Outbound News

» New EU Tourism Chief to Announce Strategy at WTM

Eduardo Santander has been recently appointed Executive Director of the European Travel Commission (ETC), the European Union body responsible for promoting Europe as a destination ... Read more

» Swiss faces tough winter tourism season due to strong franc

Visits by European tourists, such as from Germany or the Netherlands, have fallen particularly sharply ... Read more

» Outrigger Opens Luxury Property on Phi Phi Island Thailand

The 156-key 70-acre property, formerly known as the Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort and Spa, will be run by Outrigger Hotels and Resorts ... Read more

» Tourism Flanders to further strengthen its marketing initiatives in the Indian market

Also targets to enhance the visitor experiences by encouraging tour operators to use Brussels as a Gateway for their European itineraries ... Read more

» China relaxes group visa rules for Shenzhen to minimum 2 pax

Earlier requirement of minimum of 3 pax travelling together together in order to be eligible for a Group Visa done away with ... Read more

» Direct flight from Singapore to Vizag launched by Silk Air airlines

Silk Air will be thrice-weekly service and also the first airline to provide non-stop international air connectivity from Visakhapatnam ... Read more

» New Zealand tourism to target Indian business travellers

There were 14,704 holiday arrivals from India, which was up 15.2 per cent from the previous year.;The increased spending power of Indians are also making them an attractive target ... Read more

» Indians top the list of tourists to Sri Lanka till September

The number of tourists from India was 122,120 from January to September 2012; The next largest group was from the United Kingdom — 81,762, followed by Germany (49,037) and France (42,396) ... Read more

» Fourth edition of TAAI Travel Awards recognizes best in the industry in 2012

ITTE 2012 also saw industry experts sharing their knowledge in four insightful and interactive business sessions conducted over two days ... Read more

» Virgin Atlantic Airways to re-launch its Mumbai-London flight from 28 October 

Richard Branson says that Virgin Atlantic could look into investing in Indian carriers ... Read more

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