Migrate World is going to organise a webinar today at 11:00 am IST where the attendees can learn about new business opportunities with programmes on selling residency and citizenship for over 17 countries. Register now and win exiting prizes during the webinar. Log in to https://event.webinarjam.com/register/200/gw35lbrr to participate.

Alitalia organised a webinar for the Indian travel trade, where Aldo D’elia, Regional Manager, East Europe & Asia-Pacific, Alitalia, shared that Indian travel trade partners are important to them. “The pillar in the coming weeks would be flexibility and safety, which is our priority. Alitalia will be launching its Delhi-Rome flights I  March 2021.

Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel has said that the Medical and Wellness tourism is rapidly growing in the country and more than 130 countries around the world are competing for a pie of this global business. “The total number of inward medical tourists doubled in a span of just three years in India,” he said.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has said that pursuant to Supreme Court orders on ticket refund, 74.3% of total 55,23,940 PNRs amounting to Rs 3,200 crore have been refunded till now. Rest of the refunds are under process. 2,06,119 credit shells worth Rs 219 crore are created by airlines with consent of passengers, the Ministry said.

WTTC has urged that international travel can resume using proven processes without waiting for COVID vaccinations. “Waiting for vaccine and making it a requirement for travel will further delay the revival of the already ailing travel and tourism sector,” it said.  

Virgin Atlantic has cancelled its plans to start flights from Manchester to India due to COVID situation. The were scheduled to start from January 2021 from Mumbai and Delhi. Any customer who made their bookings through a third party or travel agent, should contact the airline directly.  

Tony Fernandes, CEO, AirAsia Group has confirmed that his company is reviewing its AirAsia India partnership with Tata Group. “We are in discussion with TATA group right now on whether to put money to continue business in India or expand to ASEAN. There will be some announcements soon,” he said during a CAPA Live session.

To motivate stakeholders to promote tourism destinations in the country, the Ministry of Tourism (MOT) has modified the guidelines of the Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) scheme for the promotion of domestic tourism. The new guidelines has made availing the scheme simpler with liberal norms and more financial assistance to eligible stakeholders such as tour operators, hotels and aggregators.

Ronojoy Dutta, CEO, IndiGo while speaking at CAPA Live said the airline expects to reach 100% of its pre-COVID domestic capacity in early 2021. “We are only flying 20% of our old international capacity right now, IndiGo aims to recover to 100% of its pre-pandemic international capacity by the end of 2021,” he said.

On Day4 of Russian Expo Days (RED), participants can attend live sessions on Kamchatka, Tula, Vladimir regions and St. Petersburg. At 10:30 am IST, at the session titled ‘Kamchatka: a magical journey to active volcanoes, geysers and untouched nature’, one can get information on tours, accommodation and prices. There will be a prize at the webinar. At 1pm IST, the webinar titled ‘Tula region presents active, cultural and gastronomy tourism in the region’ would allow one to find out why it is the land of craft masters, museums and natural wonders. At 3:30pm IST, one can attend webinar titled ‘Russian towns of the Golden ring and cultural routes for your tourists in the Vladimir region: a place of dozens UNESCO World Heritage sites’, while at 5:30pm one can attend ‘Saint Petersburg you never knew before: New Holland Island, eco parks, art clusters and other locations that will surprise tourists’ webinar. Attending all live sessions can make you win a fam trip to Krasnaya Polyana Resort in Sochi. Free registration at russiadays.travel.