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- June 2008 Headlines June 30, 2008 Airline travel agents to fight back with selective bookings Livemint, India Mumbai:
With full-fare domestic airlines deciding to scrap agent commissions, travel
agents are getting ready to fight back, and plan to label such carriers as
“least preferred”, where they will book tickets only if another option is not
available. June 30, 2008 Bhutan increases tourism tariff for foreign tourists Economic
Times, India THIMPHU:
Foreign tourists visiting picturesque Bhutan will have to shell out extra money
from the next year, as the country will increase daily tariff for tourists
entering the country by $50. June 30, 2008 Bond University Gold Coast announces School of Hotel, Resort and HospitalityBizIndia, India Bond
University has announced its new School of Hotel, Resort and Tourism
Management. In partnership with Marriott International, the institute will
offer undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs from January 2009. June 30, 2008 Hooda for mutual ties with HP on power, tourism Chandigarh
Newsline, India Shimla.
June 29 Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said there was great
potential for mutual cooperation between Himachal Pradesh and Haryana in the
field of power generation and tourism. June 30, 2008 Paramount Airways set to increase routes Times
of India, India CHENNAI: At
a point in time when carriers are cutting routes to reduce losses due to high
fuel prices, the Madurai-based Paramount Airways, an all-business class airline
is planning to add newer routes. It will enhance its operations from 62 flights
a day to 66 flights in the following weeks. June 30, 2008 Terminal travel allowance — how treated? Hindu, India Under the
Central Government rules, I received travel allowance applicable to retiring
government servant to meet travel for self and family along with reimbursement
of transport charges and a grant equal to one month’s pay for meeting
incidental cost. I would like to know whether this would be tax exempt. June 30, 2008 Tourism industry worries over impact on nature, local culture Smash
Hits, India Paris, June
29 (Xinhua) With the number of travellers expected to reach 1.6 billion by
2020, the world's tourism industry has begun to worry about its impacts on
nature and local culture, according to industry watchers. June 30, 2008 Travel
industry braces for global downturn Bombay
News, India Global
tourism is facing heavy weather in the next year or two as fuel prices force up
air fares, and contracting economies dampen consumer spending. June 30, 2008 UP will
have country’s first tourism mall Howrah
News Service, India June 29:
Uttar Pradesh will boast of the country’s first tourist mall that will be a
one-stop shop for touring nearly 21 states in the country. June 30, 2008 Wildlife tourism gaining popularity in Kerala Economic
Times, India KOCHI:
Wildlife tourism is slowly gaining popularity in Kerala and many tourists,
especially foreigners, are enthusiastic about spending time in the wild
spotting birds, endangered species and just being in the lap of nature. June 30, 2008 Wildlife tourism gaining popularity in Kerala Zee
News, India Kochi, June
29: Wildlife tourism is slowly gaining popularity in kerala and many tourists,
especially foreigners, are increasingly enthusiastic about spending time in the
wild. June 29, 2008 CNBC AWAAZ announces Travel Awards 2008 supported by Incredible India Indiantelevision.com, India MUMBAI: In the last few years the Indian tourism
Industry has witnessed an exponential growth and emerged as a key contributor
to the Indian economy, this has help place the country firmly on the global
travel and tourism map. To celebrate this accomplishment of the industry and
honour the best in the business, CNBC AWAAZ India’s No 1 Business channel has
organized CNBC AWAAZ Travel Awards 2008 based on an extensive study by The
Nielsen Company and supported by Incredible India. June 29, 2008 Newindpress
on Sunday, India Low airfares, reasonably priced plush
accommodation, exotic cuisine and cheap shopping, particularly of imitations of
designer products, as well as a host of tourist attractions — what more could a
traveller ask for? Vietnam, which had been ruled by foreigners for centuries,
has shaken off the darkness of war to become a dream destination for tourists. June 29, 2008 Jet Airways plane aborts landing Expressindia.com, India Mumbai,
June 28 A Mumbai-bound Jet Airways flight from Delhi with over 100 passengers
on board aborted landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport on
Friday after desceding to a height of 700 feet because another aircraft had not
cleared the runway. June 29, 2008 Mumbai-bound
Jet Airways flight aborts landing, passengers safe Sify, India Mumbai: A
Mumbai-bound Jet Airways plane from Delhi with about 100 passengers on board
had to abort landing at the last minute as another aircraft was parked on the
same runway. June 29, 2008 Tourism
Department revives bed and breakfast scheme in Madurai Hindu, India MADURAI:
Bed and breakfast scheme of the State Tourism Department, under which people
who have rooms to spare in their houses can rent them out for tourists for a
nominal sum, is to be revived in Madurai district. June 29, 2008 You`ve to pay air travel agents` commission Business
Standard, India Domestic
and international airfares are set to rise by 5 per cent beginning October as
the travel agents prepare ground to recover 5 per cent commission on the base
fare: Amount parted to them by airlines for booking tickets on their
distribution systems from consumers. June 28, 2008 Heat waves claims tourist’s life in Amritsar PunjabNewsline.com, India AMRITSAR:
Scorching heat today claimed the life of tourist Ram Parkash (80) who was here
in the city for the last three days.Police said that Ram Parkash was moving in
the street of old walled city, when he all of sudden complained uneasiness
before the passerby due to scorching heat and immediate after he died. June 28, 2008 Kolkata
Newsline, India Kolkata,
June 27 The Travel and Tourism Fair 2008 began at the Netaji Indoor Stadium on
Friday. More than 100 tour operators and travel agents participated in the fair
and around 3,000 travel buffs thronged the stalls on the first day. June 28, 2008 India's travel industry to go places Sify, India Mounting
inflation may hurt the economy, but it will not necessarily be a hurdle to the
travel industry, which is expected to show tremendously growth in the near
future. June 28, 2008 Island near Puducherry a tourist haven NDTV.com, India Tucked away
from the busy streets near Puducherry, is the quiet island resort of
Chunnambar. It`s just two and a half hours south of Chennai and about 7 kms
from Puducherry town. June 28, 2008 Jet Airways voted into the ''world's best airlines'' club domain-B, India India's
largest private carrier, Jet Airways, has been accorded recognition for
excellence and quality of its service and in-flight experience in the 'Airline
of the Year Category', at the second annual awards ceremony held at the British
Museum in London on 17 June 2008. June 28, 2008 Kerala Tourism Website Bags Net4 PC World Web Award Media
Newsline, India Kerala Tourism’s official website keralatourism.org
has won the Net4 PC World Web Award 2008 instituted by the technology magazine
PC World, for the best tourism website in India. In its second year, the PC
World Web Awards chose keralatourism.org from among 57 websites
across 31 popular categories. June 28, 2008 Kiwiland Best Wine Tourism Destination Indian
Wine Academy, India It's a
long way to go for a drink, but New Zealand's vineyards are well worth the
effort, says wine expert, author and chairman of India Wine Challenge, Robert
Joseph who claims that no wine-producing country does a better job of welcoming
tourists. June 28, 2008 Maharashtrians top tourism chart in Kashmir Daily
News & Analysis, India Pramod
Karandikar, a resident of Jogeshwari, has become habitual of listening Hindi
whenever he hires rickshaw for the railway station. June 28, 2008 Calcutta
Telegraph, India Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh’s Japanese hosts at next month’s G8 summit in Hokkaido
suddenly find themselves confronted with a perplexing diplomatic dilemma: they
don’t want any discussions on the nuclear deal happening between Prime Minister
Singh and President George W. Bush on Ja June 28, 2008 Travel agents urged to boycott Emirates airline over fees TopNews, India Hong Kong -
Travel agents are being urged to launch a weeklong boycott of Emirates, the
Dubai-based airline, in a row over commissions, an industry group said Friday. June 28, 2008 Travel postcard: 48 hours in Kaohsiung Reuters
India, India KAOHSIUNG,
Taiwan (Reuters Life!) - Got 48 hours to explore Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second
largest city and one of the world's busiest ports? June 28, 2008 Woman travel agent accused of duping people of lakhs Chandigarh
Newsline, India Jalandhar,
June 27 Several families today claimed to have been duped by a woman travel
agent, Jaswinder Kaur of Sohal Khalsa village in Jalandhar, who is also head of
a religious dera. June 27, 2008 Asia's Rising Millionaires Favor Gems,travel and Designer Clothes MedIndia, India India and
China have the world's fastest-growing populations of millionaires, with a
penchant for luxury travel, gems and designer clothes, a study released in Asia
on Wednesday said. June 27, 2008 Business travellers cut down on tours as operators jack up fare by Ahmedabad
Newsline, India Ahmedabad,
June 26 The recent hike in fuel prices has affected business travellers the
hardest. Tour operators have jacked up fares in the region by six to ten per
cent, which has resulted in reduced occupancy in buses plying from Ahmedabad to
Mumbai and other places in Saurashtra. June 27, 2008 CII Amritsar organises seminar on tourism promotion in Punjab PunjabNewsline.com, India AMRITSAR:
In order to churn out a common and comprehensive strategy for sustainable
growth of Tourism sector in the region and to deliberate on the challenges and
opportunities that the industry faces today, CII Amritsar Zonal Council
organised an Interactive Session with UNWTO Team. June 27, 2008 GoAir to offload 26% stake: report India
Infoline.com, India GoAir has
been vetting some proposals for a joint venture by diluting a minority stake
and a final decision would be taken soon June 27, 2008 Govt approves cruise shipping policy; targets tourism sector Livemint, India New Delhi:
The Union cabinet on Thursday approved a policy on cruise shipping. June 27, 2008 India bags World Travel Awards as Asia’s leading destination Press
Information Bureau (press release), India World
Travel Awards - 2008 “Asia and Indian Ocean” Ceremony was organized at Shanghai
China on 19 June 2008. India received the award for the leading destination in
Asia . June 27, 2008 India
shines at World Travel Awards Economic
Times, India Nearly 120
Asian and Indian Ocean companies and organisations (out of the 800 nominated to
compete) were awarded at the inaugural World Travel Awards Asia and Indian
Ocean Ceremony at the swissotel Grand, Shanghai, last week. June 27, 2008 Indian tourism industry to see an influx of 10 mn international HospitalityBizIndia, India announced
the addition of the "Indian Tourism Industry Analysis" report to
their offering. The report provides an insight into the Indian tourism market.
It evaluates the past, present and future scenario of the Indian tourism market
and discusses the key factors which are making India a potential tourism
destination. June 27, 2008 Inflation may drive Vietnam's tourism target down TopNews, India POINTE AUX
PIMENTS, Mauritius, June 26 (Reuters) - Mauritius' tourism sector will see
slower growth this year as economic slowdowns in key European markets and high
fuel prices begin to bite, the Indian Ocean nation's tourism minister said. June 27, 2008 TopNews, India The sudden
rise in the fuel prices is the major factor responsible for their loss. Jet
airways announced its maximum loss in last three years. Decreasing domestic
traffic is also responsible for the losses of these airlines. For the fourth
quarter ended March 2008, Jet incurred a loss of Rs 221.18 crore compared to a
net profit of Rs 88 crore for the corresponding quarter in the previous fiscal
as fuel prices touched a record high. June 27, 2008 Maintenance to bring travel delays around Amsterdam this summer TopNews, India Amsterdam
- Dutch nationals and tourists visiting Amsterdam were warned that travel times
in the Amsterdam metropolitan area would lengthen as maintenance is carried out
this summer, a municipal spokesman told Dutch media Thursday. June 27, 2008 Mangalore: Travel by Auto Becomes Dearer - Minimum Fare Revised to Daijiworld.com, India Mangalore,
Jun 26: The secretary of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has announced
that the authority has hiked the hire charges of the autorickshaws plying in
the district in tune with their demand for revising the fare, resulting in
upward revision of minimum fare by two rupees. June 27, 2008 Mauritius tourism sees slower growth in 2008 Reuters
India, India Tourist
arrivals are set to grow by about 6 percent this year, down from 15.1 percent
in 2007, while revenue will grow by about 10 percent from 27 percent in 2007,
said Xavier Luc Duval. June 27, 2008 Orissa floods wash away tourism sector's hope Financial
Express, India Bhubaneswar,
Jun 26 The torrential rain, which lashed Orissa a fortnight back, has flooded
about five districts in the state. The worst affected of the lot is the
Balasore district. June 27, 2008 Pune-Mumbai travel to cost Rs 25 more Times
of India, India PUNE: The
MSRTC bus fare hike is being implemented in view of the Union government
increasing fuel prices recently. Travelling on the Pune-Mumbai route by Volvo
or Asiad buses will become dearer by at least Rs 25, with the new fares coming
into force from July 1. Nearly 2,000 people commute on the Pune-Mumbai,
Pune-Thane sector everyday. June 27, 2008 Tibet unrest dents Shangri-la tourism, but temporarily Reuters
India, India SHANGRI-LA,
China (Reuters) - Excusing himself from the banquet table, Liao Chunlei stood
up, wine glass in hand, and belted out a traditional folk song with colleagues
as his face turned red with drink. June 27, 2008 Tourist Arrivals Decline Sharply: Sahai Kashmir
Observer, India Srinagar
June 26: Tourist arrivals from different parts of the country to Kashmir valley
had declined sharply, a senior police officer said and appealed to people to
maintain peace. June 27, 2008 Tourist bus turns turtle, three injured The
Statesman, India MALDA, June
26: At least 15 tourists including women and children were injured when the
reserved bus in which they were traveling collided with a truck at Kamalabari
under English Bazaar police station early today. Three of them were admitted to
the Malda district hospital in critical condition and rest of them released
after treatment. June 27, 2008 Travel hassle free with e-passports IT
Examiner, India The
government has launched machine readable, e- passports also known as bio-metric
passports. As the name suggests e-passports will have an electronic chip that
will contain all personal data, such as facial bio-metrics, signatures,
nationality and date of birth of the passport holder. June 27, 2008 Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Kaohsiung, Taiwan Reuters
India, India KAOHSIUNG,
Taiwan (Reuters Life!) - Got 48 hours to explore Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second
largest city and one of the world's busiest ports? Reuters correspondents with
local knowledge help visitors make the most of the city, a center of
traditional Taiwanese culture. June 27, 2008 Travel websites are taking the bus to profit Sify, India Surging air
fares and lower commissions from airlines have thrown travel portals under the
bus, literally. June 27, 2008 UPDDATE 1-US July 4 travel seen down 1.3 percent - AAA Reuters
India, India NEW YORK,
June 26 (Reuters) - For the first time in 10 years, fewer Americans will be
hitting the open road for the Independence Day holiday weekend as they feel the
pinch of gasoline prices over $4 per gallon, auto and travel group AAA said on
Thursday. June 27, 2008 Valley tourism traders suffer huge losses; say government responsible GreaterKashmir.com
(press release), India Srinagar,
June 26: The Valley tourism traders including the hoteliers and travel
operators are presently a disappointed lot. The chaos that the government order
on forestland transfer to SASB has created, they say, has immensely affected
their business, with tourists in Kashmir curtailing their stays and those
expected to come cancelling their bookings. June 27, 2008 Viruses Travel Around Cells Using Microscopic Transport System MedIndia, India University
of Zurich researchers have revealed in a new study that viruses can travel
around cells they infect through a microscopic transport system. June 26, 2008 Award for Kerala Tourism website Newindpress, India THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The official website of Kerala
Tourism - www.keralatourism.org - has won the Net4 PC World Web Award,
2008, instituted by PC World Magazine, in the tourism category. June 26, 2008 Britain advises against all Zimbabwe travel Reuters
India, India LONDON,
June 25 (Reuters) - Britain's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it was now
advising against all travel to Zimbabwe as the unpredictable situation there
could get worse. June 26, 2008 GoAir plans to offload 26% stake in LCCs Economic
Times, India MUMBAI: The
buzz was there and now it’s getting louder. Wadia Group firm GoAir is believed
to have resumed negotiations with potential players for a 26% stake in the
low-cost carrier. June 26, 2008 Govt should provide infrastructure to boost tourism : Veena Economic
Times, India NASHIK:
With a view to boost tourism in India, the government should provide adequate June 26, 2008 Gujarat to promote tourism through prohibition mantra Gujarat
Global.com, India Tourism Minister Jay Narayan Vyas today made it
clear that there would be no relaxation in the policy of Prohibition in the
name of tourism promotion. On the contrary, he said, prohibition was the USP of
Gujarat and soon he would come out with a campaign highlighting prohibition and
vegetarianism as the major attractions of the state. June 26, 2008 India Dekha: Now Share Your Travel Experiences With Friends EFYTimes
(press release), India This travel networking application collects public
reviews about various places in India and allows the Orkut and Facebook users
to select a destination, review and rate it. June 26, 2008 Jet Airways lands in turbulent times with huge losses Fresh
News, India India’s
largest private carrier Jet Airways has posted a net loss after tax of $63.26
million (Rs.2.53 billion) during the fiscal year 2008 compared to a net profit
of $6.98 million (Rs.279.40 million) for the previous year. June 26, 2008 Jet Airways losses mount - something has got to give in India: CAPA domain-B, India Mumbai: Jet
Airways may have unveiled a $55 million fourth quarter loss, but much worse is
set to come, says the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA). It says that the
recent 'consolidation' efforts in India have had little impact on industry
capacity levels, and that only the high price of oil can force India's
airlines to trim their schedules. June 26, 2008 Jet Airways net loss Rs 253.06cr in FY`08 Zee
News, India Mumbai,
June 25: Private air-carrier, Jet Airways has posted a net loss of Rs 253.06
crore in FY'08 as against a profit of Rs 28 crore in the year-ago period,
primarily on account of high fuel and aviation turbine fuel prices. June 26, 2008 Kerala Tourism offers 500 tour packages online TravelBizMonitor, India Kerala
Tourism website www.keralatourism.org has announced more than 500 tour packages
online as part of its Dream Season Campaign, organised by the Department of
Tourism, Government of Kerala. The campaign will offer visitors value for money
packages during the monsoon season. June 26, 2008 Next few qtrs to be very challenging: Jet Airways Moneycontrol.com, India Jet Airways
has announced its results for the quarter ended March 2008 (Q4). The company
has incurred a net loss of Rs 221.2 crore versus loss of Rs 88 crore. June 26, 2008 Over 40 sites in Gujarat to be developed as eco-tourism destinations Expressindia.com, India Gandhinagar,
June 25 The sites showcase wildlife and bird sanctuaries, pristine forests
of eastern hilly terrain among others June 26, 2008 Re: [Assam] [asom] tourism in NEI AssamNet, India What to
see?Where to stay?What is the climate?Modes of transport?Safety issues and
such?We could compile all these and try to entice people to visit. It would be
easy then for entrepreneurs to come and offer education and jobs. June 26, 2008 SpiceJet
cuts capacity from July domain-B, India Mumbai:
Unable to sustain the current level of operations under the impact of rising
international oil prices and falling revenues, low cost carrier SpiceJet has
decided to reduce the number of flights, starting July. June 26, 2008 Travel sector on downward trend, woos tourists IBNLive.com, India New Delhi:
With inflation at a 13-year high and ATF prices continuing their upward trend,
the already-struggling travel industry is facing the heat June 26, 2008 Travel websites are taking the bus to profit Daily
News & Analysis, India KOLKATA:
Surging air fares and lower commissions from airlines have thrown travel portals
under the bus, literally. As revenues from airline services shrink, these sites
are launching bus ticketing services as an alternate source of earnings. June 26, 2008 Travelog: India shines at World Travel Awards Economic
Times, India Nearly 120
Asian and Indian Ocean companies and organisations (out of the 800 nominated to
compete) were awarded at the inaugural World Travel Awards Asia and Indian
Ocean Ceremony at the swissotel Grand, Shanghai, last week. June 25, 2008 China
plans Everest clean-up in 2009- ET Cetera-News By Industry Economic
Times Everest
featured most recently as the backdrop for the Beijing Olympic torch relay, in
which a team of Chinese and Tibetan climbers carried the flame to the summit
and back down. Chinese authorities enraged climbers by convincing Nepal’s
government to join it in completely shutting down the mountain for several days
at the height of the climbing season to prevent any possible disruption of the
Everest leg. June 25, 2008 Editorial
- The Economic Times Reader's Economic
Times
B.K.Chatterjee,UK,says:I
wish India achieves a growth of 10% over the next decade at least or even
further. It could have achieved it, but for national negligence (or may be
simply lack of awareness) in the following categories: 1. Developing a
comprehensive world class education to produce suitable human resource in
sufficient numbers to meet future demand. 2. June 25, 2008 Editorial
- The Economic Times Reader's Economic
Times
raj,U.S,says:Dear
so called who think India is doing so great -may i remind that nearly fifty
percent of our population lives in absolute poverty.According to the U.N report
we are the the most malnourished country in the world even beating
Afghanistan.Please don't make a fool of the general public with your media
gimmicks of "incredible India" June 25, 2008 Editorial
- The Economic Times Reader's Economic
Times
Sunil
Mohite,Bangalore,says:Students payout very high fees for becoming doctors, and
after that, if any one wants to join central/state health services, there comes
quota/reservations etc June 25, 2008 Economic
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