Hazel Jain

Lufthansa to expand operations in India, announcing new Munich-Bangalore and Frankfurt-Hyderabad flights

Building on its robust presence in India, Lufthansa today announced the introduction of two new routes – Munich to Bangalore and Frankfurt to Hyderabad.  The new flights on the Munich-Bangalore route will be operational three times a week, with the first flight scheduled on November 3, 2023. The flights from Frankfurt-Hyderabad will commence operations in the coming winter and combined these flights represent the first new routes in Asia Pacific for the Group. This expansion underlines Lufthansa’s long-term vision to strengthen its footprint in the Indian market by catering to the growing population of young working professionals. The brand intends to make the best of India’s untapped growth opportunity – especially in the post-COVID era – by providing consumers with the most premium travel experiences during their international trips, be it for business or leisure. With more than 50 weekly services to India, the Lufthansa Group tradition in India dates back nearly a century, and these new routes will strength its position as the leading European airline group on the subcontinent.

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Rezlive.com, TravTalk & Turning Point to host Red Carpet Desert Networking Event on 2 May in Dubai

Rezlive.com, TravTalk & Turning Point will host a unique Red Carpet Desert Networking Event on 2 May in Dubai. This will happen on the sidelines of ATM at Camp – Al Awir with dinner. Attendees will have the option to also indulge in dune bashing. For more information, please write to Sonia Butalia at Sonia.butalia@ddppl.com or call +91-9650311174.

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66% Indian travellers believe sustainable options too expensive: Booking.com

Delving into the dilemma dividing sustainable travel in 2023, Booking.com finds that a majority of Indian travellers (97%) say they want to travel more sustainably, while 84% think the global energy crisis and rising cost of living is impacting their spending plans. However, 66% of Indians believing more sustainable travel options are too expensive.

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Holiday Moods announces offers for Antarctica air-cruise programs on its 20th anniversary

Holiday Moods announce the release of our 2024-25 Air-Cruise programs operated aboard Magellan Explorer and Ocean Nova. The 2024-25 season is now open for reservations. we are celebrating our 20th anniversary and offering promos including an early booking promotion that provides savings of $2,000 per person on all Classic Antarctica Air-Cruise departures of Ocean Nova, available until March 31, 2023.

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Private investments needed in a big way to develop tourism in country: Reddy

Minister of Culture, Tourism & DoNER, G Kishan Reddy, has said that India needs private investments in a big way to develop tourism. Referring to the first Global Tourism Investor’s Summit to be held in May, he said, “We have asked the states to present their required investments for tourism development in their areas. The aim is to promote our tourism industry as an investment destination.”

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Foreign exchange earnings from tourism in the country increased by 107% in 2022

According to the government’s provisional estimates, the foreign exchange earnings from tourism in the country increased by 107% from ₹65,070 crore in 2021 to ₹1,34,543 crore in 2022. Latest data from the Bureau of Immigration show that India received 6.19 million FTAs during 2022 as compared to 1.52 million during the same period of 2021.

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International brands signed 44% of total keys in India, resulting in opening of 10,138 keys: Noesis

The latest report by Noesis titled ‘India Hospitality Overview 2022’ says that period, the Indian hotel industry is showing signs of gaining momentum. In 2022, the industry experienced a critical year with unique opportunities, and domestic businesses seized the chance with 66% of hotel signings. Meanwhile, international brands signed 44% of the total keys, resulting in the opening of 10,138 keys. This exciting future is set to continue with a pipeline of 7,163 keys being added from 2023 onwards.

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Global airline capacity will be lower than expected this year, stay constrained until 2025: IATA

Global airline capacity will be lower than expected this year and stay constrained until 2025 at the earliest, warned IATA director general Willie Walsh, due to delays in new aircraft deliveries and a lack of availability of spare parts. “I can’t see anything really improving or significantly improving probably until 2025 at the earliest and it may even go beyond that,” Walsh said.

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ETAA conducts educational trip to Nepal with 33 members

Educational trips are a great learning tool for travel consultants and first-hand experience gives them a better understanding of the destination. Keeping this in mind, ETAA organized an educational trip to Nepal in association with The Travel Cube Bangalore and Nepal office head. The Travel Cube have their own set up in Nepal and ensure that itineraries are designed as the requirements of the clients and deliver quality service. About 33 members from India joined the trip. Team ETAA is thankful to The Travel Cube for their efforts in taking good care of members and making the trip a memorable one.

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