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India sees drop in arrivals of foreign tourists

The number of tourists visiting India since last October has been falling due to economic slowdown, reported the semi-official Press Trust of India news agency on Tuesday. The news agency quoted a government official as saying that the Mumbai terror attacks have further reduced the number of tourist arrivals in December and January. Tourism Minister [...]

Mumbai’s Taj Mahal hotel will reopen next week

Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel will reopen before Christmas after being stormed last month by Islamist militants according to its owners last Saturday. The modern Tower wing of the iconic, red-domed waterfront complex would be back in business on the evening of December 21, Indian Hotels Co Ltd, part of the Tata Group [...]

India terrorist attacks leave Eighty dead

In a series of attacks aimed at Western tourists, terrorists attacked India’s financial capital late Wednesday, killing at least 80 people with automatic weapons and grenades and rounding up foreigners as hostages. India dispatched army troops to India’s largest city in an attempt to rescue at least 40 visitors, including tourists held captive at two [...]

India’s Bird Academy launches Globally-Accredited Courses for Travel and Tourism Industry

Bird Group, one of India’s largest diversified groups in the aviation, travel and information technology arena, has launched specialized aviation and hospitality courses at the Bird Academy. The courses offered by the academy are accredited by global bodies thus ensuring high standards of education at par with world-renowned training institutions. The academy has also entered [...]

Bird Academy introduces courses for travel & tourism

Bird Group, one of India’s largest diversified groups in the aviation, travel and information technology arena, today announced the launch of specialized aviation and hospitality courses at the Bird Academy. The courses offered by the academy are accredited by global bodies thus ensuring high standards of education at par with world-renowned training institutions. The academy [...]

Kerala Tourism Host Second International Conference on Responsible Tourism

Kerala declaration on Responsible Tourism adopted at the Incredible India Second International Conference on Responsible Tourism and fifteen papers presented at the conference are now available on internet. The conference on Responsible Tourism, inaugurated by Mr. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, Minister for Tourism, Government of Kerala and presided over by Mr. Shailabhadra Banerjee, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, [...]

India’s Jet Airways takes delivery of Airbus A330-200

Indian based international airline Jet Airways has taken delivery of its latest Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The aircraft forms part of an order for 15 Airbus A330-200 aircraft placed between 2005 and 2007. An initial order for 10 aircraft was signed in October 2005 and this was increased to 15 in December 2007. The delivered A330-200 [...]