Mumbai – formerly Bombay – is trending as the next Indian travel hot spot. 1.2K “Very good price, very good price”, the bright-eyed boy in the yellow t-shirt poked his head through the car window. He spoke quickly, offering up Lord Shiva statuettes that dangled around his neck, arms and even from his fingertips. “Just…
Top 10 street foods of Northern India
Discovering the amazing street food of Northern India will surprise and delight. Move over tikka masala. 1.7K For many first-time travellers to India, one of the greatest pleasures is discovering its amazing street food. Surprisingly, there’s infinitely more to subcontinental cuisine than the rather bland offerings of tikka masala and chicken korma. Street food, whether…
Thomas Cook India drives revival of MICE business
With positive corporate sentiment driving demand post pandemic, MICE travel is gaining momentum for both international and domestic destinations. Thomas Cook (India) Limited, India’s leading omnichannel travel services company, has witnessed strong recovery for its MICE business in 2022 – with over 100% growth vs its pre-pandemic levels. The Company has delivered over 200 physical groups…
Trevolution Group chooses India to build NDC Team of Excellence
Trevolution Group, which operates International Travel Network, Asaptickets, Skyluxtravel, Aviajet, and other travel brands, announces plans to implement new distribution capabilities (NDC) in its ticket distribution by partnering with AirGateway, a world-leading NDC aggregator. Following this, a highly specialized, local NDC Team of Excellence is to be built. Peter Vazan, CEO of International Travel Network, said: “To fully leverage the benefits of NDC,…
Turkiye hosts one of the biggest MICE groups from India in November 2022
Turkiye hosted one of the largest MICE groups from India in November 2022, welcoming around 1000 participants. Thomas Cook (India) Limited was the official travel partner for the MICE group from India. This 6-day trip covered Turkiye’s two most popular and exotic cities Istanbul and Antalya, where the guests were hosted for three days each.…
Air India Express issues COVID-19 guidelines
Air India Express on Tuesday issued guidelines for the maintenance of Covid-appropriate behaviour by travellers travelling from UAE to India. As informed by a news report in The Gulf. The recommendation advises that all visitors should preferably be completely immunized as per the approved primary schedule of vaccination against COVID-19 in their country. Other precautions to…
Serbia introduces visas for nationals of India & Guinea-Bissau from 1 Jan
Citizens of India and Guinea-Bissau will no longer be able to visit Serbia without applying for a visa, as the country has introduced a visa regime for these citizens, in an effort to align with the EU visa policy. As informed by a news report in Schengen Visa. According to a travel advisory, Indian nationals…
IndiGo to connect New Goa International Airport to 8 cities across India
Indigo, announces 12 daily and a total of 168 weekly, new flights to and from the soon to-be inaugurated New Goa International Airport (Mopa, North Goa) effective from 5January 2023. This will be IndiGo’s largest ever new station launch and will immediately connect New Goa International Airport to 8 cities across India. IndiGo is introducing these…
VFS Global: Thai eVisa on arrival applications from India rose 7 times in 2022
VFS Global has observed steady increase in demand for Thai e-Visa on arrival applications from India. Between March 2022, (when the Indian government restarted scheduled international flights) and October 2022, applications increased by 7 times. In 2019, VFS Global in partnership with the Immigration Bureau of Thailand launched the eVisa On Arrival (eVOA) service. “The…
New ‘Taste Obsession’ popup series by Singapore in India
The Indian consumer’s hunger for world-class dining and nightlife is both driving the fast-evolving culinary scene in India, as well as shaping how their overseas travel choices and experiences. Singapore, with its reputation as a food paradise backed by a UNESCO-recognised food culture, presents among the most exciting F&B scenes in the world for today’s…
