The next PATA Youth Symposium, with the theme ‘From Beginning to End: How Stories connect us,’ will take place on the first day of PATA Travel Mart 2019 on Sept 18 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The Symposium is organised by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Human Capital Development Committee in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Tourism […]
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Vistara says ‘no’ to plastic
Vistara goes green as the full-service carrier is mulling to remove the usage of 200 million plastic water bottles from its flights. With an aim to reduce the usage of plastic and single-use plastic, Vistara has implemented an initiative on Delhi-Mumbai flights. The initiative will be extended to all flights across the airline’s network. Under […]
Sikkim, the world’s first cent per cent organic state
Sikkim in Northern India was declared the world’s first 100 per cent organic state, after the state won Future Policy Gold Award from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), after beating 51 nominations from around the world. Sikkim has, over the years, reformed itself as an environmentally responsible state, taking major steps to help […]
Stay connected with Air France’s new digital services
Air France is meeting the needs of its increasingly connected customers by offering them its services on different vocal assistant platforms. Wherever they are in the world, Air France customers can now check the status of their flight, consult departure and arrival times and find out about the services available on board with the Google […]
Radisson Hospitality announces the signing of Radisson Residences Avrupa Tem İstanbul in Turkey
Radisson Hospitality AB, part of Radisson Hotel Group has announced the signing of the Radisson Residences Avrupa Tem İstanbul in Turkey. The 140-apartment residence will be located within the Avrupa Tem Residential Complex and will open before the end of this year, following a partial renovation. The newly built property will consist of 140 modern […]
August: a month of changeover!
A month that isolates one season from another, a month that leaves behind one to hold close to another in almost many parts of the world. It’s the best time to plan a trip as it’s an off-season for most of the destinations, hence making the travel inexpensive, including accommodation, food and everything else. August […]
TTF: Rise in tourism leads to travel trend across platforms
Content and Pic: By Satyaki Dutta TTF (Travel and Tourism Fair) Kolkata, at its 30th edition with increasing popularity, had more than 440 exhibitors from 14 countries and many Indian states, where Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh participated as partner countries, while Thailand and Bahrain were the Feature-countries. Held in Kolkata from 12 to 14th of […]
Significant trends influencing travel in 2019
By Shamayita Bhattacharya Tourism is an industry where the travel trends change in every year on a large scale. 2019 is not an exception. The different travel trends of this year will help the travel or tourism industry to grow even more According to Subhra Sarkar, Himalchura Tours and Travels, luxury travel is on the […]
ZIRO – Silent, serene, off-beat picturesque destination
By Maitri Just at a distance of 110 kilometers from Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh lies the picturesque plateau of Ziro. The charming landscape of the oldest town of Arunachal Pradesh is famous for its paddy cultivation, green alleys, gushing rivulets, and dense forests. Mostly inhabited by the Apatani tribe, festivals and fiestas at […]
Nepal revives travel trend with 2020 campaign goals
Nepal Tourism Board is leaving no stones unturned in their effort to revive the travel trends after recovering from the massive earthquake in 2015. Mr. Santosh Kumar Ghimire, Manager, Tourism Products and Resources Development, Nepal Tourism shared his views with Satyaki Dutta, Correspondent, Netpal Travel during TTF Kolkata 2019 on the prospects and travel trends […]