[ad_1] New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday gave its go ahead to the Tata Group’s initiative to merge the budget airline AIX Connect (previously known as AirAsia India) with Air India Express, a senior DGCA official confirmed to IANS. AIX Connect, operating …
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Small hotels & homestays to fuel rural entrepreneurship, jobs: MoT, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Representative Image In a bid to promote rural entrepreneurship and generate job opportunities in remote areas, the Ministry of Tourism, responsible for fostering tourism in India, is actively supporting small hotels and homestays. According to the Union Minister of Culture, Tourism, and DoNER, G. Kishan Reddy, the ministry has …
Read More »Assam Minister tells tour operators, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Image used for representation A meeting was held between Assam Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah and leading tour operators from Delhi to promote the state as a tourist destination. As many as 25 Delhi-based tour operators, travel agents and travel journal houses gathered at the meeting in Assam House …
Read More »Nepalese delegation hails Uttarakhand CM for boosting religious tourism, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami A high-level delegation of Nepalese politicians Thursday hailed the steps taken by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to boost religious tourism in Uttarakhand. Expressing interest in joining hands on the state’s Manaskhand Mandir Mala project, the delegation said Nepal could benefit from it …
Read More »Waterways Authority Bets On Boats To Boost Temple Tourism In Ap, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Representative Image AP Inland Waterways Authority (AP IWA) has prepared a blueprint to promote temple tourism. With several prominent temples in the state located on riverbanks, IWA wants to promote religious tourism through waterways. The newly set-up AP IWA is keen to make the new project operational in the …
Read More »Himachal clocks record tourist footfall in first half of 2023, sector tumbles in July due to weather vagaries, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] The state government has set an ambitious target of welcoming five crore tourists annually, he added. Himachal Pradesh witnessed a record tourist footfall of one crore six thousand in the first half of 2023 till June but heavy rains, floods and landslides in the state in July have led …
Read More »BLS to provide visa, legalisation services for Italian Embassy in Cameroon, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Representative image BLS International Services Ltd, a global outsourcing and technology solutions provider for governments and diplomatic missions, has recently secured its fifth consecutive contract with the Italian Government. The contract mandates BLS International to provide visa and legalisation services for the Embassy of Italy in Cameroon, further reinforcing …
Read More »Badrinath Alternative Routeopens, Tourists On Way Back, ET TravelWorld News, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] The state government has received over 18 lakh Char Dham registrations within just over a week since the start of the pilgrimage on April 22 Around 36 hours after a 70-metre stretch of the Badrinath highway was washed away due to heavy rainfall on Monday evening, leaving around 1,000 …
Read More »Air India launches 4x weekly flights to Dhaka from Delhi, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Full-service carrier owned by the Tata Group, Air India ir India, has announced non-stop flights between Delhi and Dhaka, enhancing connectivity for travellers flying between the capital cities of India and Bangladesh. Starting September 15, 2023, Air India will fly four times weekly between the two cities using its …
Read More »The emergence of a new trend, ET TravelWorld News, ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Image used for representational purpose During the lockdowns, as the world slowed to a crawl, a new trend began to emerge amidst the chaos and uncertainty – Silence Travel. As restrictions eased, and people were encouraged to resume outdoor activities, not everyone welcomed this abrupt transition. The pandemic had …
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