Domestic News

» Tourism dept mulls safety badges to instill confidence amongst women travellers

A badge proclaiming I respect women would be distributed to professionals in the field and even to taxi drivers and porters to be worn on voluntary basis ... Read more

» Spicejet to allow pax to book adjacent empty seat for an extra charge

Also introduces the multiple booking option (MBO) which allows the fliers to hold the confirmed availability on additional flights of their choice ... Read more

» Goa Tourism dept conducts raids to check encroachment on its beaches

The department's executive magistrates conducted three raids this week on the beach stretches of Baga and Calangute and confiscated over 50 chairs, tables and dismantled deck beds put by shack operators ... Read more

» Hotels in Manali face low occupancy due to flood fears

The entire Kullu valley so far had a safe and pleasant monsoon season with no flood or major landslides in any part of the district ... Read more

» Goa to focus on health and wellness tourism

While medical tourism is growing in Goa, the government is keen to attract investments in new facilities and draw more medical tourists to Goa for high-end and complicated procedures ... Read more

» Budget hospitality companies likely to bid for setting up hotels near railway stations

Ircon International, a company under Railways, is offering multi-functional complexes (MFCs) that feature hotel rooms, designatted space for fnb at key railway stations across India ... Read more

» Domestic airlines to start hotel booking facility on their websites

In order to make up for lagging sales, airlines have over the last few months made efforts to boost non-aeronautical revenues ... Read more

» Domestic Airlines may face Rs 2,400 crore losses due to slashed fares

The discounting appears to have been in vain as it has failed to stimulate the market and Q2 is likely to see only marginal year-on-year traffic growth ... Read more

» Kerala Tourism Launches New Gesture Controlled Website

The website tracks movements and gestures made by a user in front of a webcam and responds to them, giving a user-friendly experience to those browsing it ... Read more

» Railways to Provide Braille Signage in Passenger Coaches for Visually Impaired Pax

The move is expected to be a major step for facilitation of visually impaired passengers during journey in trains ... Read more

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