The proposed 3 per cent luxury tax would be levied on hotel rooms (tariff above Rs 750), banquet halls, spas, health clubs (annual turnover of Rs 5 lakhs). The luxury tax would be in excess of the VAT levied ... Read more

Annual General Meeting of the MTOA was held on Aug 04, 2012. The Guest of Honour was Mr. Manoharan, Director - Tourism Malaysia ... Read more

Ticketing business has drastically shifted towards the online platform ... Read more

June was the second month in a row when India's domestic air travel fell after seven years of almost uninterrupted double digit growth ... Read more

In case hoteliers object to the proposal, it will be made mandatory to install closed circuit television sets in hotels to show customers what is happening in the kitchen ... Read more

Nominations are open for the 2012 UNWTO Awards, recognizing exceptional leaders in the tourism community, as well as the most innovative tourism initiatives ... Read more

Silk Air is contemplating whether to go ahead with its plans to introduce a direct flight, as the deadlock over running the airport 24 hours a day continues ... Read more

E Voting will be held on 07 Aug 2012 between 2-6 PM as well as on 08 Aug between 10 AM to 2 PM at the venue of the AGM which will be held on the 08th August 2012 at 11 am at The Lalit Plaza ... Read more

TIME is the only international travel mart in Indonesia with a B to B concept ... Read more

Raj Travels initiated the idea of packaged tours keeping in mind the community sensitivities and became very popular, especially among the Gujarati community ... Read more