Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), which had sent pre-budget requests to the FM, is shocked at the zero response received from the Government of India, a press release said. Read News

Travel Agent Association of India (TAAI) had conveyed its dissatisfaction to the interim budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1st February' 24. In spite of various representations on concerns of ease of doing business, GST, TCS etc. the travel industry feels ignored. Read News

After the tragic train accident in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, 19 trains have been cancelled. The accident took place after a goods train hit the stationary 13174 Agartala-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express. This incident has disrupted rail services on the NewRead News

The first of its kind Vande Bharat Express was first inaugurated on the Delhi-Varanasi route. Now, the Prime Minister has launched the second train on this route with train number - 04015. This time around, it dons a saffron shade and boasts numerous new features over the train that is already plying on the route, reveals Northern Railway. "This is the second saffron colour Vande Bharat train which the Railway Ministry is going to launch in the country," a source in the Railway Ministry informed. The Northern Railway, with its press statement, also shared a photo of the train in saffron colour.Read News

The Char Dham project is a mega infrastructure project that aims to connect four Hindu pilgrimage sites in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand: Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath. The project, which was launched in 2016 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, involves widening and upgrading about 900 km of roads, building dozens of bridges and tunnels, and cutting through fragile mountain slopesRead News

Travel is about experiences and learning and the industry is evolving not just for travelers but for the ones in this business too. A 2 day luxury travel show, The Iconic Experience Show, was held in New Delhi that brought a host of travel stakeholders both from India and abroad under one umbrella. Keeping Luxury segment as its main target, TIES 2023 focused on 5 sectors of the industry.Read News

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on X "Will find the root cause of the derailment" even as he expressed condolences for the loss of lives. The minister said evacuation and rescue operations were completed and all coaches have been checked.According to a statement issued by the East Central Railway zone, trains that have beenRead News

During the recent Business + Leisure Travel and MICE 2023 (BLTM 2023) event in New Delhi, my online interview with The Moscow City Tourism Committee Chairman Evgeny Kozlov, who was in India's national capital. Excerpts Read News

Acknowledging the presence and growing potential of the Luxury Segment, Jyoti Mayal, President, TAAI in collaboration with Chander Mansharamani of Alpcord have announced the launch of a new show – The Iconic Experiences Show. The event, spread over a period of 2 days, will take place from October 16 – 17, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency New Delhi. In a Virtual Conference held with the media, Mayal shared a broad outline of the event.Read News

The Moscow City Tourism Committee Chairman Evgeny Kozlov revealed that Indian businessmen are paying ever growing attention to Russia and its capital, as over the last 2 years the MICE tourist flow from India has grown to become one of the most numerous groups among all foreign business tourists outside the CIS countries. Read News