To enhance safety standards in the aviation sector, DGCA will audit all aviation training institutes and take punitive action against the airlines and airports if they were found not adhering to safety measures. ... Read more

VisitBritain will host its main international travel trade event- 'Destination Britain and Ireland 2011' or 'DEBI' at the Leela Palace Hotel in Bengaluru in May next year. ... Read more

Fairmont Hotels and Resorts will open 20 hotels worldwide over the next three to four years, mainly in the Middle East and Asia. ... Read more

Indian Railways is planning to directly undertake e-ticketing operations from its subsidiary Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), after recently taking over the catering services in trains. ... Read more

In the international corporate world, Malaysia has fast emerged as one of the most preferred Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) destinations. ... Read more

Online travel company MakeMyTrip has filed an IPO with US Securities and Exchange Commission.The IPO will offer an exit to the VC investors and promoters of the 10-year old company. SAIF owns 51.32% in MMT. ... Read more

An eco-township would be set up in the hill station of Munnar. ... Read more

Montparnasse Tower recently opened a dedicated Sales and Marketing office for India at Connaught Place in New Delhi, thus becoming the only French tourism monument with its own sales and marketing office in India. Montparnasse Tower is currently armed with Sales & Marketing platform in Paris, Berlin, London, Hong Kong, Mainland China & now in India. ... Read more

Expedia Media, the advertising sales division of Expedia, Inc., has released insights from a new study on Destination Marketing Organisation (DMO) advertising trends. ... Read more

AirAsia has appointed Sutherland Global Services to establish a world class customer centre to service important guests from the growing Indian market. ... Read more