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| Domestic airlines demand lower taxes | 15th Jan, 10 , Financial Chronicle |
Cash-strapped domestic airlines have asked the government to declare the civil aviation sectors ‘core infrastructure’ and rationalize taxes and duties on jet fuel, equipment, services and other items.
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| Take a walk through Yash Raj's Switzerland | 15th Jan, 10 , Deccan Herald |
The first time most Indians saw Switzerland was most likely in a film by yash Chopra, who made the beautiful locales of the European nation the staple for his long ‘n’ dance routines.
Now, you can actually visit those very sites where Chopra shot some of the immortal songs and scenes of his numerous super hit films,, right from “Chandani” to “Dilwale Dulhaniya Le jayenge “ and many more, in a guided tour right through Switzerland.
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| Tourism ministry eyes sops ahead of budget | 14th Jan, 10 , Mail Today |
THE TOURISM ministry has pitched for greater incentives for the industry to fuel growth even as the year ended with an increase in the number of tourists.
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| Domestic carriers see revival in traffic | 14th Jan, 10 , Mail Today |
WITH the economy back on the revival path, the number of passengers travelling by domestic commercial airlines went up by 7.9 per cent to 445.13 lakh in 2009 from 412.
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| Tourism min seeks incentives to boost growth | 13th Jan, 10 , Mail Today |
AS THE year ended on a positive note with tourists returning to India, the ministry of tourism has pitched for greater incentives for the industry to fuel further growth.
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| Now, IRCTC to sell airline tickets | 11th Jan, 10 , Business Standard |
With over 800,000 railway tickets booked on its website every day, IRCTC, a Railways PSU, has now decided to expand its services and sell airlines tickets too. The corporation is planning to introduce the new service on its website soon with the aim to help “travelers get all travel-re-lated solutions at a single source”.
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| Surge in passenger numbers to help airlines cut losses | 11th Jan, 10 , Business Standard |
Airlines in the country are expected to cut down their losses in the third quarter of this financial year, thanks to a consistent increase in passenger numbers and the consequent surge in yields.
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| Tourist arrival up 21% to 6.4l in Dec | 9th Jan, 10 , Economic Times |
Domestic tourism sector seems to have bounced back with December 2009 registering highest ever growth in foreign tourist arrivals into the country since the global financial sector crisis hit tourist inflow during end of 2008.
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| After medical tourism, it'll now be sports tourism in India | 8th Jan, 10 , Daily news analysis |
With the Indian traveller getting ready to discover the world in a more intimate way, the travel industry expects to register a 20% growth in 2010. The pioneers feel that adventure, wine and gastronomical tours will make Indian families explore the off-shores and this will fuel the growth of the industry. In addition, sports will bring in more tourists to India.
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| Air India plan Delhi as 2nd hub | 6th Jan, 10 , Economic Times |
Loss-laden Air India plans to develop Delhi as an additional network hub as its main centre
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