India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that to promote the traditional medicine industry, the country will soon launch ‘AYUSH mark’ which will give authenticity to quality AYUSH products made in the country. Speaking of “Heal in India”, he also announced that a special visa category will be created soon for those who want to travel…
India Opens For Tourism Allowing International Flights and Restoring E-Visas
India became the latest country this week to start the process of welcoming back tourists. After two long years, the South Asian nation has now reopened for international commercial flights and tourists can apply for a visa or an e-visa to visit for non-essential reasons. The Indian government also announced this week that it would…
Air India comes home! AI goes back to the Tatas after 68 years as it wins bid for USD 2.4 billion
In a new dawn for the Indian airlines industry, the national carrier Air India has gone back to its original founders. The Tata Sons won the bid to acquire the airline today. The Tatas placed a winning bid of INR 18,000 crore (USD 2.4 billion) to re-acquire the carrier more than half a century after…
Tourism New Zealand unveils new marketing hub in India
Tourism New Zealand has launched its 100% Pure New Zealand Marketing Hub in India, housing free and professionally designed marketing assets, so that when international travel resumes, the travel trade will be well prepared to convert sales for New Zealand. The hub aims to keep the New Zealand travel dream alive by providing agents with…
Canada lifts ban on direct flights from India
In a welcome step being hailed by travellers of both the countries, Canada has allowed direct flights from India from 27 September, lifting the ban on them after a gap of more than five months. Announcing the decision, Transport Canada in a tweet said: âBeginning at on 27 September, direct flights from India can land…
Germany removes India from high-risk areas list, quarantine not needed on arrival now
As the COVID-19 situation seems under control, Germany has removed India and 13 other countries from its list of high-risk regions. The other countries are Bangladesh, Brazil, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Cyprus, Ireland, Portugal â the Algarve region, Nepal, South Africa, Malawi, Lesotho and Eswatini. Reportedly, the countries have been selected on the basis of the…
India Prepares Reopening To International Tourists
After closing to the world for over 18 months, the Indian government has begun preparations to reopen the border for international tourism in the coming weeks. The news comes as cases continue to fall as the vaccination rates rise nationwide. The pandemic has hit the nationâs tourism economy hard, and the border reopening will be…
Record surge in domestic air travel in India since second Covid wave
Domestic flight travel registered a month-to-month surge of 61% in July with practically 50.07 lakh passengers travelling by airplane. The quantity was 31.13 lakh in June, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated on August 13. In May and April, as many as 21.15 lakh and 57.25 lakh individuals travelled by flights in India,…