The “Greatest Of All Trips,” a unique, out of the box IP that was brought to life with two of the most renowned brands! EaseMyTrip.com and Yas Island, Abu Dhabi – the leading leisure and entertainment destination in the Middle East region are teaming up to deliver an unparalleled travel experience. This innovative campaign features 30 of India’s top content creators engaging in thrilling challenges across Yas Island’s award-winning theme parks. These creators explore the destination’s exceptional attractions, while creating compelling content and facing challenges to inspire Indian travellers to explore the destination as a memorable experience. By combining EaseMyTrip’s expertise in travel with Yas Island’s premier offerings, this partnership presents exclusive packages designed to elevate the Yas Island adventure. Designed to offer an unforgettable journey blending excitement with adventure, the campaign is set to redefine destination marketing! The challenges undertaken by the creators will be presented in an engaging episodic series on the YouTube page of Yas Island, which will inherently build audience interest, excitement and engagement over time. Each episode will showcase the participants’ originality, skills, and experiences as they navigate through Yas Island’s thrilling attractions, one activity at a time. The series will end with crowning one ultimate winner who would showcase exceptional content creation abilities, creativity, talent, problem solving skills and would best capture the essence of Yas Island’s world-class offerings. Adding star power to the campaign is celebrity host Sonu Sood, an acclaimed actor known for his significant contributions to Indian cinema and charitable efforts. Truly matching the superhero identity, his participation adds considerable prestige and appeal, enhancing the campaign’s reach and impact among Indian audiences. The series invites viewers on an exhilarating adventure through …

Turkish Airlines, the airline that flies to more countries than any other, has launched its longest flight with the addition of Sydney flights. The flag carrier landed on Sydney soil for the first time on 29th November, marking a monumental milestone as it expands to its second destination in Australia, reaching 351 destinations across six continents within its global network. Flight between Istanbul and Sydney will be operated with the airline’s new, modern fleet of Airbus A350-900 aircraft which is designed for long haul comfort with 32 flatbed seats in business class, and 297 recliners for economy travellers. Set to be operated four times a week via Kuala Lumpur, flights will take 19 hours with its 9,300-mile flight path. The new route will not only bolster the ties between Türkiye and Australia, driving growth in tourism, trade, and cultural exchange, but also provide Australian guests the flag carrier’s robust flight network, ensuring they can explore the world with the comfort and hospitality of Turkish Airlines. Following the launch of Turkish Airlines’ first flight from Melbourne in March this year, Sydney becomes the second Australian city added to flag carrier’s ever-expanding network. The inaugural flight sets the stage for Turkish Airlines’ future plans to introduce direct, non-stop services from Sydney to Istanbul, revolutionising travel between the two iconic travel destinations. On the arrival of the first aircraft in Sydney, Bilal Ekşi, CEO, Turkish Airlines stated, “This momentous occasion marks Turkish Airlines’ longest flight path in history, as we happily add our second Australian city to our flight network. The arrival of our first flight from Istanbul to Sydney represents our ongoing commitment to connect travellers across the globe, providing a seamless …

Rail Europe, together with Lufthansa Group, Swiss tourism boards, and high-speed rail operators, recently organised an exclusive familiarisation tour to Switzerland and Paris for its key partners. Rail Europe planned this trip after a gap of almost four years post pandemic and this trip was a reward to their GSAs for their continuous efforts to sell train travel in Europe. Their adventure began in the picturesque Swiss Alps in Interlaken region. The unique experiences were the Raclette rafting on the lake of Brienz with a backdrop of snowcapped mountains, chocolate making workshop, adventurous activities like First Glider where everyone could fly like an eagle and the First flyer on the Grindelwald First mountain. Then the group headed to Montreux region with experiencing the Prestige class on the scenic train of Golden Pass line and enjoyed some snow activities on the Glacier 3000. The highlight of this region was cellar wine tasting at the Domian Bovy, Charlie Chaplin’s Museum, and the stunning view from the Chillon castle. The objective of this trip was to showcase the agents the benefits of Swiss Travel Pass and their add-ons such as discounts on mountain excursions and free entry to museums, and to experience the high-speed TGV Lyria from Geneva to Paris – the headquarters of Rail Europe. From the romantic Swiss Alps, they boarded the high-speed train to the city of Love Paris. The group strolled through the streets of Montmartre, explored the city with hop on hop off city tour, got on the highest level of the Eiffel tower and ended the mesmerising FAM trip with the romantic dinner on the Seine river cruise. This trip was a resounding success where they experienced Rail …

As South Africa and India commemorate 30 years of diplomatic relations, Patricia de Lille, Minister of Tourism, South Africa, will visit India in December. She will engage in bilateral discussions to strengthen tourism ties, focusing on streamlined visa processes, digital innovation, enhanced air connectivity, and rural tourism.

Through new partnerships for the distribution on the local market the company will offer its itineraries in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Caribbean and in the United Arab Emirates, with distinguished hospitality, an extended culinary offer, while introducing innovative Sea & Land experiences. Costa Cruises officialises its distribution network for the Indian market by appointing three new travel partners. By bring their extensive knowledge and expertise, Rayna Tours, Sharaf Travel, and Cruise Carrot, in addition to Lotus Aero Enterprise that was already representing Costa in the country, will extend the opportunity to made Costa cruises available to local consumers. Through a new team of four preferred sales agents, Costa aims at offering its cruises to both the incentive market and to those customers who prefer an international style holiday and want to explore Europe by visiting different countries and destinations in a one single voyage, like a cruise with Costa can offer. Mirco Vassallo, International Sales Director, Costa Cruises declared, “We are thrilled to be represented in the Indian market by our selected travel partners and cruise specialists. I am confident that through their collaboration and mutual exchange, we will be able to introduce more Indian guests to our product proposition made of hospitality, entertainment, and culinary offerings.” Costa can offer Indian travellers a wide range of opportunities thanks to its itineraries in the Western Mediterranean (Italy, France, Spain), the Eastern Mediterranean (Greece and Turkey), Northern Europe, Caribbean and in the United Arab Emirates during the winter season. Onboard, guests can enjoy themed restaurants, including the famous Teppanyaki and Archipelago restaurants as well as a diverse gastronomy offer with an international dining experience, vegetarian options and Indian tastes. Not to miss …

As Uttar Pradesh is set to promote Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 domestically and globally, a senior official informed that the budget for Kumbh has jumped 78 per cent from 4,200 crore in 2019 to ₹7,500 crore in 2025. More than 380 development projects have been launched along with infra boost and other tourism projects.

India has generated ₹1.71 lakh crore in foreign exchange earnings through tourism from January 2024 to August 2024. It grew by 15.64 per cent between January 2024 to August 2024. Furthermore, it witnessed 36.5 per cent growth in 2023 over the previous year as per the official statement of Union Ministry of Tourism.

Travstarz Global Group, a Trip.com invested company hosted a networking evening and training for its travel agent partners at Hotel Hyatt Regency, Amritsar on 25th November, 2024. The extremely successful event saw a packed crowd with over 45 agent partners joining in for the evening from Amritsar and even Jallandhar. Pankaj Nagpal, Managing Director, Travstarz Global Group added, “Over the last one year this is our 3rd event at Amritsar besides Chandigarh and Ludhiana covering all major Punjab cities and we have received an overwhelming response each time at our events. Other than the event, we have received tremendous support for all our destinations from Punjab partners specially Amritsar for Baku, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam, Dubai & Abu Dhabi and USA and Canada. The show showcased our entire portfolio of products and destinations specially focussing on Japan and Georgia which has been recently added to our DMC list. We already have unmatched offerings for USA and Canada both with over 600 short and long-haul itineraries for these countries alone now with our headquarters in Los Angeles, USA and Punjab has been a strong support market for these destinations” Vani Singh, Vice President, Travstarz Global Group said, “Our focus has always been Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities and we have witnessed the large volume of outbound business coming from these cities. These shows and networking events are our way to reconnect with our partners to apprise them of all new products and to thank them for their support to us. We plan to host more events in each of the coming months till April 2024 across the country moving to South India as well”  

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has woven sustainability into every aspect of its operations, driven by a deep understanding of the environmental impact of modern air travel. Through initiatives in waste reduction, energy conservation, and resource management, CSMIA is setting a new benchmark in the Indian aviation industry—leading the way towards a cleaner and greener future in air travel. Minimising waste across operations At the core of CSMIA’s sustainability efforts is a powerful waste management system that has diverted 99.6 per cent of its waste from landfills. CSMIA has streamlined various initiatives to minimise waste across the operations: Waste Segregation and Recycling: A comprehensive waste management system includes waste segregation at source and safe disposal through authorised vendors across both commercial and cargo operations. Plastic Waste Reduction: CSMIA is a proud flag bearer of green initiatives in the Indian Aviation industry, under which Reverse Vending Machines (RVM) were installed to encourage passengers and the airport community to recycle plastic bottles by safely disposing them in RVM’s Organic Waste Management: Organic waste from food and beverage outlets is processed in an on-site composting facility, producing compost for landscaping. E-Waste Management: The airport has set up e-waste collection points for the proper collection of electronic waste generated within the airport. Mumbai Airport disposes all the e-waste via authorised vendors. Tissue-less toilets: To minimise paper waste, hand dryers have been installed in washrooms, significantly cutting tissue paper consumption. Through these innovative steps, CSMIA is creating cleaner, greener, and more sustainable airport experience. Engaging passengers in sustainability efforts A key part of CSMIA’s sustainability drive is engaging passengers to create a culture of shared responsibility. To make recycling simple and intuitive, CSMIA has …

British Airways has unveiled its brand-new First seat, combining elegant design with expert British craftsmanship, reflective of modern British luxury travel. The new cabin forms part of the airline’s A380 retrofit plans, expected to take to the skies in mid-2026. The airline’s new first class has been carefully designed to provide the feel of a modern luxury hotel, alongside home comforts and thoughtful British touches at 35,000ft. The seat has been beautifully curated by expert designers and world-class manufacturers from all corners of Great Britain and Ireland, including London, Glasgow, West Yorkshire, Kilkeel and Dublin. British Airways has unveiled a game changing new First Seat for its customers, combining elegant design features, reflective of modern British luxury travel The airline is the only European carrier to offer First class from London to the US and has worked alongside expert designers and world-class manufacturers to produce a modern luxury seat, championing the best of British craftsmanship Carefully designed to provide customers with a modern luxury hotel feel, the seat also combines home comforts and thoughtful British touches New features include a wider and longer seat, a 32-inch TV screen, buddy dining, optimal sense of space and privacy, with a personal luggage space The new seat is ultra-wide (36.5inches), with a bed length of 79inches, and features a multi-purpose ottoman and elegant storable table, a 32-inch 4K TV screen, adjustable mood lighting including scenes such as ‘relax’, ‘dine’ and ‘cinema’. The seat can be adjusted with the touch of a button to find the perfect level of comfort and is located within a cocooned 60-inch curved wall for ultimate privacy, whilst still providing a spacious environment. For customers travelling together in the centre …