TweetIndia’s air regulator has asked the country’s airlines to get tough with passengers refusing to wear masks on flights. The wearing of masks is mandatory but rarely enforced. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) wants airlines to crack down … Continue reading →
Tweet Located in the heart of New Gurugram, Holiday Inn Gurugram Sector 90 will be the first Holiday Inn hotel in the city and the third in the Delhi-NCR area. Situated on a Multi Utility Corridor and offering easy access to … Continue reading →
TweetThe Indian government has given the go-ahead for cruise ships to sail again from 1 October. With the green light to resume operations, India’s homegrown cruise line Jalesh Cruises will restart sailings from 6 November. Customers booked on the Karnika … Continue reading →
Tweet Indian budget carrier SpiceJet has secured slot access at London Heathrow, and will start flying to the UK in September. It was granted the slots under the UK-India ‘air bubble’ bilateral arrangement and has use of them from 1 … Continue reading →
Tweet India’s civil aviation ministry has extended the price cap on airfares until 24 November. The cap was imposed in May after the country came out of national lockdown and domestic flights slowly resumed. It was imposed to stop price … Continue reading →
Tweet SpiceJet is offering Covid-19 insurance cover to customers. It becomes the first India carrier to offer cover which starts at a premium of INR443 ($6) for INR50,000 ($667) of cover. Higher premiums offer up to INR300,000 of cover. The … Continue reading →
Tweet India’s tourism icon, the Taj Mahal, reopens to the public today, July 6. However the experience will be very different from the past. Just 5,000 visitors will be allowed entry during the day, compared to a high season peak … Continue reading →
Tweet Indian regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has extended the suspension of international flights until mid-July. The ban was due to expire at the end of June but has now been extended until July 15. International cargo flights … Continue reading →
TweetHotelier in Delhi are joining the anti-China bandwagon. The Delhi Hotel and Restaurant Owners Association says its member hotels will ban any Chinese guests as anti-China sentiment builds around the country. It follows skirmishes last month between soldiers of both … Continue reading →
Tweet Luxury resort operator Aman is prepping for a phased reopening of its resort portfolio globally. Most of the company’s hotels and resorts which span 20 destinations around the world will progressively reopen from mid-June to early August. A number … Continue reading →
Tweet HomeInsightsBikash – an inside guide to trekking in the Himalayas May 28, 2020 For many, stepping off a plane into Kathmandu is a shock to the senses, from the loud traffic-jammed alleyways of the old town to the city’s … Continue reading →
Tweet The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has issued new guidelines for airports as airlines prepare for the resumption of domestic flights. AAI standard operating procedures require that all passengers over 14 must download the Aarogya Setu contact tracing mobile … Continue reading →
Tweet Air India will not resume international flights until early June, nearly a full month after India’s current lockdown ends. All flights are grounded right now after PM Narindra Modi extended the nationwide lockdown until May 3. Following that, Air … Continue reading →
Tweet An enterprising apartment rental firm in Japan is hoping to keep stressed families together – by keeping spouses apart. Tokyo-based Kasoku is offering its empty units as a refuge for spouses in order to avoid ‘coronavirus divorces.’ “Please consult … Continue reading →
Tweet The world’s largest ever lockdown will continue into next month. India’s 1,2 billion population will have to stay home until May 3. The initial three-week shutdown hasn’t stopped the spread of coronavirus with more than 10,000 confirmed cases reported. … Continue reading →
Tweet Indian police have come up with a novel way to punish tourists violating the nationwide lockdown. It is treating them like naughty schoolchildren. Ten tourists were caught breaking the lockdown and were forced to write ‘I am sorry’ 500 … Continue reading →
Tweet Special charter flights have been arranged by the government to bring stranded Britons home from India, starting on Wednesday. The first flight to London will leave Goa on April 8 and there will be further flights from the coastal city … Continue reading →
Tweet Indian airlines have been ordered to halt all domestic flight operations by midnight. This amounts to at least 650 aircraft that will have to park up and sit idle until at least March 31. However that is a tentative … Continue reading →
Tweet Velassaru Rising on stilts above the turquoise waters, with views that stretch across the sea, spectacular sunsets and starry nights, the one-bedroom Velassaru Water Suite offers an atmosphere of romance and soothing seclusion in paradise. Spanning an impressive 270 sqm, … Continue reading →
Tweet Virgin Atlantic will launch flights from Manchester to Delhi in October to complement its double daily service from Heathrow. Virgin also flies daily from Heathrow to Mumbai and in total it will offer 600,000 seats a year between the … Continue reading →
