June 2021
TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY NEWS HEADLINES
FAITH asks for 5-step support to tourism industry (read here)
Maldives to reopen for Indian tourists from July 15 as Covid cases decline (read here)
University of Kashmir VC unveils vision for newly carved ‘Department of Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Studies’ (read here)
Kerala Tourist bus operators hold vehicle chain to protest govt apathy (read here)
Relief package for travel agents ‘miniscule’: TAAI (read here)
Spanning A Trek Alongside TFCI’s Illustrious Journey As India’s Premium NBFC: Story (read here)
After Cairn, Devas sues Air India to recover $1.5 billion award (read here)
IndiGo’s ground support equipment automation reduces carbon emissions by 5% (read here)
India's First Urban Wildlife Corridor Being Planned In Delhi-NCR (read here)
Green Pass: Jaishankar discusses Covishield with top EU official (read here)
Is Now A Good Time To Start A New Airline?: Forbes Article (read here)
European airlines warn digital COVID pass will cause travel chaos (read here)
ITB Asia 2021 to be held virtually on 25 – 29 October (read here)
Saudi Arabia plans new national airline as it diversifies from oil (read here)
When Can I Buy a Ticket to Space? A Guide for Non-Billionaires (read here)
Revenge travel picks up pace: Hotels & homestays throw in freebies to woo travellers (read here)
AHLA, AAHOA create American Hospitality Alliance (read here)
Lithuanian Airports Now Offer Customers a Seamless Travel Search with an AI Assistant (read here)
Flying car completes test flight between airports (read here)
Tourism players welcome FM's loan package for travel agencies, guides (read here)
Tourism on up swing as 2.57 lakh vehicles enters HP in two weeks (read here)
Information signboards for tourists installed in Trichy (read here)
Mumbai: Greens oppose tourism plan for Nhava Island (read here)
Planning 10,000 keys, 100 hotels in Ginger: Chairman Chandrasekaran at Indian Hotels AGM (read here)
Sebi keeps in 'abeyance' processing of Go Airlines' IPO draft papers (read here)
Assam: Forest dept official suspended after Royal Bengal tiger killed in 'unwanted firing' at Kaziranga National Park (read here)
Maharashtra: This city halves tourist entry at monuments (read here)
Gujarat’s Dang district makes clicking selfies criminal offence (read here)
China Tourism aims for $7 billion Hong Kong listing (read here)
Nepal’s Mountain Tourism Industry Is Struggling for Breath (read here)
Taxing tourists is helping the Balearic islands to give back to sustainable initiatives (read here)
Flying bullets ‘not on my itinerary’: Tourists react to Times Square shooting (read here)
Travelport Adjusts Fees and Technology to Navigate the Recovery (read here)
South Korea’s top airline to develop propellant tank for smallsat launcher (read here)
Serum Institute applies for European regulator's EUA amid vaccine passport issues (read here)
Vaccine passports underscore the necessity of U.S. privacy legislation (read here)
Spain, Malta and Portugal restrict non-vaccinated travellers (read here)
Maldives records over 550K tourist arrivals from Jan-Jun (read here)
Indo-Pak Ceasefire Brings Back Visitors To Tourist Destination Along LoC In Uri After 30 Years (read here)
Lakshadweep Tourism Dept plans Rs 806 crore projects to position it as a visible global brand (read here)
Travel club to promote lesser known tourist spots in Madurai dist (read here)
UAE ban on entry from India unchanged, federal aviation notice says (read here)
World's Smallest Hog Released Into Wild By Conservationists In Assam (read here)
NITHM notified UG & PG Admission 2021 ‐22: MBA, BBA & Bsc (read here)
15th century Hanuman idol traced to Singapore museum to be brought back soon, says Tamil Nadu minister (read here)
‘Need to open more rock shelters of Bhimbetka to tourists as conservation measure’: Archaeology expert (read here)
India-Made Covishield Yet To Get European Union 'Green Pass'; Travel to EU Countries Still a Worry (read here)
World famous jog falls reopened for public from Monday (read here)
RAK (UAE) launches new programme to boost tourism and investments (read here)
Thailand to reimpose coronavirus curbs to contain outbreak (read here)
Budget hotel startups RedDoorz and Oyo go premium to cash in on changing demand (read here)
Digital vaccine passports: How blockchain and QR codes can revive international travel if regulation can catch up (read here)
Vaccine not available for tourists in Abu Dhabi, clarify officials (read here)
Casino Tech: Even Chips Have Chips at Newest Vegas Resort (read here)
Mauritius unveils 14 resort bubble as it gears up to open for international travel on 15 July (read here)
Spain's largest cities launch campaigns to lure back int'l visitors (read here)
F1 Turkish Grand Prix could inject $120M into local tourism sector (read here)
$2.5 million boost for South Australia’s nature-based tourism sector (read here)
Space Perspective: Balloon company offers cheaper flights into space (read here)
Karnataka: Tourism sector sees hope as homestays, resorts get calls (read here)
Covid-19: Tourism-dependent Elephanta island stares at long road to recovery (read here)
'Ayodhya to be global tourism hub': PM Modi reviews development projects (read here)
Gujarat: Beyt Dwarka, Shiyal Beyt to be developed as tourism sites (read here)
Experts oppose decision to open Corbett, Rajaji round the year (read here)
Bombay HC grants reliefs in renewal license fees for hotels, restaurants amid Covid-19 pandemic (read here)
Air Force Probes Possible Drone Attack After 2 Blasts At Jammu Airport (read here)
Keeladi museum works will be expedited: Ministry (read here)
Civil Enclave to soon have cargo aircraft facility (read here)
A Balancing Act: How Architectural Tourism Can Be More Sustainable (read here)
Uganda suspends domestic tourism as COVID-19 cases surge (read here)
Iran targets 30 countries to boost inbound tourism (read here)
UNESCO watching as Venice grapples with over-tourism (read here)
Dozens Came Down With Covid-19 on Everest. Nepal Says It Never Happened (read here)
WTTC calls EU against reimposing quarantines on British travellers (read here)
Travel search terms on Google show scale of pent-up demand (read here)
Futuristic Gehry tower opens in World Heritage Arles (read here)
US tourist hotspots prepare for busy summer amid rise in COVID-19 variant cases (read here)
'Don't come to Amsterdam.' Dutch capital tells rowdy tourists to stay away (read here)
TN govt sets up 16 member panel for revival of tourism sector (read here)
Boost to religious tourism in UP: Yogi-led development councils set up for Chitrakoot, Mirzapur (read here)
Rajasthan, Maharashtra reopen its tiger reserves to tourism after NTCA leaves decision to states (read here)
Bengal tourism department guidelines stress Covid safety (read here)
Cochin Port Trust explores seaplane connectivity to Lakshadweep (read here)
U.N. body’s (ICAO) audit of Indian aviation sector delayed (read here)
Air India plane flies to Dubai from Amritsar with just 1 passenger (read here)
During Covid, India's Taj Hotel emerged as 'world's strongest hotel brand': Brand Finance (read here)
Thomas Cook India, SOTC Travel release travel trends report (read here)
Footfall at monuments remains low in first week of reopening (read here)
Venice reinventing itself as sustainable tourism capital (read here)
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Cleared for Takeoff as Space Tourism Race Heats Up (read here)
Europe carefully re-opens to tourism: Recap of what rules apply in the EU (read here)
UNWTO organises the 1st Global Youth Tourism Summit in Italy (read here)
Trans-Iranian Railway, Cultural Landscape of Uramanat set for UNESCO world heritage bid (read here)
Singapore Airlines Launches Carbon Offsetting Scheme (read here)
South Africa to roll out e-visa in the coming months (read here)
Tourism Ministers Of Jamaica And Saudi Arabia Discuss Areas Of Collaboration (read here)
China launches first fully-electrified bullet train in Tibet, close to Indian border (read here)
Covid rules not enough, need enforcement: Tourism dept (read here)
Relief package announced for tourism, hospitality sectors in Karnataka (read here)
Maharashtra: Draft policy envisages basic amenities, beautification at unclassified forts to improve tourism experience (read here)
Air India Overtakes SpiceJet To Become Second Largest Domestic Carrier: DGCA traffic data (read here)
Flights from Ozar airport (Nashik) to restart: Alliance Air (read here)
Telangana to support for world class museum building in Hyderabad (read here)
Deficiency in service: Consumer panel asks travel portal to pay ₹60K to Chandigarh man (read here)
Covid-19 travel ban: India urges countries to normalize travel with it (read here)
State intensifies pitch for world heritage site status to Ramappa temple (read here)
Covid unlock: Boating on Godavari set to begin in July first week (read here)
Private investors look to high-end tourism to fund conservation in Mozambique (read here)
Bezos' 2021 Space Odyssey a risk too far for insurers (read here)
Israel delays entry for vaccinated tourists as delta variant spreads (read here)
Dubai Prepares for Tourism Surge: Issam Kazim, CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism (read here)
Medical tourism to benefit Afghans in healthcare sector: MOU with Pakistan (read here)
Airline Industry to Weigh Goal of Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 (read here)
Luxury In The Clouds: Shanghai Opens World's Highest Hotel (read here)
NYC & Company Launches Largest-Ever Global Tourism Recovery Campaign (read here)
Edinburgh Airport (UK) is to build an 11-acre solar farm next to its runway (read here)
British PM hints unrestritheweekendleadercted travel for fully vaccinated is coming soon (read here)