Tourism

MakeMyTrip joins hands with Climes to encourage travellers to neutralize their flight emissions

MakeMyTrip joins hands with Climes to encourage travellers to neutralize their flight emissions

MakeMyTrip, India’s leading online travel company, has partnered with Climes, an Indian climate-tech startup, to introduce carbon neutralization options when booking a flight through its platform. Through this collaboration, flyers of MakeMyTrip will be able to neutralize the carbon footprint of their air travel - entirely or partially. Commitments made by MakeMyTrip users will be distributed by Climes to carbon removal projects that focus on increasing biodiversity through agroforestry, and restoring degraded agricultural lands, across the country. Flyers will additionally have the option of choosing the project they…
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UAE: Dubai eases travel restrictions from certain countries including India

UAE: Dubai eases travel restrictions from certain countries including India

Dubai has allowed holders of UAE residency visas stuck outside the country to return from certain nations if they have received two doses of a UAE-approved vaccine. The Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai, headed by Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced updates to Dubai’s travel protocols for inbound passengers from South Africa, Nigeria and India, effective from Wednesday June 23. Travel rules from India With regard to travel from India, only passengers with a valid residence visa who have received…
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Government bans in flight meals for less than 02hours of flights

Government bans in flight meals for less than 02hours of flights

The government has banned in-flight catering in domestic flights with less than two hours of flying time, in a bid to limit the risk of COVID-19 infection."The airlines, operating flights on domestic sectors may provide meal services on board, where in the flight duration is two hours or more," the Ministry of Civil Aviation said in a notification on April 12.The tweak in providing meal services come even as air passenger traffic has come down in the last two weeks because of the re-surge in COVID-19 cases,…
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Thomas Cook India forays into a new market and sets up holiday outlet at Jammu

Thomas Cook India forays into a new market and sets up holiday outlet at Jammu

Thomas Cook (India) Limited, India’s leading integrated travel services company inaugurated its first Gold Circle Partner franchise outlet in Jammu with a focus to leverage the growth potential of the region. Jammu’s consumers will benefit from Thomas Cook India’s extensive range of end-to-end travel solutions, including: international & domestic holidays (group tours, personalised and luxury holidays, cruises, etc.), Travel Insurance and Visa Services. To build consumer confidence in travel, the outlet will also offer Thomas Cook India’s comprehensive Assured Safe Travel Program in partnership with Apollo Clinics and seamless COVID-negative certification services.…
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Romantic Staycation with Love by Shangri-La’s -Eros Hotel.

Romantic Staycation with Love by Shangri-La’s -Eros Hotel.

Staycation is the new trend this Valentine! To celebrate the month of Love, guests can choose from cosy hideaways, re-imagined dining experiences, elevated spa treatments or exclusive experiential gift cards New Delhi –Shangri-La’s – Eros Hotel, New Delhi takes the Month of Love to new heights with immersive experiences that can be enjoyed at the hotel, at home and gifted to a special someone. Guests can send joy to their loved ones with Shangri-La Gift Cards offering immersive spa experiences, a culinary master class with Executive Chef Sahil Arora,…
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It’s Staycations ,which is trending this Valentine.

It’s Staycations ,which is trending this Valentine.

As Valentine’s Day is around the corner, portals have witnessed that young Indian couples are looking forward to spending quality time with their partners this weekend GoIbibo said more than 70% of the bookings for the weekend starting February 13, have been made for couple-friendly hotels, and this is only expected to increase as V-Day approaches. (HT Photo)As Valentine’s Day is around the corner, portals have witnessed that young Indian couples are looking forward to spending quality time with their partners this weekend. They also said that…
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The new dynamics of Medical Tourism in India post Covid-19

The new dynamics of Medical Tourism in India post Covid-19

According to the Ministry of Tourism, India ranked as the third most popular medical tourism destination in 2015 when the industry was worth $3 billion and nearly 2.34 lakh patients arrived for treatment.By 2017, the number of arrivals had gone up to 4.95 lakh and India’s medical tourism industry was pegged to grow by 200 percent by 2020, hitting $9 billion (around Rs 68,000 crore).MVT ( Medical Value Travel), once India’s most ambitious and energetic growth industry platform and now we are not even there yet with  full proof plan to…
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