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Associations

Domestic passenger traffic around 7% lower than 10.5 million in June 2022

Domestic passenger traffic was around 7% lower in July 2022 compared to around 10.5 million in June 2022, given some impact of the cyclicality in passenger travel, mainly arising from the lean period during monsoon coupled with impact on leisure travel due to hardening of air travel fares, revealed ICRA. Read More »
Goa govt, TTAG, urge centre to extend e-visas to UK travellers
Extended ECLGS will give businesses time to keep wheels in motion: FHRAI
Sector has recovered almost half (46%) of pre-pandemic 2019 levels: UNWTO
TAFI launches its J&K Chap in Srinagar

Hotels

RevPAR for Indian hotels increased by 340% YoY in Q2 2022 over Q2 2021: JLL

The Indian hospitality sector witnessed strong growth in Q2 (April – June) 2022, according to JLL’s Hotel Momentum India (HMI) Q2, 2022. Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) witnessed an exponential growth of 339.3 % year-on-year (YoY) in Q2, 2022 over Q2 2021. Read More »
Spree Hotel Kriday, nestled in Dehradun, ranked 2rd position on TripAdvisor
Goa Tourism needs only 3 documents to register a new hotel in the state
The Unbound Collection by Hyatt to debut in India
Marriott signed 27 hotel deals in India in the last 18 months: Rajeev Menon

MOT

Govt plans to establish 100 more airports, seaplanes & air connectivity to hilly regions in 4 years: Reddy

The government is working on mission mode to foster air, road, train and political connectivity in the North East region. Union Ministrer G Kishan Reddy said, “In the North East more than 80,000 cr has been spent on road connectivity, and 1190 km of railway track projects are underway. In … Read More »
Cruise Tourism Task Force to be headed by Secretary Tourism as Chairman
Global tourist offices & missions must have visa guidance Helpdesk: Parliamentary panel
Around 19 lakh Indian tourists visit foreign countries in May, reveals MoT data
India should focus on attracting medical tourists from Europe & America: Parliamentary Committee

States

Foreign tourists can apply for RAP and PAP online to visit Sikkim from October

Foreign tourists visiting the Himalayan state of Sikkim can now apply for Restricted Area Permit (RAP) and Protected Area Permit (PAP) online from October this year. They can do this via a dedicated website for both the permits. Work for developing the website is on. This was announced by Sikkim … Read More »
Each state should focus on promoting its 3Ts, Trade, Tourism, Technology, through every Indian Mission: PM
Maharashtra Tourism appoints Qualstar to inspect hotels for the industry status
Goa Tourism needs only 3 documents to register a new hotel in the state
Tourism in Goa relies on Russia, UK & few parts of Europe: Rohan Khaunte, Tourism Minister

Aviation

Domestic passenger traffic around 7% lower than 10.5 million in June 2022

Domestic passenger traffic was around 7% lower in July 2022 compared to around 10.5 million in June 2022, given some impact of the cyclicality in passenger travel, mainly arising from the lean period during monsoon coupled with impact on leisure travel due to hardening of air travel fares, revealed ICRA. Read More »
Domestic air travel witnesses a sequential decline of ~7% due to lean period cyclicity in passenger travel: ICRA
Scindia: India seeing democratisation of aviation, to reach 40 crore air travellers in 4 years
India aims to reach 220 operational airports by 2027: Scindia
Indian aviation sector ‘absolutely safe’ & recent snags can’t cause havoc: Director General, DGCA

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