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| Civil Aviation Ministry blocks hike in airport fees | 14th Jul, 10 , Travel biz Moniter |
According to a report by Parul Chhaparia in Financial Chronicle, it may not be easy for airport developers — private or state-owned — to increase User Development Fee (UDF) collected from air travellers on the pretext of not being able to make enough money to repay their loans or get decent returns on investments.
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| GTDC and STDC sign MoU to promote tourism products | 14th Jul, 10 , Travel biz Moniter |
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been inked between Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation (STDC) and Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) for promoting tourism. The agreement is valid for a period of two years.
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| Runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai to be closed for a few hours daily | 14th Jul, 10 , Travel biz Moniter |
Passenger inconvenience is likely to be the norm this winter as the main runway at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai is expected to be closed for a few hours every day for repair. The airport operates two runways, but needs to upgrade and recarpet the main runway 0927.
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| Three Indian carriers need USD 10-12 billion for aircraft addition: CAPA | 14th Jul, 10 , Travel biz Moniter |
Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) in its Indian Aviation-2010 Mid-Year Outlook report has said that three major domestic carriers — Air India, Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways — will together require around USD 10-12 billion over the next two-three years to fund their aircraft acquisition plans. Despite this, Indian carriers are expected to place fresh aircraft orders at the forthcoming Farnborough Air show in the UK starting later this month.
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| AirAsia launches New Skies reservation system | 13th Jul, 10 , Travel biz Moniter |
AirAsia has launched new reservation system, New Skies. New Skies is powered by Navitaire, a subsidiary of industry-leading technology and business solutions provider Accenture.
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| Visa racket: 2 travel agents held | 8th Jul, 10 , The Times of India |
A day after 27 people were detained at IGI Airport for trying to board a Dubai-bound flight with fake visas, Delhi Police claimed to have arrested two travel agents. The cops were tipped off after two airline call centres received phone calls saying the 27 travellers would try to hijack a flight.
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| FDI in airlines set to get a push | 8th Jul, 10 , The Times of India |
Government’s dream of making new world-class Indian airports like Delhi’s T3 global aviation hub may give an impetus to the aviation ministry’s long-delayed proposal of allowing foreign airlines to take up to 26% stake in domestic carriers. “This issue would be discussed in coming few days. A final view may be taken shortly,” civil aviation minister Praful Patel told TOI from South Africa.
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| Hospitality sector can make careers | 8th Jul, 10 , Indian express |
With the global economic scenario slowly changing for the better, the country’s tourism industry looks set to grow exponentially over the next few years.
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| Dandi to be declared as eco-sensitive zone | 8th Jul, 10 , Sify news |
In an attempt to build Dandi as an eco-sensitive tourism spot, the Government of India announced Green Action for National Dandi Heritage Initiative (GANDHI) Memorial Project on Wednesday. The project is aimed at overall development and conservation of the environment of Dandi and its surrounding villages.
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| Blow to eco-tourism as Centre bans activities on forestland | 8th Jul, 10 , Indian express |
In a major setback to Himachal Pradesh’s efforts to promote its eco-tourism potential, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has imposed a complete ban on all non-forest activities, including eco-tourism projects, on forestland.
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