According to a report in Economic Times, fed up with chasing the airline for payment, GMR ( New Delhi and Hyderabad Airports) and state-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) has also asked Kingfisher Airlines to either clear the Rs 200 crore dues by this week or be on cash-and-carry from next week. The GVK Group, which runs Mumbai and Bangalore Airports, will also take a call on the same soon. ... Read more

With unparalleled efforts of the Ministry of Tourism, leaders of the industry and associations, a unique platform, namely, the Confederation of Indian Travel and Tourism Industry (CITTI), under the leadership of Kumari Selja, Union Minister of Tourism, is finally underway, which is like a dream that has been realised after 60 years of commitment, persuasion and hard work. ... Read more

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday vowed to make the system of issuing visas to Indians quicker and cheaper according to a report in TOI ... Read more

Bihar government has given industry status to tourism sector, as well as initiated a number of measures to woo visitors, particularly from Buddhist countries. ... Read more

MakeMyTrip's shares jumped over 90 per cent, hours after its listing on American stock exchange, NASDAQ on August 12, 2010. ... Read more

Travel firm Cox & Kings has filed a criminal case against online travel agency MakeMyTrip India, alleging that MakeMyTrip founder and CEO Deep Kalra and the company's assistant vice president Rajesh Dalal registered domain names similar to its subsidiary Ezeego1.com in 2007-08 and redirected users from those domain names to their portal MakeMyTrip.com. ... Read more

Government is trying to create new tourist destinations in Birbhum and Murshidabad districts. ... Read more

To launch Golden Chariot- Southern Splendour, for its Season 3. ... Read more

The Group currently operates 10 hotels under three different branding The Pride Hotel (five-star luxury brand); Pride Biznotel (Business hotels); and Pride Resorts. ... Read more

Celebrity Cruises has revamped its policy for groups, giving travel agents more time to market and sell inventory. ... Read more