Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and UBM India Pvt Ltd are co - organising
iTTE 2010- India Travel Trade Expo. Scheduled for 18-20 February 2010 in Mumbai.

India’s Exclusive B2B Travel Trade Exhibition

The objective of iTTE 2010 is to provide the travel trade and visitors a platform which will offer domestic and overseas tourists new vistas of business. The format of the event has been designed to offer the best networking and business opportunities and provide an interactive platform for all industries associated with Travel Trade.

Turtuk in Ladakh now open to foreign tourists

Want to go where no foreigner has gone before? Visit Turtuk, in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh.

UK issues terror warning for travel to Timbuktu

The UK government is urging tourists not to visit Timbuktu in northern Mali because of the threat of terrorism.

Ethiopia sells tourism operator, hotel

Ethiopia’s government sold National Tour Operation and Travel Agency Enterprise to ABC Plc, the country’s largest car-rental company, Capital reported, citing Wondafrashe Assefa, a spokesman for the nation’s privatization authority.

Battle for mind space, amongst airlines in India

If you visit a travel portal, and search for the best available air fares between Delhi and Mumbai, you will find that every airline is offering similar fares. That’s the biggest challenge facing budget carriers like SpiceJet since they began flying.

Religious travel market shows resilience

Religious travel industry leaders at the just-concluded World Religious Travel Expo and Educational Conference report better than expected figures and predict continued resilience in faith-based tourism because of the commitment among religious travel consumers.

Visa limit fixed: 1 highly-skilled foreigner for every 100 Indians

In a move quantifying India’s position on the employment of foreign workers on Indian projects, the government has said that only one highly-skilled foreign professional will be permitted for every 100 local or Indian labourers.

Jordan lifts visa restrictions on individual Indian tourists and JTB praises move

Interior Minister Nayef al-Qadi said the decision came as move to promote tourism to Jordan and to support economic growth. He said individual Indian tourists would be given a 2-week entry visa with a “not allowed to work in Jordan” stamp.

ITDC to use Monuments to promote night tourism

In view of promoting night tourism and capturing every visitor’s eye during the next year’s Commonwealth Games, the India Tourism Development Corporation is quite busy illumining the city’s monuments.

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British Airways may revive Qantas tie-up

British Airways Plc could revive plans for a tie-up with Qantas Airways Ltd, using its merger with Spain’s Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA as a template, Chief Executive Officer Willie Walsh told the Financial Times.

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Indian Hotels expect better occupancy levels

The Indian hotel industry which has been hit badly by the economic downturn, last November’s Mumbai terror attacks and a slew of travel advisories issued by various countries in the wake of Swine flu, is looking forward to a fuller recovery in occupancy levels by 2010.

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China Eastern teams up with Alibaba

China Eastern Airlines is teaming up with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, hoping to cash in on an online shopping frenzy to boost ticket sales.

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"A fascinating New Year Program in Tashkent" The most beautiful city in Central Asia

One of the most fascinating destination which has something to offer to people from all walks of life and for all age groups, lies just 2 ½ house from Delhi by air. Right above Delhi on the map, lies the original mid-point of the silk route of ancient times, and once you reach there, you realize why this became the mid point.

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