Domestic News

» UAE Exchange plans multi-currency travel card for India

UAE Exchange has launched a new offering 'gocash' -- the Middle East's first multi-currency prepaid travel card -- and expects to launch similar prepaid products in other markets such as India ... Read more

» Marriott Courtyard opened in Kochi

16 more hotels of Marriott are coming up soon and another 50 are in the pipeline across India ... Read more

» Uttarakhand fails to promote Ayush tourism

The government, in September 2007, had set a target to establish one Ayush Gram in each of the 13 districts of Uttarakhand ... Read more

» India to get 50,000 new hotel rooms in 6 years

The craze for multiple mixed-use projects and luxury hotels is now turning to realistic projects ... Read more

» ID mandatory for Tatkal booking at Western Railway counters in Mumbai

A person booking a ticket under the Tatkal scheme for other persons should produce his/her ID card and the ID card of the person for whom the ticket is to be booked ... Read more

» 25 per cent entertainment duty during Christmas & New Year irks Hoteliers in Mumbai

Any hospitality establishment holding functions on December 24 and 31 by selling tickets exceeding Rs10 lakh will have to apply for permission 15 days in advance ... Read more

» Flying from New Delhi airport may be cheaper from Jan 1

Airport development fee (ADF) of Rs 200 and Rs 1,300 imposed on domestic and international flyers,respectively,could be halved to Rs 100 and Rs 600 ... Read more

» Haryana Tourism adopts a multi-pronged strategy to boost tourism

The department is expanding ‘banqueting and conferencing’ facilities, rooms in tourist complexes are being renovated apart from setting up amusement parks ... Read more

» LPTI opens tourist lounge at Fatehpur Sikri

Located at the Gulistan Tourist Complex, the lounge would offer guests a chance to relax between tours. Comfortable seating and refreshments will be offered to tourists to help them unwind in comfort ... Read more

» Foreign holidays sees a drop of 14 percent compared to last year

However, travellers continue to be bullish about their holiday plans for 2013 as per a survey ... Read more

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