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Predicts Travel Trends for 2017

eturbonews- January 16, 2017 0

'DIY Trip Planning' has set a new trend for 2016. Reviewing the trend set by travellers, who planned trips in 2016, the do-it-yourself planning seemed ... Read More

India Tourism appoints new Assistant Director for UK and Ireland

Global Editor- January 16, 2017 0

India’s Ministry of Tourism has welcomed the appointment of Mr C. Gangadhar as Assistant Director at India Tourism Office London. Assistant Director Gangadhar will accede ... Read More

Boeing and SpiceJet announce deal for up to 205 airplanes

Global Editor- January 13, 2017 0

Boeing and SpiceJet announced today a commitment for up to 205 airplanes during an event in New Delhi. Booked at the end of 2016, the ... Read More

India-Japan tourism ties set to grow

Anil Mathur - eTN India- January 13, 2017 0

India-Japan tourism ties are set to grow with the launch on January 12, 2017. This is the year for friendly exchanges between the two countries, ... Read More

China’s Louvre Group buys majority stake in Sarovar Group in India

Anil Mathur - eTN India- January 12, 2017 0

In a major development in the travel and hospitality industry in India and worldwide, the large Louvre Group has bought a majority stake in the ... Read More

Rwanda and India sign crucial air service deal

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome - eTN Africa- January 11, 2017 0

On the sidelines of a visit by Rwanda President Paul Kagame to India, where he attended the 8th Gujarat Summit, pen was put to paper ... Read More

The greatest travel adventure on 3 wheels

Anil Mathur - eTN India- January 11, 2017 0

The Rickshaw Run, with over 80 teams taking part, which started from Cochin-Kochi in Kerala on January 2 is set to end in Jaisalmer in ... Read More

India appeals to agents to promote Abu Dhabi travel

Anil Mathur - eTN India- January 10, 2017 0

Sunil Kumar, President of the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and the United Federation of Travel Agents’ Associations (UFTAA), has appealed to the travel ... Read More

Jet Airways introduces A330 aircraft on Kuwait and Jeddah routes

Global Editor- January 7, 2017 0

Jet Airways, will introduce its wide-body Airbus A330 aircraft on certain additional domestic and international routes, thereby boosting capacity on other key sectors and extending ... Read More

Lohani: Air India will add 35 new planes to its fleet in 2017

Global Editor- January 7, 2017 0

Air India plans to add 35 new planes this year as the airline prepares for “consolidation and expansion” by flying to more number of international ... Read More

India set for much-awaited international vintage car rally

Anil Mathur - eTN India- January 4, 2017 0

The 7th edition of the much-awaited international vintage car rally and concourse 2017 will be held on February 17 and 18 at the historic Red ... Read More

Strong earthquake rocks northeastern India

Global Editor- January 3, 2017 0

An earthquake has rocked northeastern India close to its border with Bangladesh. It had a magnitude of 5.7 on Richter Scale, India’s National Center for ... Read More

“Immediate and severe” travel warning issued for Israeli tourists in India

Global Editor- December 30, 2016 0

Israel today issued an "immediate and severe" travel warning for Israeli tourists in India, citing an immediate threat of attack on tourist targets during New ... Read More

Himalayas to welcome inaugural Travel Mart 2017

Anil Mathur - eTN India- December 30, 2016 0

Nepal, gateway to the Himalayas, is hosting the Himalayan Travel Mart 2017 from June 1 to 4 in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu. The event will be ... Read More

Indians scramble to cash their savings before large notes become worthless

Global Editor- December 30, 2016 0

Indians have lined up outside banks across the country today to cash their savings, after large bills were pulled out of circulation by the government ... Read More

Visit California drops in on India

Anil Mathur - eTN India- December 28, 2016 0

Visit California conducted luxury workshops in Delhi and Mumbai in India to apprise select agents on the niche tourism products in California. Product updates were ... Read More

Finding synergy between sports, culture and tourism

Anil Mathur - eTN India- December 27, 2016 0

India plans to promote synergy between sports, culture, and tourism. Other thrust areas are Buddhist travel and promotion of travel to the Northeast region of ... Read More

Air India announces ambitious plans

Anil Mathur - eTN India- December 27, 2016 0

Air India has ambitious plans for route and fleet expansion in 2017 and beyond. Ashwani Lohani, CMD of the Maharaja line, at a PATA-Ministry meeting ... Read More

Head-on plane collision averted at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport

Global Editor- December 27, 2016 0

At least 12 people were injured while evacuating a Jet Airways plane which skidded off the runway at Goa's Dabolim Airport. The accident occurred just ... Read More

Massive train delays in India due to fog

eturbonews- December 25, 2016 0

Many trains delayed are delayed this morning at  Kanpur Central railway station as fog envelops different areas in Uttar Pradesh, India  Kanpur Central is one ... Read More

Jet Airways expands Indonesia travel options

Global Editor- December 22, 2016 0

Jet Airways, an Indian airline based in Mumbai, has expanded travel options to Indonesia this week. The move comes as a result of the Indian ... Read More

Top 5 Places You Must Visit on Your First Trip to India

eturbonews- December 21, 2016 0

One of the most dazzling places in the world, India has a charm that very few other countries possess. Unimaginably chaotic and vividly colorful, it ... Read More

India’s Kashmir Valley tourism may take a steep dive

Anil Mathur - eTN India- December 21, 2016 0

Tourism to the famed Kashmir Valley in India may take a drastic cut this winter because of various factors. Normally, honeymooners and other tourists rush ... Read More

Hong Kong withdraws no travel visa policy for Indians

Anil Mathur - eTN India- December 21, 2016 0

In a surprise move, Hong Kong has withdrawn the no travel visa policy for Indians from January next year. Now, Indian tourists will have to ... Read More

India travel industry pushing tiger tourism

Anil Mathur - eTN India- December 19, 2016 0

Industry veteran, Inder Sharma, has asked travel industry players to take greater interest in the tigers and wildlife sanctuaries in the country. He was speaking ... Read More

After long wait, India and Indonesia linked by direct flights

Anil Mathur - eTN India- December 14, 2016 0

After a long wait, finally Garuda, the Indonesian airline, has started flights linking Mumbai with Jakarta, via Bangkok. The three-times-a-week service is operated by a ... Read More

Vietjet Adds India as Latest Destination

eturbonews- December 11, 2016 0

Vietjet and Air India to co-supply aviation services connecting Vietnam and India New Delhi, the capital of India, will be the latest destination of new-age ... Read More

India tour operators: Hike foreign exchange for tourists

Anil Mathur - eTN India- December 7, 2016 0

Indian travel industry players have called for steps to ease the hardships faced by tourists as a result of the demonetization of high value currency ... Read More

Garuda Indonesia to Start New Service to Mumbai

eturbonews- December 6, 2016 0

Garuda Indonesia, the airline of Indonesia, will provide the first direct link between Indonesia and India by operating a new route from Jakarta to the ... Read More

Korean Air Commences Flight Service Between Delhi and Incheon

eturbonews- December 4, 2016 0

Korean Air celebrated its inaugural Delhi-Incheon direct flight service with a welcome ceremony at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport on 2 December, 2016. <!-- Banner in ... Read More