The extra capacity takes the total number of weekly services between Abu Dhabi and its three Kerala gateways of Kochi, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram to 63, which represents over 30% of Etihad Airwa…
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Brand Alila appoints Indiva Marketing as its India Representative
Indiva Marketing successfully represents some of the finest international luxury hotel brands and destinations. “We are pleased to represent brand Alila in India and working closely with their I…
BICC hosts 3rd IDB Member Countries Sovereign Investments Forum
The event was held from April 10–12, 2017 and organised by PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero) with presentation of an extraordinary exhibition, meetings and a lavish gala dinner for all the…
Tourism New Zealand, SIA and Air New Zealand enters into new joint venture
New Zealand has witnessed a steady increase in arrivals from India with 53,424 travellers visiting the destination as of March 2017 (a YOY increase of 14.9%). This campaign aims to position the Air Ne…
Indian government gives a green signal for 18 new Greenfield airports
As per the management, an estimated amount of Rs 300 billion needs to be invested to achieve the target. The 18 airports that are given the clearance for construction includes Mopa (Goa), Navi Mumbai,…
Asia to unveil first ever animation park in Ipoh Malaysia
Ramelle explained, “MAPS is highly anticipated and we acknowledge that there have been shortcomings to the development. I assure the public that it is a result of the decision to enhance the Par…
Taipei gears up to host the Summer Universiade 2017
The Universiade is staged every two years in different cities. The Summer Universiade consists of 14 compulsory sports and up to three optional sports chosen by the host country which includes Archery…
Mauritius organises FAM trip for wedding planners
The aim was to showcase Mauritius as a wedding destination and a step beyond– from inception to conception. They visited several hotels, other venues suitable for holding Indian Weddings and int…
PATA Annual Summit 2017 to be hosted in Sri Lanka
As a high-profile event, the annual summit would be a great opportunity in terms of tourism for Sri Lanka, which is expecting to bring home 2.5 million tourists this year and boost their tourism secto…
9th edition of GITB gets strong support from the tourism fraternity
As stated by NC Goel, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Rajasthan, “In the year 2016, the arrival of the number of tourists to Rajasthan has been around 18% increase in the domestic tour…