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Qantas to launch a brand-new international route from Melbourne to Delhi from 22 December 2021, connecting Victoria to the Indian capital on a Qantas-operated flight for the first time in the airline’s history. From next month, Australia will open for certain categories of fully vaccinated international travellers like students, working holidaymakers and provisional family visa holders. Qantas will connect Delhi with Sydney and Melbourne from December. Australia has approved both Covishield and Covaxin as approved vaccines.

Upon the DOT’s request, the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved the entry of fully vaccinated tourists from Green List countries. Only fully vaccinated individuals with vaccines recognized by the country’s Food and Drug Administration under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or those authorized by the World Health Organization will be allowed entry to the country.

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Civil Aviation Minister, revealed that the Central government intends to double the number of airports in the country to more than 200 by 2023-24. He told a conference of state and UT civil aviation ministers that the Centre wants to build at least one heliport in each district in collaboration with the states and UTs. For seaplanes, capital support is expected from the states.

At the ongoing India international trade fair, Satpal Maharaj launched ‘Uttarakhand Day.’ “Uttarakhand‘s cultural heritage is gaining popularity at the trade show. The enthusiasm of the public suggests that the people adore Uttarakhand‘s products.” “The State Government is determined to stimulate investment and create jobs in the State. In the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ program, the state is among the top industrial states of the country,” he remarked.

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Civil Aviation Minister said, “The government is assessing the process of regularising international flight operations. Keep in mind what’s going around the world, particularly in Russia and parts of Europe, experiencing a fourth wave despite vaccines,” he remarked at a CII event. The government will assess the COVID-19 situation, before deciding on scheduled international flights that were suspended in March 2020.

Sanjay Razdan, Joint Secretary, IATO reveals that the tourism post pandemic has completely changed. He said “Tourists travelling to India want to visit nature based tourist places, foreign tourists are keen to explore natural parks. The bookings that the travel agents are getting are different from what they used to get. International tourist are giving thrust on less popular and less crowded places at present”.

EaseMyTrip makes second acquisition, Spree Hospitality. Prashant Pitti- Co-Founder, EaseMyTrip said, “There is a synergy between EaseMyTrip and Spree Hospitality where we leverage the asset-light model to build a lean and efficient infrastructure. With this acquisition, EaseMyTrip is well-positioned to unlock the market potential of a recovering hospitality sector and quickly scale up the business to meet the evolving needs of the modern traveller”.

Austrian National Tourist Office (ANTO) will be conducting a webinar for the Indian travel trade on Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna on 23rd November from 3:30pm-4:30pm IST. Markus Kustatscher, Tourism Manager of the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna will present the wonderful Imperial Collections of the Habsburg family in Vienna. “The Imperial Collections of the Habsburgs with the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, the Imperial Treasury Vienna and the Imperial Carriage Museum Vienna are one of the most important collections of artworks and breath-taking treasures in the world,” says Kustatscher. To join the webinar, contact jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.comor call 9650196532.

Switzerland Tourism will conduct a webinar today at 3pm IST, focusing on three touristic offerings: – The Jungfrau Region, a popular Alpine holiday destination – The traditional and bespoke Hotel Belvedere Grindelwald – Swissminiatur, the popular park in the Ticino Region that houses miniature replicas of popular Swiss attractions To register, contact jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or 9650196532. Or register directly by clicking on https://event.webinarjam.com/register/333/3v7k1im1

After the tourism & culture ministers’ conference of southern region and the ITM in Nagaland, Ministry of Tourism is planning a meeting with the tourism ministers of all the states, reveals Arvind Singh, Secretary, Tourism. “Once the situation normalises, we can plan a meeting of all tourism ministers in the country,” he adds.