The visa-on-arrival scheme extended to five countries over a period of one year has proved to be a runaway success with as many as 1,793 visas issued so far. ... Read more

Lalit K Panwar, an IAS officer of the 1979 batch, has been appointed chairman and managing director (CMD) of Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC). ... Read more

The Oberoi Group’s luxury hotel located at Marine Drive, The Oberoi, Mumbai reopened its doors after extensive renovation and restoration on April 24, 2010. ... Read more

Tiger Airways to launch flights between Singapore-Tiruchirappalli, TN effective November 1, 2010 ... Read more

Society of Travel Agents (SOTA), an exclusive travel trade association of International Air Transport Association (IATA) approved travel agents, will open its 15 regional chapters in India by July 31, 2010. Regional Directors and other office bearers of all the 15 regional chapters will also be selected. ... Read more

Dr. Vijaykumar Gavit, Minister for Tourism, Shri Vithal Kamat, President, Maharashtra Economic Development Council (MEDC), Shri Anand Kulkarni, Principal Secretary, Department of Tourism and other dignitaries launched Visit Golden Maharashtra with a 2-day business conference at Y.B Chavan Centre, Mumbai on 20th April. ... Read more

Messe Berlin together with the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce organised a presentation on ITB Asia in Mumbai. ... Read more

As per the preliminary figures available from Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), the numbers of international visitors to the Asia Pacific region grew by three per cent year-on-year in November 2009. According to the report, all the sub-regions, with exception of the Americas, recorded growth in arrivals for the month. Southeast Asia led the Asia Pacific region's recovery with a 15 per cent increase in arrivals, boosted by 11 per cent growth to followed by Singapore (eight per cent), Thailand (26 per cent) and Vietnam (37 per cent). ... Read more

Some of the Travel Agents Associations in India met at Hotel Orchid, Mumbai, on 5th April to discuss on the future course of action with regard to the DGCA order, directing all airlines in India to pay commission to the IATA accredited agents in the country. ... Read more

SilkAir, a wholly-owned subsidiary and regional carrier of Singapore Airlines, will start daily operations to Bangalore and Chennai in the next couple of months. ... Read more