parks to receive more than 19 million visitors by 2020
The prediction has been made using existing admissions and arrivals data for Yas Island’s Ferrari World and Waterworld and Dubai’s Aquaventure and Wild Wadias, as well as a sample of new a…
Madrid becomes the first of seven new destinations of Air India
The new service from Delhi to the Spanish capital, which began on December 1, 2016, marked the airline’s arrival in Spain, with Air India’s Chairman & Managing Director, Ashwani Lohani…