Tourism Breaking News
FM Nirmala Sitharaman made a slew of announcements to stimulate consumer spending and capital expenditure, including a special LTC (Leave Travel Concession) cash voucher. She said LTC funds could be used to spend on goods and items in the 12% GST category. However, FAITH and TAAI expressed disappointment stating that LTC funds of government employees will now be redirected to buy consumer goods.
Breaking News
- Gen Z travellers prioritise financial planning, 73% book return tickets in advance for their first overseas trip
- Can a sunset view be certified? Corona India just did.
- EU introduces ‘Cascade’ visa system for Indians, offering two-year, multi-entry Schengen visas
- India’s corporate tax payments surge 160% in 10 years, boosting net direct tax collection to ₹17 lakh crore
- Malaysia plans Southeast Asia’s largest integrated circuit design park, offers incentives to attract global tech firms
- Ms. Medha Tiwari Appointed Head of Sales & Marketing for BWH Hotels in India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka
- Le Cordon Bleu, GD Goenka University names world-renowned Chef Thierry Le Baut as Academic Director.
- MOT conducts special training session for TAAI members on agent accreditation in Mumbai
- 95% Indian say sustainable travel matters to them, 93% want to travel more sustainably over next 12 months
- India’s domestic pax count goes up to 4.71 lakh on 21 April 2024 vis-a-vis 4.28 lakh same day last year
- 25 per cent rise in Indian travellers taking more than 3 trips per year post-Covid: MMT’s India Travel Report
