Tourism Breaking News
Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, UAE announces that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has a new unified tourist visa called “GCC Grand Tours,” which would allow travellers to visit all six Gulf countries and stay for over 30 days. This initiative aims to boost tourism and make travel across the GCC region more convenient. by simplifying travel across Gulf countries, with an estimated 128.7 million visitors by 2030.
Breaking News
- Benchmark Travel Representations announces new partnership with Speke Holidays – Uganda & Rwanda
- Indian Tourist Transporters Association elects its new team, Satish Sehrawat is the new President
- Madhya Pradesh’s inaugural City Museum in Bhopal will present history through modern technology.
- With over 400 delegates from 25+ destinations in attendance, PATA summit signals industry resilience
- Green fatigue sets in; Euromonitor raises concerns over consumer’s declining interest in sustainability
- Airfares finally started to decline as capacity recovers, still 4% higher than 2019: Forwardkeys
- Vietnam Airlines starts direct flight from New Delhi to Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh, also opens Information Centre
- Air India ties up with Merlin Entertainments, to offer reward points for buying tickets to Madame Tussauds
- With 9.66 lakh short-stay Schengen visa applications, India ranks 3rd among global source markets in 2023
- PATA Summit in Macao advocates reimagining tourism by endorsing sustainability and inclusivity
- Puneet Dhawan to join Minor Hotels as Head of Asia from July
